I Dig the Duke - I Dig the Count is a 1962 album by Mel Tormé, recorded in tribute to Duke Ellington and Count Basie.
Track listing "I'm Gonna Go Fishin'" (Duke Ellington, Peggy Lee) – 2:23 "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" (D. Ellington, Bob Russell) – 2:29 "I Like the Sunrise" (D. Ellington, Mercer Ellington) – 3:14 "Take the "A" Train" (Billy Strayhorn) – 2:52 "Reminiscing in Tempo" (D. Ellington) – 3:17 "Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'" (D. Ellington, Lee Gaines, Strayhorn) – 2:17 "Down for Double" (Freddie Green) – 2:31 "I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town" (Jacobs, Andy Razaf, Will Weldon) – 2:31 "Blue and Sentimental" (Count Basie, Mack David, Jerry Livingston) – 3:55 "Oh, What a Night for Love" (Steve Allen, Neal Hefti) – 3:30 "Sent for You Yesterday (And Here You Come Today)" (Basie, Eddie Durham, Jimmy Rushing) – 2:40 "In the Evening (When the Sun Goes Down)" (Leroy Carr, Huddie Ledbetter, Don Raye) – 3:20
Personnel Performance Mel Tormé - vocals Joe Maini - alto saxophone Bill Perkins - baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone Teddy Edwards - tenor saxophone Stu Williamson - valve trombone Frank Rosolino - trombone Jack Sheldon - trumpet Al Hendrickson - guitar Jimmy Rowles - piano Joe Mondragon - double bass Mel Lewis - drums Shelly Manne Johnny Mandel - arranger, conductor
Production Jeff Faville - design Tom Hughes Dennis Drake - digital remastering Val Valentin - engineer Gary Giddins - liner notes Russell Garcia - producer Richard Seidel - reissue producer
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