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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. His growl is used to good effect on “Sweet & Pungent,” a moody, unhurried
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- AllMusic: https://www.allmusic.com/album/MW0002182372
Credits
Performer — Duke Ellington And His Award Winners Soloist — Duke Ellington And His Award Winners Sleeve Notes — Teo Macero Written-By — Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington, Jimmy Hamilton
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