I Dig the Duke! I Dig the Count!

I Dig the Duke! I Dig the Count!
I Dig the Duke! I Dig the Count!
Studio album by Mel Tormé
Released	1962
Recorded	December 12, 1960, February 12, 1961
Genre	Vocal jazz
Length	33:15
Label	Verve
Producer	Russell Garcia
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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
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 (July 20, 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 April 1, 2022. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
^ I Dig the Duke! I Dig the Count! at AllMusic

[1] Allmusic review

[2] Watson, Jimmy (July 20, 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 April 1, 2022. Retrieved August 6, 2022.

[3] 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.
Studio 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)
Live 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) Ralph Gleason's Jazz Casual (2001)
Selected singles	"Comin' Home Baby" (1962)

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