In Orbit | ||||
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Released | 1958 | |||
Recorded | May 7 & 12, 1958 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 47:51(Reissue) | |||
Label | Riverside | |||
Producer | Orrin Keepnews | |||
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In Orbit is an album by jazz trumpeter Clark Terry, also featuring Thelonious Monk, which was recorded in New York on May 7 & 12, 1958. [3]
It was Monk's only Riverside appearance as sideman, the first of Terry's recordings on flugelhorn, and the first Riverside date with bassist Sam Jones. [4]
Monk introduced Riverside to some its most important artists, including Johnny Griffin, Wilbur Ware, Sonny Rollins, and Terry. [5]
It features one Monk composition, "Let's Cool One" [6]
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