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The Champ (Jimmy Smith album)

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Released
  
1956

Release date
  
1956

Genres
  
Soul jazz, Hard bop

Artist
  
Jimmy Smith

Label
  
Blue Note Records

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Similar
  
Jimmy Smith albums, Other albums

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The Champ is an album by Jimmy Smith. It was recorded in New York City in 1956 and is an early example of hard bop jazz. Smith performs alone on this album.

Contents

The Champ was re-released to CD by EMI Music Group in 2005.

Track listing

  1. "The Champ" (Dizzy Gillespie)
  2. "Bayou" (Smith)
  3. "Bubbis" (Smith)
  4. "Deep Purple" (DeRose, Parish)
  5. "Moonlight in Vermont" (Blackburn, Suessdorf)
  6. "Ready 'N Able" (Smith)
  7. "Turquoise" (Smith)

References

The Champ (Jimmy Smith album) Wikipedia