(Jazz, Post Bop, Big Band) [LP] [24/96] The Duke Ellington Orchestra - Digital Duke (feat. Branford Marsalis, Eddie Daniels, Clark Terry, Louie Bellson, Norris Turney, Britt Woodman, Roland Hanna) - 1987, FLAC (image+.cue)

Kamau Adilifu - Flugelhorn, Trumpet
Louie Bellson - Drums, Guest Artist
Chuck Connors - Trombone (Bass)
Eddie Daniels - Clarinet, Guest Artist, Sax (Tenor)
Al Grey - Trombone
Barry Hall - Flugelhorn, Trumpet
Roland Hanna - Guest Artist, Piano
Branford Marsalis - Guest Artist, Sax (Tenor)
Charles Owens - Clarinet, Clarinet (Bass), Sax (Baritone)
Bucky Pizzarelli - Guitar
Herman Riley - Clarinet, Sax (Tenor)
Lew Soloff - Flugelhorn, Trumpet
Clark Terry - Flugelhorn, Guest Artist, Trumpet
Ron Tooley - Flugelhorn, Trumpet
Norris Turney - Guest Artist, Sax (Alto)
Rocky White - Drums
Gerry Wiggins - Piano
J.J. Wiggins - Bass
Britt Woodman - Guest Artist, Trombone
Mercer Ellington - Conductor
Michael Abene - Producer
Dave Grusin - Executive Producer
Larry Rosen - Executive Producer
Andy Baltimore - Creative Director
Ed Rak - Engineer
Josiah Gluck - Digital Mixing, Editing
Ted Jensen - Digital Mastering
Dave Kunze - Artwork
Ivan Salgado - Artwork
Dan Serrano - Cover Design, Graphic Design
Recorded at Clinton Recording Studios, NYC on the Mitsubishi X-850 32-track digital recorder.
The Duke Ellington postage stamp design is incorporated on the album cover under license to GRP Records, Inc.: 1986 U.S. Postal Service.
Back cover:
℗ & © 1987 GRP Records, Inc.
Manufactured by GRP Records, Inc. 555 West 57th Street, New York. NY 10019.
https://www.discogs.com/The-Duke-Ellington-Orchestra-Digital-Duke/release/9359431
Digital Duke is a collection of digitally mixed and mastered compositions written by and usually associated with Duke Ellington. Mercer Ellington, the younger half of the father-and-son team, conducts the Duke Ellington Orchestra complete with former members of Duke's orchestra Louis Bellson, Chuck Connors, Clark Terry, Norris Turney, and Britt Woodman. Special guest performances by Branford Marsalis, Eddie Daniels, Roland Hanna, and Gerry Wiggins add to the excitement of the newly mastered collaborations. Produced by Michael Abene and Mercer Ellington, the three days spent at Clinton Recording Studio in New York City sets out to improve the relationship between the generations and their long-term appreciation of the swing era. Executive producers Dave Grusin and Larry Rosen decided to concentrate on Ellington pieces that became standards in the jazz repertory. Digitally updating the Duke's music, which was always defined by common musical threads, distinctive harmonies, unique piano playing, and unusual combinations of instruments, would require only the best musicians. The result is a timeless tribute to one of the greatest musicians of the 20th century. The essence of traditional and contemporary concepts come together on "Cottontail." It showcases an extraordinary Branford Marsalis saxophone solo honed in the Ellington style. He satisfies listeners again, at just the right tempo, with his impeccable tenor saxophone on "Take the 'A' Train." The easy pace is exactly right, as Gerry Wiggins' piano intros the time-honored ode that soon became Duke's trademark. Eddie Daniels adds a new, velvet-like, clarinet solo to the timeless, three-horn favorite "Mood Indigo." Louis Bellson, who was Duke's drummer in the early '50s and again on many reunions, is in great form on "Perdido" and "In a Mellotone." Digital Duke is a very special project, thoughtfully executed by Mercer Ellington and company.
AllMusic Review by Paula Edelstein