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Blues in Orbit spelades huvudsakligen in  sent på dygnet den 2:a och 3:e december 1959 i Columbias inspelningsstudio i New York.

Från Ted Maceros liner notes:

”Well this particular night, things started to settle down after the first take, and from then on it was a wailing session. One blues tune after another was recorded until it was time for Duke’s dinner at about 2:00.

The sizzling steak arrived along with two portions of American cheese, two halves of grapefruit, one large jar filled with black coffee and halves of lemon, and a small hamburger for me. I’m a little plump anyway, but I think I’ll try Duke’s diet next time.”

Denna skiva är utgiven av Analogue Productions och remastrad från originalbanden av Bernie Grundman.

Läs om skivan hos Wikipedia.

Musiker:
Duke Ellington – piano
Billy Strayhorn – piano
Ray Nance – trumpet, violin
Cat Anderson – trumpet
Shorty Baker – trumpet
Clark Terry – trumpet
Fats Ford – trumpet
Britt Woodman – trombon
Matthew Gee – trombon
Booty Wood – trombon
Quentin Jackson – trombon
John Sanders – trombon
Jimmy Hamilton – klarinett, tenorsaxofon
Johnny Hodges – altsaxofon
Russell Procope – altsaxofon, klarinett
Paul Gonsalves – tenorsaxofon
Harry Carney – barytonsaxofon
Jimmy Woode – bas
Jimmy Johnson – trummor
Sam Woodyard – trummor

Låtar:
A1 Three J’s Blues
A2 Smada
A3 Pie Eye’s Blues
A4 Sweet And Pungent
A5 C Jam Blues
B1 In A Mellow Tone
B2 Blues In Blueprint
B3 The Swingers Get The Blues Too
B4 The Swingers’ Jump
B5 Blues In Orbit
B6 Villes Ville Is The Place, Man