A Night in Tunisia

"A Night in Tunisia"
Instrumental by Dizzy Gillespie & His Sextet
Written1942
Recorded1944
GenreJazz, bebop
Composer(s)

"A Night in Tunisia" is a musical composition written by American trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie in 1942. He wrote it while he was playing with the Benny Carter band. It has become a jazz standard. It is also known as "Interlude", and with lyrics by Raymond Leveen was recorded by Sarah Vaughan in 1944.