Black Orchid | ||||
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Studio album by The Three Sounds | ||||
Released | April 1964 | |||
Recorded | February 4, 1962 (#10, 12-13, 15) March 7, 1962 (#1-4 & 6) March 8, 1962 (#5, 7-8) June 27, 1962 (#9, 11) Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs |
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Genre | Jazz | |||
Length |
42:37 original LP 74:02 1998 CD reissue 69:53 2015 CD reissue |
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Label |
Blue Note BST 84155 |
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Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
The Three Sounds chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic |
Black Orchid is an album by jazz group The Three Sounds featuring performances recorded in 1962 and released on the Blue Note label. The 1998 limited CD reissue features other seven unissued tracks recorded at different sessions. It was also issued in Japan in 2015, on SHM-CD, featuring different bonus tracks recorded on the same sessions.
The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 4 stars stating "It displays their knack for deftly swinging uptempo numbers, light blues and sensitive standards. If anything, it swings a little harder and is a little more soulful than some of its predecessors".
Bonus tracks on 1998 CD reissue:
Bonus tracks