Blues in Orbit (Gil Evans album)
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| Blues in Orbit | ||||
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| Released | 1980 | |||
| Recorded | 1969 and 1971, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 36:20 | |||
| Label | Enja 3069 | |||
| Producer | Sam Gordon | |||
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Blues in Orbit is an album by jazz composer, arranger, conductor and pianist Gil Evans, recorded in 1969 and 1971 by Evans with an orchestra featuring Jimmy Cleveland, Howard Johnson, Billy Harper, and Joe Beck.[1] The album was originally released on the short-lived Ampex label (with a different running order) as Gil Evans (1970) but received wider release on the Enja label under this title.[2]
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "Arranger Gil Evans's first recording as a leader in five years found him leading an orchestra that could be considered a transition between his 1950s groups and his somewhat electric band of the 1970s... A near-classic release."[3]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  [4] |