I Dig the Duke! I Dig the Count!

I Dig the Duke! I Dig the Count!
Studio album by Mel Tormé
Released	1960
Recorded	December 12, 1960, February 12, 1961
Genre	Vocal jazz
Length	33:15
Label	Verve
Producer	Russell Garcia
Mel Tormé chronology
Broadway, Right Now! (1960) I Dig the Duke! I Dig the Count! (1960) My Kind of Music (1961)

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I Dig the Duke! I Dig the Count! is a 1960 album by Mel Tormé, recorded in tribute to Duke Ellington and Count Basie. ^[2]

Track listing

1. "I'm Gonna Go Fishin'" (Duke Ellington, Peggy Lee) – 2:23
2. "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" (D. Ellington, Bob Russell) – 2:29
3. "I Like the Sunrise" (D. Ellington, Mercer Ellington) – 3:14
4. "Take the "A" Train" (Billy Strayhorn) – 2:52
5. "Reminiscing in Tempo" (D. Ellington) – 3:17
6. "Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'" (D. Ellington, Lee Gaines, Strayhorn) – 2:17
7. "Down for Double" (Freddie Green) – 2:31
8. "I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town" (Jacobs, Andy Razaf, Will Weldon) – 2:31
9. "Blue and Sentimental" (Count Basie, Mack David, Jerry Livingston) – 3:55
10. "Oh, What a Night for Love" (Steve Allen, Neal Hefti) – 3:30
11. "Sent for You Yesterday (And Here You Come Today)" (Basie, Eddie Durham, Jimmy Rushing) – 2:40
12. "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

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