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Home / Jazz T-Shirts / Dial Records “Night in Tunisia” T-Shirt
Dial Records "Night in Tunisia" T-Shirt

Dial Records “Night in Tunisia” T-Shirt

A wearable version of the Dial Records 1947 release of “Night in Tunisia” by jazz great Charlie Parker. These are black, Fruit of the Loom 4.7 oz. SoftSpun crew T-shirts, available in medium, large or extra large. IMPORTANT: see the “Additional Information” tab below for available sizes and garment care instructions. To view product larger, simply click on the image at left, and a pop-up will open showing a zoomed image. Once that window is open, click on its upper lefthand corner to zoom in even larger.

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dial-insetDial Records was one of the many small, specialty record labels that popped up after World War II. Unlike some of the others, Dial was focused almost exclusively on jazz. Owner Ross Russell was an ersatz novelist, reporter and music journalist. He served in the Merchant Marine during the war, and while stranded in the Arctic after being torpedoed by a German u-boat, kept a journal that was eventually published by Life magazine. He subsequently settled in Los Angeles, opened a record store, and began recording some of young beboppers who had just started infiltrating the post-war jazz scene in southern California. He signed saxophonist Charlie Parker, who recorded a series of now-essential sessions for Russell while he was living in LA in the 1946-47 period. Parker had acquired a heroin habit years earlier, but it became particularly debilitating when he moved to LA, eventually landing him in Camarillo State Hospital for an extended medical incarceration. Bird recorded quite a few sides for Dial, but just before the mental and physical breakdown that precipitated his hospitalization, Russell infamously recorded him performing “Lover Man.” In spite of Parker’s borderline coherence and obvious inability to play at anything like his usual level of brilliance, Russell released the recording, much to the chagrin of Bird, and much to the detriment of Russell’s later reputation among musicians and critics. Years later, after leaving the record business, Russell further sullied his own reputation by writing an “authorized” biography of Bird which contained all manner of fabrication, exaggeration and out-and-out fantasy. A happier moment for both Russell and Parker, pictured at left, was the recording memorialized on these shirts. “A Night in Tunisia,” written by former Bird collaborator Dizzy Gillespie, is perhaps the best-known of all the Dial recordings, and features Bird along with his protege, a young Miles Davis. The record contains the “famous alto break,” a short, blazing improvised cadenza by Bird that still stands as a challenge to anyone attempting a life in jazz.

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L, M, XL

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Image is imprinted with a vivid, full-color heat transfer, using pigment-based inks and a professional, high-temperature heat press. The imprint will not tolerate hot water or a hot dryer, and is warranted only if the garment care instructions are followed. All artwork is copyright Conceptsmart, Inc. and may not be duplicated for any purpose without prior authorization by us. Item is intended for personal, consumer use only.

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Wash these items in cold water ONLY, and dry on the lowest (coolest) temperature setting. DO NOT IRON. The imprints will not tolerate hot water or a hot dryer, and are warranted only if these care instructions are followed. Minimal shrinkage will occur after drying, and almost none will occur from washing. These shirts are very size-stable.

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