Digital Duke

Summary

Digital Duke is an album by Mercer Ellington and the Duke Ellington Orchestra that won the Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album in 1988.[1]

Digital Duke
Studio album by
Mercer Ellington
Released1987
StudioClinton Recording Studio, New York City
GenreJazz, big band, swing
Length68:13
LabelGRP
ProducerDave Grusin, Larry Rosen, Michael Abene, Mercer Ellington
Mercer Ellington chronology
Hot and Bothered
(1984)
Digital Duke
(1987)
Music Is My Mistress
(1989)

Track listing edit

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Satin Doll"Ellington/Johnny Mercer/Billy Strayhorn4:26
2."Cotton Tail"Ellington4:14
3."Prelude to a Kiss"Ellington/Irving Mills/Irving Gordon4:24
4."Perdido"Ervin Drake/Juan Tizol/Hans Lengsfelder7:00
5."Mood Indigo"Ellington/Mills/Barney Bigard7:26
6."22 Cent Stomp"Ellington6:56
7."Do Nothing till You Hear from Me"Ellington/Bob Russell3:25
8."Jeep's Blues"Ellington/Johnny Hodges6:19
9."In My Solitude"Ellington/Mills/Eddie DeLange5:34
10."In a Mellow Tone"Ellington/Milt Gabler7:13
11."Sophisticated Lady"Ellington/Mills/Mitchell Parish4:12
12."Take the "A" Train"Strayhorn5:36

Personnel edit

Production

  • Dave Grusin – executive producer
  • Larry Rosen – executive producer
  • Mercer Ellington – producer
  • Michael Abene – producer
  • Ed Rak – engineer
  • Rebecca Everett – assistant engineer
  • Josiah Gluck – digital mixing, editing
  • Ted Jensen – digital mastering
  • Leonard Feather – liner notes[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "Digital Duke - Duke Ellington Orchestra,Mercer Ellington | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Digital Duke - Duke Ellington Orchestra,Mercer Ellington | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 April 2017.