The Champ

Who played on The Champ

• Dizzy Gillespie trumpet, vocals all tracks
• J.J. Johnson trombone all tracks
• Milt Jackson piano, vibraphone, organ, vocals on 9 tracks
• Percy Heath bass, double bass on 9 tracks
• Al Jones drums (drum set) on 8 tracks
• Bill Graham saxophone, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone on 8 tracks
• Joe Carroll vocals on 6 tracks
• Kansas Fields drums (drum set) on 5 tracks
• Bernie Griggs double bass on 2 tracks
• John Coltrane alto saxophone, tenor saxophone on 2 tracks
• Kenny Burrell guitar on 2 tracks
• Wynton Kelly piano on 2 tracks
• Art Blakey drums (drum set) on 1 track
• Joe Carroll vocals on 1 track
• Melvin Moore vocals on 1 track
• Stuff Smith violin on 1 track

Tracklist

1. A1 The Champ 5:38
2. A2 Birk's Works standard — Dizzy Gillespie 3:05
3. A3 Caravan standard — Duke Ellington, Juan Tizol 2:52
4. A4 Time on My Hands standard — Vincent Youmans 2:21
5. A5 On the Sunny Side of the Street standard — Jimmy McHugh 3:05
6. B1 Tin Tin Deo standard — Walter “Gil” Fuller, Chano Pozo 2:38
7. B2 Stardust — Hoagy Carmichael 3:02
8. B3 They Can't Take That Away From Me standard — George Gershwin 3:42
9. B4 The Bluest Blues — Gary McFarland, Sir Charles Thompson 2:52
10. B5 Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac — [traditional] 3:06
11. B6 Ooh-Shoo-Be-Doo-Bee — Dizzy Gillespie 3:19

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