Duke Ellington – Blues In Orbit (1960) [1999, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
CD-Layer / EAC Rip / FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.51 GB (ISO) + 1.47 GB (DSF) + 738 MB (FLAC) + 258 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDCD 757 | Genre: Big Band, Swing
Update: DSF Tracks have been added
Blues in Orbit lacks the intellectual cache of the suites and concept pieces that loomed large in Ellington’s recordings of this period, but it’s an album worth tracking down, if only to hear the band run through a lighter side of its sound — indeed, it captures the essence of a late-night recording date that was as much a loose jam as a formal studio date, balancing the spontaneity of the former and the technical polish of the latter. Continue reading “Duke Ellington – Blues In Orbit (1960) [1999, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”