The Champ (Sonny Stitt album)

The Champ
Studio album by Sonny Stitt
Released	1974
Recorded	April 18, 1973
Genre	Jazz, Bebop
Length	37:35
Label	Muse Records MR 5023
Producer	Don Schlitten
Sonny Stitt chronology
Mr. Bojangles (1973) The Champ (1974) God Bless Jug and Sonny (1973)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
All About Jazz	(not rated) [1]
AllMusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

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

Track listing

Side 1

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

Side 2

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

• Sonny Stitt – alto & tenor saxophone
• Joe Newman – trumpet
• Duke Jordan – piano
• Sam Jones – bass
• Roy Brooks – drums

Production

• Producer: Don Schlitten
• Engineers: Paul Goodman

References

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.

External links

• Sonny Stitt The Champ at My Jazz World blogspot