Blues in Orbit (Gil Evans album)

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 as Gil Evans but received wider release on the Enja label under this title.^[2]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars stating "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]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Gil Evans except as indicated

"Thoroughbred" (Billy Harper) - 4:57
"Spaced" - 3:04
"Love In the Open" (Warren Smith) - 6:49
"Variation on the Misery" - 3:03
"Blues In Orbit" (George Russell) - 6:49
"Proclamation" - 1:48
"General Assembly" (Miles Davis, Gil Evans) - 7:12
"So Long" - 2:27

Recorded in New York in 1969 (tracks 2-4 & 6-8) and 1971 (tracks 1 & 5)

Personnel

Gil Evans - piano, electric piano, arranger, conductor
Johnny Coles (tracks 1 & 5), Mike Lawrence (tracks 2-4 & 6-8), Ernie Royal (tracks 1 & 5), Snooky Young (tracks 2-4 & 6-8) - trumpet
Garnett Brown (tracks 1 & 5), Jimmy Cleveland, Jimmy Knepper (tracks 2-4 & 6-8) - trombone
Ray Alonge (tracks 1 & 5), Julius Watkins (tracks 2-4 & 6-8) - French horn
Howard Johnson - tuba, baritone saxophone
Hubert Laws - flute (tracks 2-4 & 6-8)
Billy Harper - tenor saxophone
George Marge - flute, tenor saxophone (tracks 1 & 5)
Joe Beck - guitar (tracks 2-4 & 6-8)
Gene Bianco - harp
Herb Bushler - bass
Elvin Jones (tracks 2-4 & 6-8), Alphonse Mouzon (tracks 1 & 5) - drums
Sue Evans, Donald McDonald - percussion

References

↑ Gil Evans discography accessed June 12, 2014.
↑ Discogs album entry, accessed June 12, 2014
1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed June 12, 2014.
↑ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 74. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

Gil Evans

Studio albums	Gil Evans & Ten (1957) New Bottle Old Wine (1958) Great Jazz Standards (1959) Out of the Cool (1960) Into the Hot (1961) The Individualism of Gil Evans (1964) Blues in Orbit (1969) Where Flamingos Fly (1971) The Gil Evans Orchestra Plays the Music of Jimi Hendrix (1974) There Comes a Time (1975) Parabola (1978) Collaboration (1987) [with Helen Merrill] Rhythm A Ning (1987) [with Laurent Cugny Big Band Lumiere] Golden Hair (1987) [with Laurent Cugny Big Band Lumiere] Paris Blues (1987) [with Steve Lacy]

Live albums	Svengali (1973) Priestess (1977) Gil Evans Live at the Royal Festival Hall London 1978 (1978) Live at the Public Theater (New York 1980) (1980) Live at Sweet Basil (1984) Live at Sweet Basil Vol. 2 (1984) Farewell (1986)

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