CREDITS (musicians) : TRACKS 2,3,4,6,7,8: Snooky Young, Mike Lawrence: trumpet Jimmy Cleveland, Jimmy Knepper: trombone Julius Watkins: french horn Howard Johnson: tuba Hubert Laws: flute Billy Harper: tenor saxophone Gil Evans: piano, electric piano Joe Beck: guitar Gene Bianco: harp Herb Bushler: bass Sue Evans: percussion Elvin Jones: drums TRACKS 1,5: Ernie Royal, Johnny Coles: trumpet Garnett Brown, Jimmy Cleveland: trombone Ray Alonge: french horn George Marge : flute, tenor saxophone Billy Harper: tenor saxophone Howard Johnson: tuba, baritone saxophone Gil Evans: piano, electric piano Joe Beck: guitar Herb Bushler: bass Donald McDonald: percussion Alphonse Mouzon: drums
TRACKS (total time 36:20) : 1.Thoroughbred (5:01) [Billy Harper] 2.Spaced (3:15) [Gil Evans] 3.Love In The Open (5:58) [Warren Smith] 4.Variation On The Misery (2:02) [Gil Evans] 5.Blues In Orbit (7:01) [George Russell] 6.Proclamation (1:45) [Gil Evans] 7.General Assembly (7:12) [Miles Davis, Gil Evans] 8.So Long (2:26) [Gil Evans]
Gil Evans Orchestra* – Blues In Orbit Label: Enja Records – enja 3069 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: Germany Released: 1971 Genre: Jazz Style: Free Jazz Tracklist Hide Credits A1 Thoroughbred
Drums – Alphonse MouzonFlute – Billy HarperFlute, Saxophone [Soprano] – George MargeFrench Horn – Ray AlongePercussion – Donald McDonaldSaxophone [Baritone] – Howard Johnson (3)Trombone – Garnett BrownTrumpet – Ernie Royal, Johnny Coles
5:01 A2 Spaced 3:15 A3 Love In The Open 5:58 A4 Variation On The Misery 2:02 B1 Blues In Orbit
Drums – Alphonse MouzonFlute – Billy HarperFlute, Saxophone [Soprano] – George MargeFrench Horn – Ray AlongePercussion – Donald McDonaldSaxophone [Baritone] – Howard Johnson (3)Trombone – Garnett BrownTrumpet – Ernie Royal, Johnny Coles
6:07 B2 Proclamation 1:45 B3 General Assembly 7:12 B4 So Long 2:26 Credits
Artwork By – Elisabeth Winckelmann Bass – Herb Bushler Drums – Elvin Jones (tracks: A2 to A4, B2 to B4) Flute – Hubert Laws (tracks: A2 to A4, B2 to B4) French Horn – Julius Watkins Guitar – Joe Beck Harp – Gene Bianco (tracks: A2 to A4, B2 to B4) Percussion – Sue Evans (tracks: A2 to A4, B2 to B4) Photography – Adelhard Roidinger Photography [Backcover] – Ralph Quinke Piano, Electric Piano, Arranged By, Conductor – Gil Evans Producer – Sam Gordon Saxophone [Tenor] – Billy Harper Trombone – Jimmy Cleveland, Jimmy Knepper (tracks: A2 to A4, B2 to B4) Trumpet – Snooky Young* (tracks: A2 to A4, B2 to B4), Mike Lawrence (tracks: A2 to A4, B2 to B4) Tuba – Howard Johnson (3)
Notes Tracks A2 to A4 and B2 to B4 recorded 1969 in New York. Tracks A1 and B1 recorded 1971 in New York.