Dizzy Gillespie ORIG US LP The champ VG+ '56 Savoy MG 12047 RVG Jazz Bop
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Dizzy Gillespie ORIG US LP The champ VG+ '56 Savoy MG 12047 RVG Jazz Bop
Rare Original US LP released in 1956 on Savoy Records. Cat: MG 12047. This album is in MONO. Features RVG stamp in runout groove.
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."
Tracks : The champ/ Birk's works/ Caravan/ Time on my hands/ On the sunny side of the street/ Tin tin dew/ Star dust/ They can't take that away from me/ The bluest blues/ Swing low, sweet cadillac/ ooh-shoo-be-doo-bee.
There are a few light spindle marks on labels. Record has some light scuff marks and a few light scratches that cause some light crackles and is in VG+ condition. Heavy weight gloss cover has some ring wear and marks and is in VG+ condition.
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