Dig is an album by Miles Davis on Prestige Records, catalogue number 7012. It features tracks from a 1951 session at Apex Studios. First released in the 12-inch LP format in 1956, The original album was later released as Diggin' with the catalogue number PR 7281 and a different cover. Dig was reissued as a compact disc with additional tracks.

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Dig
Compilation album by Miles Davis
Released	January 1956[1]
Recorded	October 5, 1951
Studio	Apex (New York City)
Genre	Jazz
Length	34:45 (Original LP Format) 44:00 (CD Reissue)
Label	Prestige
Producer	Bob Weinstock
Miles Davis chronology
The Musings of Miles (1955) Dig (1956) Miles Davis and Horns (1956)

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AllMusic	[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]
PopMatters	7/10[5]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[6]

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After inaugurating the school of cool jazz with the Birth of the Cool recording sessions in 1949 and 1950, Davis almost immediately turned away from that sound in the early 1950s, instead exploring hard bop. Dig was also the jazz recording debut of saxophonist Jackie McLean, and was one of Sonny Rollins's earliest recordings; both men would go on to become major voices in jazz.

The material was originally released on two 10-inch LPs, except for "Denial", released on a 1954 7" (Prestige PREP 1361). "Dig" and "It's Only a Paper Moon" first appeared on The New Sounds (PRLP 124), as did "Conception" and "My Old Flame". "Bluing" and "Out of the Blue" were originally released on Blue Period (PRLP 140). When the material was reconfigured for the new 12-inch format, "Conception" and "My Old Flame" were included on the Prestige various artists collection Conception (PRLP 7013).

• Miles Davis – trumpet
• Jackie McLean – alto saxophone (1, 3-5)
• Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
• Walter Bishop, Jr. – piano
• Tommy Potter – double bass
• Art Blakey – drums