Dig It!

Dig It! is a jazz album by The Red Garland Quintet, recorded in 1957 and 1958 but not released on the Prestige label as PRLP 7229 until 1962.^[4]

Dig It!
Studio album by The Red Garland Quintet with John Coltrane
Released	Mid August 1962[1]
Recorded	March 22, 1957; December 13, 1957; February 2, 1958
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	33:40
Label	Prestige PRLP 7229
Producer	Bob Weinstock
Red Garland chronology
High Pressure (1961) Dig It! (1962) It's a Blue World (1970)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
DownBeat	[2]
AllMusic	link
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

Reception

Harvey Pekar wrote in the December 6, 1962 issue of DownBeat magazine: "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)
• Jamil Nasser – bass (1, 3, 4)
• Paul Chambers – bass (2)
• Art Taylor – drums