The Champ
Dizzy Gillespie
- Label
- Savoy
- Catalogue
- 12047
- Recorded
- 24 February 1951
- Format
- LP
78 Material with Dizzy Gillespie
Personnel
24 February 1951 · Dizzy Gillespie Septet, United Sound Systems, Detroit, MI
| Name | Instrument |
|---|---|
| Dizzy Gillespie | Trumpet |
| John Coltrane | Tenor Saxophone |
| Milt Jackson | Piano on a; Vibraphone on b, c |
| Kenny Burrell | Guitar |
| Percy Heath | Bass |
| Carl “Kansas” Fields | Drums |
| Fred Strong | Vocals on a, b |
| The Calypso Boys including Fred Strong | Congas, Maracas, Claves on b |
Lineups from The John Coltrane Reference. Letters (a, b, c…) are the order titles were recorded at each session. These lineups cover the whole recording date. Takes from one session are often split across several records, so the credits describe the date rather than the contents of this release.