Dig It!

Dig It!
Studio album by The Red Garland Quintet with John Coltrane
Released	Mid August 1962[1]
Recorded	March 22 and December 13, 1957 February 2, 1958 Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack
Genre	Jazz
Length	33:40
Label	Prestige PRLP 7229
Producer	Bob Weinstock

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Down Beat	[2]
Allmusic	link

Dig It! is a jazz album by The Red Garland Quintet, recorded in 1957 and 1958 but not released until 1962 on the Prestige label as PRLP 7229.^[3]

Reception

Harvey Pekar wrote in the December 6, 1962 issue of Down Beat magazine that "This Lp is another in the series of excellent informal sessions Garland and Coltrane made for Prestige in the late '50s."

Track listing

1. "Billie's Bounce" (Charlie Parker) – 9:24
2. "Crazy Rhythm" (Irving Caesar, Joseph Meyer, Roger Wolfe Kahn) – 3:26
3. "CTA" (Jimmy Heath) – 4:42 also already issued on Taylor's Wailers
4. "Lazy Mae" (Garland) – 16:06

Personnel

• Red Garland – piano
• John Coltrane – tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 3, 4)
• Donald Byrd – trumpet (1, 4)
• George Joyner – bass (1, 3, 4)
• Paul Chambers – bass (2)
• Art Taylor – drums

References

1. Billboard Aug 18, 1962
2. Down Beat:December 6, 1962 Vol. 29, No.30
3. At JazzDisco