I Dig the Duke! I Dig the Count!
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{{Infobox album
| name = I Dig the Duke! I Dig the Count!
| type = studio
| artist = Mel Tormé
| cover = meldig.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1962
| recorded = December 12, 1960, February 12, 1961
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Vocal jazz
| length = {{Duration|m=33|s=15}}
| label = Verve
| producer = Russell Garcia
| prev_title = Broadway, Right Now!
| prev_year = 1960
| next_title = My Kind of Music
| next_year = 1961
}}
{{Music ratings
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r149020|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]
| rev2 = New Record Mirror
| rev2Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{Cite magazine |last= Watson|first= Jimmy |date=20 July 1963 |title=Mel Torme: I Dig The Duke I Dig The Count |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Record-Mirror/60s/63/Record-Mirror-1963-07-20-S-OCR.pdf |magazine=New Record Mirror |issue=123 |page=10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220401224827/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Record-Mirror/60s/63/Record-Mirror-1963-07-20-S-OCR.pdf|archive-date=1 April 2022|access-date=6 August 2022}}
}}
I Dig the Duke! I Dig the Count! is a 1962 album by Mel Tormé, recorded in tribute to Duke Ellington and Count Basie.{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r149020|label=I Dig the Duke! I Dig the Count!}}
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
References
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Category:Albums arranged by Johnny Mandel
Category:Duke Ellington tribute albums