I Dig the Duke! I Dig the Count!
1962 studio album by Mel Tormé
I Dig the Duke! I Dig the Count! | ||||
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Released | 1962 | |||
Recorded | December 12, 1960, February 12, 1961 | |||
Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
Length | 33:15 | |||
Label | Verve | |||
Producer | Russell Garcia | |||
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AllMusic | [1] |
New Record Mirror | [2] |
I Dig the Duke! I Dig the Count! is a 1962 album by Mel Tormé, recorded in tribute to Duke Ellington and Count Basie.[3]
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, drums
- 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
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Watson, Jimmy (20 July 1963). "Mel Torme: I Dig The Duke I Dig The Count" (PDF). New Record Mirror. No. 123. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ I Dig the Duke! I Dig the Count! at AllMusic
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
albums
- It's a Blue World (1955)
- Mel Tormé and the Marty Paich Dek-Tette (1956)
- Mel Tormé Sings Fred Astaire (1956)
- Mel Tormé's California Suite (1957)
- Prelude to a Kiss (1957)
- Tormé Meets the British (1957)
- Tormé (1958)
- Back in Town (1959)
- ¡Olé Tormé!: Mel Tormé Goes South of the Border with Billy May (1959)
- Broadway, Right Now! (1961)
- Mel Tormé Swings Shubert Alley (1960)
- I Dig the Duke! I Dig the Count! (1960–61)
- Swingin' on the Moon (and Margaret Whiting, 1960–61)
- My Kind of Music (1961)
- Mel Tormé Sings Sunday in New York & Other Songs About New York (1963)
- That's All (1964–66)
- Right Now! (1966)
- A Day in the Life of Bonnie and Clyde (1968)
- Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head (1969)
- Tormé: A New Album (1977)
- Together Again: For the First Time/When I Found You (and Buddy Rich, 1978)
- Top Drawer (and George Shearing, 1983)
- Mel Tormé, Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass (1986)
- Mel Tormé and the Marty Paich Dektette – Reunion (1988)
- Nothing Without You (and Cleo Laine, 1991)
- Christmas Songs (1992)
- A Tribute to Bing Crosby (1994)
- Velvet & Brass ( and Rob McConnell, 1995)
albums
- Mel Tormé at the Crescendo (1955)
- Mel Tormé at the Crescendo (1957)
- Songs for Any Taste (1957)
- Mel Tormé at the Red Hill (1962)
- Mel Tormé live at the Maisonette (1975)
- An Evening with George Shearing & Mel Tormé (1982)
- The Classic Concert Live (and Gerry Mulligan, George Shearing, 1982)
- An Evening at Charlie's (and George Shearing, 1983)
- A Vintage Year (and George Shearing, 1987)
- Mel Tormé and the Marty Paich Dektette – In Concert Tokyo (1988)
- Mel and George "Do" World War II (1990)
- Mel Tormé Live at the Fujitsu–Concord Festival 1990 (1990)
- Night at the Concord Pavilion (1990)
- Sing Sing Sing (1992)
- Mel Tormé Live at the Playboy Jazz Festival (1993)
- The Great American Songbook: Live at Michael's Pub (1992)
- An Evening with Mel Tormé (1996)
singles
- "Comin' Home Baby" (1962)