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I Dig the Duke! I Dig the Count!

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I Dig the Duke! I Dig the Count!
Studio album by
Released1962
RecordedDecember 12, 1960, February 12, 1961
GenreVocal jazz
Length33:15
LabelVerve
ProducerRussell Garcia
Mel Tormé chronology
Broadway, Right Now!
(1960)
I Dig the Duke! I Dig the Count!
(1962)
My Kind of Music
(1961)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

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  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

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Performance

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Production

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  • 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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  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ I Dig the Duke! I Dig the Count! at AllMusic