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An early LP on Savoy that gathers Dizzy Gillespie's small-group recordings from 1951-52, The Champ has a lot to recommend it -- songs, sidemen, and performances. With just one exception, each of the selections are drawn from quintet or sextet dates, boasting work by Art Blakey, Milt Jackson, J.J. Johnson, Percy Heath, and Stuff Smith in addition to an early appearance from John Coltrane (he made his debut with Diz, though not here). On the title track, a six-minute jam released as a two-part single, Gillespie plays furiously and tenor Budd Johnson contributes a great squawking solo. "Birk's Works," one of Dizzy's finest compositions, gets its first commercial recording, while Stuff Smith's violin solo gives "Caravan" exactly the exotic touch it needs to lift it above competing versions. Diz and Joe Carroll trade vocals on "On the Sunny Side of the Street," and bop culture meets gospel for "Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac."
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Dizzy Gillespie, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1956 Savoy Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Dizzy Gillespie, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1956 Savoy Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Duke Ellington, ComposerLyricist - Irving Mills, ComposerLyricist - Dizzy Gillespie, MainArtist - Juan Tizol, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1956 Savoy Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Vincent Youmans, ComposerLyricist - Mack Gordon, ComposerLyricist - Dizzy Gillespie, MainArtist - Harold Adamson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1956 Savoy Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Dorothy Fields, ComposerLyricist - Dizzy Gillespie, MainArtist - Jimmy McHugh, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1956 Savoy Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Dizzy Gillespie, MainArtist - Chano Pozo, ComposerLyricist - Gil Fuller, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1956 Savoy Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Mitchell Parish, Composer - HOAGY CARMICHAEL, Composer - Dizzy Gillespie, MainArtist
℗ 1956 Savoy Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
George Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Ira Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Dizzy Gillespie, MainArtist
℗ 1956 Savoy Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Dizzy Gillespie, MainArtist - GARY MCFARLAND, ComposerLyricist - Sir Charles Thompson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1956 Savoy Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Dizzy Gillespie, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1956 Savoy Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Dizzy Gillespie, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1956 Savoy Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Album review
An early LP on Savoy that gathers Dizzy Gillespie's small-group recordings from 1951-52, The Champ has a lot to recommend it -- songs, sidemen, and performances. With just one exception, each of the selections are drawn from quintet or sextet dates, boasting work by Art Blakey, Milt Jackson, J.J. Johnson, Percy Heath, and Stuff Smith in addition to an early appearance from John Coltrane (he made his debut with Diz, though not here). On the title track, a six-minute jam released as a two-part single, Gillespie plays furiously and tenor Budd Johnson contributes a great squawking solo. "Birk's Works," one of Dizzy's finest compositions, gets its first commercial recording, while Stuff Smith's violin solo gives "Caravan" exactly the exotic touch it needs to lift it above competing versions. Diz and Joe Carroll trade vocals on "On the Sunny Side of the Street," and bop culture meets gospel for "Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac."
© John Bush /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:36:22
- Main artists: Dizzy Gillespie
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Savoy
- Genre: Jazz
© 1956 Savoy Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc. ℗ 1956 Savoy Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
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