Digital Duke
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| Digital Duke | ||||
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| Studio album by Mercer Ellington | ||||
| Released | 1987 | |||
| Studio | Clinton Recording Studio, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz, big band, swing | |||
| Length | 68:13 | |||
| Label | GRP | |||
| Producer | Dave Grusin, Larry Rosen, Michael Abene, Mercer Ellington | |||
| Mercer Ellington chronology | ||||
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Digital Duke is an album by Mercer Ellington and the Duke Ellington Orchestra that won the Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album in 1988.[1]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Satin Doll" | Ellington/Johnny Mercer/Billy Strayhorn | 4:26 |
| 2. | "Cotton Tail" | Ellington | 4:14 |
| 3. | "Prelude to a Kiss" | Ellington/Irving Mills/Irving Gordon | 4:24 |
| 4. | "Perdido" | Ervin Drake/Juan Tizol/Hans Lengsfelder | 7:00 |
| 5. | "Mood Indigo" | Ellington/Mills/Barney Bigard | 7:26 |
| 6. | "22 Cent Stomp" | Ellington | 6:56 |
| 7. | "Do Nothing till You Hear from Me" | Ellington/Bob Russell | 3:25 |
| 8. | "Jeep's Blues" | Ellington/Johnny Hodges | 6:19 |
| 9. | "In My Solitude" | Ellington/Mills/Eddie DeLange | 5:34 |
| 10. | "In a Mellow Tone" | Ellington/Milt Gabler | 7:13 |
| 11. | "Sophisticated Lady" | Ellington/Mills/Mitchell Parish | 4:12 |
| 12. | "Take the "A" Train" | Strayhorn | 5:36 |
Personnel
[edit]- Mercer Ellington – conductor
- Clark Terry – flugelhorn, trumpet
- Lew Soloff – flugelhorn, trumpet
- Barry Hall – flugelhorn, trumpet
- Ron Tooley – flugelhorn, trumpet
- Kamau Adilifu – flugelhorn, trumpet
- Al Grey – trombone
- Britt Woodman – trombone
- Chuck Connors – bass trombone
- Eddie Daniels – clarinet, tenor sax
- Herman Riley – clarinet, tenor sax
- Charles Owens – clarinet, bass clarinet, baritone sax
- Norris Turney – alto sax
- Branford Marsalis – tenor sax
- Roland Hanna – piano
- Gerald Wiggins – piano
- Bucky Pizzarelli – guitar
- J. J. Wiggins – bass
- Louie Bellson – drums
- Ricky White – drums[2]
Production
- Dave Grusin – executive producer
- Larry Rosen – executive producer
- Mercer Ellington – producer
- Michael Abene – producer
- Ed Rak – engineer
- Rebecca Everett – assistant engineer
- Josiah Gluck – digital mixing, editing
- Ted Jensen – digital mastering
- Leonard Feather – liner notes[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Digital Duke - Duke Ellington Orchestra,Mercer Ellington | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ a b "Digital Duke - Duke Ellington Orchestra,Mercer Ellington | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 April 2017.