Duke Ellington - Blues In Orbit flac album

Blues in Orbit is an album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded for the Columbia label in 1959 and released in 1960. The album was re-released on CD in 2004 with bonus tracks including alternate takes and tracks from earlier sessions.

Blues In Orbit ‎(LP, Album, Mono). Blues In Orbit ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM). Columbia, Legacy.

Blues in Orbit lacks the intellectual cache of the suites and concept pieces that loomed large in Ellington's recordings of this period, but it's an album worth tracking down, if only to hear the band run through a lighter side of its sound - indeed, it captures the essence of a late-night recording date that was as much a. loose jam as a formal studio date, balancing the spontaneity of the former and the technical polish of the latter.

Album · 1960 · 19 Songs. Perhaps the most sonically alive and dynamic recording in the Ellington catalog, Blues in Orbit revisits a few chestnuts from the old repertoire and adds several appealing new compositions. The two tracks recorded in 1958 are both standouts: the title track features a call and response between the band and Ellington on piano, while Track 360 is a tense, dramatic audio reproduction of a train collision. The remainder of the tracks were recorded in December of 1959 and feature Ray Nance as the band’s only trumpeter.

Exclusive discount for Prime members. Sample this album Artist (Sample). Known for the shorter pieces and improvising freely on some of the jams, you could never tell from by how solid this album is. But to me that's what Jazz is all about, improvising.

Artist: Duke Ellington Album: Blues In Orbit Genre: Big Band Label: Columbia/Legacy Released: 1960/2009 Quality: FLAC (tracks+. cue) Tracklist: Three J's Blues (2:55). Blues In Blueprint (3:43). The Swingers Get The Blues, Too (3:09). The Swinger's Jump (3:54). Blues In Orbit (2:29). Villes Ville Is The Place, Man (2:33).

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Blues in Blueprint" remains one of the album's high points. With Billy Strayhorn at the piano and Ellington snapping his fingers on two and four, bass clarinet and string bass quietly stroll with a unison passage to introduce and to close the arrangement. In between, Nance steps forward with a lyrical chorus or two. It's a frail piece that lends a delicate touch to this casual session. Matthew Gee's baritone horn feature on "The Swingers Get the Blues, Too" stands out for its heartfelt passion. Ellington understood the blues  . The sound is unbeatable, and Hodges stands out. The one track that had never been issued before, an alternate take of "Blues In Orbit," differs considerably from the original. On it, we find Ellington more explorative, and more at ease with his feelings for the blues. It's a release that appeals more than the arrangement used on the original recording.