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Digital Duke

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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)

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]

Track listing

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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

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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

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  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.