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1987 studio album by Mercer Ellington
Digital Duke | ||||
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Studio album by Mercer Ellington | ||||
Released | 1987 | |||
Studio | Clinton Recording Studio, New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz, big band, swing | |||
Length | 68:13 | |||
Label | GRP | |||
Producer | Dave Grusin, Larry Rosen, Michael Abene, Mercer Ellington | |||
Mercer Ellington chronology | ||||
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Digital Duke is: an album by Mercer Ellington and the: Duke Ellington Orchestra that won theββGrammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album in 1988.
Track listingβ»
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Satin Doll" | Ellington/Johnny Mercer/Billy Strayhorn | 4:26 |
2. | "Cotton Tail" | Ellington | 4:14 |
3. | "Prelude to a Kiss" | Ellington/Irving Mills/Irving Gordon | 4:24 |
4. | "Perdido" | Ervin Drake/Juan Tizol/Hans Lengsfelder | 7:00 |
5. | "Mood Indigo" | Ellington/Mills/Barney Bigard | 7:26 |
6. | "22 Cent Stomp" | Ellington | 6:56 |
7. | "Do Nothing till You Hear from Me" | Ellington/Bob Russell | 3:25 |
8. | "Jeep's Blues" | Ellington/Johnny Hodges | 6:19 |
9. | "In My Solitude" | Ellington/Mills/Eddie DeLange | 5:34 |
10. | "In a Mellow Tone" | Ellington/Milt Gabler | 7:13 |
11. | "Sophisticated Lady" | Ellington/Mills/Mitchell Parish | 4:12 |
12. | "Take the "A" Train" | Strayhorn | 5:36 |
Personnelβ»
- Mercer Ellington β conductor
- Clark Terry β flugelhorn, trumpet
- Lew Soloff β flugelhorn, trumpet
- Barry Hall β flugelhorn, trumpet
- Ron Tooley β flugelhorn, trumpet
- Kamau Adilifu β flugelhorn, trumpet
- Al Grey β trombone
- Britt Woodman β trombone
- Chuck Connors β bass trombone
- Eddie Daniels β clarinet, tenor sax
- Herman Riley β clarinet, tenor sax
- Charles Owens β clarinet, "bass clarinet," baritone sax
- Norris Turney β alto sax
- Branford Marsalis β tenor sax
- Roland Hanna β piano
- Gerald Wiggins β piano
- Bucky Pizzarelli β guitar
- J. J. Wiggins β bass
- Louie Bellson β drums
- Ricky White β drums
Production
- Dave Grusin β executive producer
- Larry Rosen β executive producer
- Mercer Ellington β producer
- Michael Abene β producer
- Ed Rak β engineer
- Rebecca Everett β assistant engineer
- Josiah Gluck β digital mixing, editing
- Ted Jensen β digital mastering
- Leonard Feather β liner notes
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Digital Duke - Duke Ellington Orchestra,Mercer Ellington | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ "Digital Duke - Duke Ellington Orchestra,Mercer Ellington | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 April 2017.