In Orbit | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1958 | |||
Recorded | May 7 & 12, 1958 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 47:51 (Reissue) | |||
Label | Riverside | |||
Producer | Orrin Keepnews | |||
Clark Terry chronology | ||||
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Allmusic | [1] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [2] |
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]