Dig Him! Explained

Dig Him!
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Sonny Stitt and Gene Ammons
Cover:	Dig Him!.jpg
Released:	1961
Recorded:	August 26, 1961 Chicago, Illinois
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	40:31
Label:	Argo LP 697
Chronology:	Sonny Stitt
Prev Title:	Sonny Stitt at the D. J. Lounge
Prev Year:	1961
Next Title:	Boss Tenors
Next Year:	1961

Dig Him! is an album by saxophonists Gene Ammons and Sonny Stitt recorded in 1961 and originally released on the Argo label in 1961.^[1] The album was rereleased as We'll Be Together Again on the Prestige label in 1968.

Reception

The Allmusic review stated "The two tenors always brought out the best in each other, and luckily, they would get back together in the early '70s. This is high-quality bebop".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Sonny Stitt except as indicated

1. "Red Sails in the Sunset" (Jimmy Kennedy, Hugh Williams) - 4:23
2. "But Not for Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 4:19
3. "A Pair of Red Pants" - 4:39
4. "We'll Be Together Again" (Carl T. Fischer, Frankie Laine) - 4:36
5. "A Mess" - 3:19
6. "New Blues Up and Down" (Stitt, Gene Ammons) - 3:57
7. "My Foolish Heart" (Ned Washington, Victor Young) - 5:14
8. "Water Jug" (Frank Wess) - 2:39
9. "Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert) - 4:11
10. "Time on My Hands" (Harold Adamson, Mack Gordon, Vincent Youmans) - 3:53

Personnel

• Gene Ammons - tenor saxophone
• Sonny Stitt - tenor saxophone, alto saxophone
• John Houston - piano
• Buster Williams - bass
• George Brown - drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/gene-ammons/catalog/#argo-lp-697 Gene Ammons discography
2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed December 10, 2012