Winner's Circle

For the race track winner's circle, see Glossary of North American horse racing § Winner's circle.

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Winner's Circle is a 1957 album by jazz musicians who came first or second in Down Beat's critics' poll of the same year.

Track listing

1. "Lazy Afternoon"
2. "Not So Sleepy"
3. "Seabreeze"
4. "Love and the Weather"
5. "She Didn't Say Yes"
6. "If I'm Lucky (I'll Be the One)"
7. "At Home with the Blues"
8. "Turtle Walk"

Personnel

Recorded October 1957 in Hackensack, New Jersey

Personnel on tracks 1, 3, 5 & 7:

• Art Farmer - trumpet
• Rolf Kühn - clarinet
• Eddie Costa - vibraphone [out on track 7]
• Kenny Burrell - guitar
• Oscar Pettiford - double bass
• Ed Thigpen - drums

Personnel on tracks 2, 4, 6 & 8:

• Donald Byrd - trumpet
• Frank Rehak - trombone
• Gene Quill - alto saxophone [track 2 only]
• John Coltrane - tenor saxophone
• Al Cohn - baritone saxophone
• Eddie Costa - piano
• Freddie Green - rhythm guitar [track 2 only]
• Oscar Pettiford - double bass
• Ed Thigpen - drums [out on track 2]
• Philly Joe Jones - drums [track 2 only]