Digital Duke Explained

Digital Duke
Type:	studio
Artist:	Mercer Ellington
Border:	yes
Released:	1987
Studio:	Clinton Recording Studio, New York City
Genre:	Jazz, big band, swing
Label:	GRP
Producer:	Dave Grusin, Larry Rosen, Michael Abene, Mercer Ellington
Prev Title:	Hot and Bothered
Prev Year:	1984
Next Title:	Music Is My Mistress
Next Year:	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]

Personnel

• Mercer Ellington – conductor
• Clark Terry – flugelhorn, trumpet
• Lew Soloff – flugelhorn, trumpet
• Barry Hall – flugelhorn, trumpet
• Ron Tooley – flugelhorn, trumpet
• Kamau Adilifu – flugelhorn, trumpet
• Al Grey – trombone
• Britt Woodman – trombone
• Chuck Connors – bass trombone
• Eddie Daniels – clarinet, tenor sax
• Herman Riley – clarinet, tenor sax
• Charles Owens – clarinet, bass clarinet, baritone sax
• Norris Turney – alto sax
• Branford Marsalis – tenor sax
• Roland Hanna – piano
• Gerald Wiggins – piano
• Bucky Pizzarelli – guitar
• J. J. Wiggins – bass
• Louie Bellson – drums
• Ricky White – drums^[2]

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Digital Duke - Duke Ellington Orchestra,Mercer Ellington Awards. AllMusic. 11 April 2017.
2. Web site: Digital Duke - Duke Ellington Orchestra,Mercer Ellington Credits AllMusic. AllMusic. 11 April 2017.