Dig Him!
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{{Infobox album
| name = Dig Him!
| type = Studio
| artist = Sonny Stitt and Gene Ammons
| cover = Dig Him!.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1961
| recorded = August 26, 1961
Chicago, Illinois
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Jazz
| length = 40:31
| label = Argo
LP 697
| producer =
| chronology = Sonny Stitt
| prev_title = Sonny Stitt at the D. J. Lounge
| prev_year = 1961
| next_title = Boss Tenors
| next_year = 1961
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Gene Ammons
| type = Album
| prev_title = Groovin' with Jug
| prev_year = 1961
| title = Dig Him!
| year = 1961
| next_title = Boss Tenors
| next_year = 1961
}}
{{Extra album cover
| header = We'll Be Together Again Cover
| type = Album
| cover = We'll Be Together Again.jpg
| border =
| alt =
| caption =
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Down Beat
(Original Lp release)
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}Down Beat: May 9, 1963 Vol. 30, No. 11
| rev2 = Allmusic
}}
Dig Him! is an album by saxophonists Gene Ammons and Sonny Stitt recorded in 1961 and originally released on the Argo label in 1961.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/gene-ammons/catalog/#argo-lp-697 Gene Ammons discography] accessed December 10, 2012 The album was rereleased as We'll Be Together Again on the Prestige label in 1968.
Reception
The Allmusic review stated "The two tenors always brought out the best in each other, and luckily, they would get back together in the early '70s. This is high-quality bebop".Yanow, S. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/well-be-together-again-mw0000279312 Allmusic Review] accessed December 10, 2012
Track listing
All compositions by Sonny Stitt except as indicated
- "Red Sails in the Sunset" (Jimmy Kennedy, Hugh Williams) - 4:23
- "But Not for Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 4:19
- "A Pair of Red Pants" - 4:39
- "We'll Be Together Again" (Carl T. Fischer, Frankie Laine) - 4:36
- "A Mess" - 3:19
- "New Blues Up and Down" (Stitt, Gene Ammons) - 3:57
- "My Foolish Heart" (Ned Washington, Victor Young) - 5:14
- "Water Jug" (Frank Wess) - 2:39
- "Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert) - 4:11
- "Time on My Hands" (Harold Adamson, Mack Gordon, Vincent Youmans) - 3:53
Personnel
- Gene Ammons - tenor saxophone
- Sonny Stitt - tenor saxophone, alto saxophone
- John Houston - piano
- Buster Williams - bass
- George Brown - drums