Digital Duke
{{Infobox album
| name = Digital Duke
| type = studio
| artist = Mercer Ellington
| cover =Digital Duke.jpg|border=yes
| alt =
| released = 1987
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio = Clinton Recording Studio, New York City
| genre = Jazz, big band, swing
| length = {{Duration|m=68|s=13}}
| label = GRP
| producer = Dave Grusin, Larry Rosen, Michael Abene, Mercer Ellington
| prev_title = Hot and Bothered
| prev_year = 1984
| next_title = Music Is My Mistress
| next_year = 1989
}}
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.{{cite web|title=Digital Duke - Duke Ellington Orchestra,Mercer Ellington {{!}} Awards|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/digital-duke-mw0000191765/awards|website=AllMusic|accessdate=11 April 2017}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| title1 = Satin Doll
| writer1 = Ellington/Johnny Mercer/Billy Strayhorn
| length1 = 4:26
| title2 = Cotton Tail
| writer2 = Ellington
| length2 = 4:14
| title3 = Prelude to a Kiss
| writer3 = Ellington/Irving Mills/Irving Gordon
| length3 = 4:24
| title4 = Perdido
| writer4 = Ervin Drake/Juan Tizol/Hans Lengsfelder
| length4 = 7:00
| title5 = Mood Indigo
| writer5 = Ellington/Mills/Barney Bigard
| length5 = 7:26
| title6 = 22 Cent Stomp
| writer6 = Ellington
| length6 = 6:56
| title7 = Do Nothing till You Hear from Me
| writer7 = Ellington/Bob Russell
| length7 = 3:25
| title8 = Jeep's Blues
| writer8 = Ellington/Johnny Hodges
| length8 = 6:19
| title9 = In My Solitude
| writer9 = Ellington/Mills/Eddie DeLange
| length9 = 5:34
| title10 = In a Mellow Tone
| writer10 = Ellington/Milt Gabler
| length10 = 7:13
| title11 = Sophisticated Lady
| writer11 = Ellington/Mills/Mitchell Parish
| length11 = 4:12
| title12 = Take the "A" Train
| writer12 = Strayhorn
| length12 = 5:36
}}
Personnel
- 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
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
References
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Category:Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album