The Champ (Sonny Stitt album)

The Champ is a Sonny Stitt album recorded at RCA's Studio B on April 18, 1973 and released on the Muse label.

The Champ
Studio album by
Released1974
RecordedApril 18, 1973
GenreJazz, Bebop
Length37:35
LabelMuse Records MR 5023
ProducerDon Schlitten
Sonny Stitt chronology
Mr. Bojangles
(1973)
The Champ
(1974)
God Bless Jug and Sonny
(1973)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
All About Jazz(not rated)[1]
AllMusic [2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]

Track listing

edit

Side 1

edit
  1. "The Champ" (Gillespie) – 8:48
  2. "Sweet and Lovely" (Arnheim, Tobias, Lemare) – 7:11
  3. "The Midgets" (Newman) – 5:36

Side 2

edit
  1. "The Eternal Triangle" (Stitt) – 5:21
  2. "All the Things You Are" (Kern-Hammerstein) – 4:32
  3. "Walkin'" (Carpenter) – 9:43
  • Note that on Side 1 Track 2 time is not 6:12 as listed on the label of the vinyl disc.

Personnel

edit

Production

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ The Champ at All About Jazz
  2. ^ Yanow, Scott. The Champ at AllMusic
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 185. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
edit