Paul Chambers

Paul Laurence Dunbar Chambers Jr. (April 22, 1935 – January 4, 1969) was an American jazz double bassist. A fixture of rhythm sections during the 1950s and 1960s, he has become one of the most widely-known jazz bassists of the hard bop era. He was also known for his bowed solos. Chambers recorded about a dozen albums as a leader or co-leader, and over 100 more as a sideman, especially as the anchor of trumpeter Miles Davis's "first great quintet" (1955–63) and with pianist Wynton Kelly (1963–68).

Birth and Death Data: Born April 22, 1935 (Pittsburgh), Died January 4, 1969 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1957 - 1958

Roles Represented in DAHR: string bass

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	104634	3/25/1958	Sing song	Hal McKusick Quintet	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	104635	3/25/1958	It never entered my mind	Hal McKusick Quintet	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	104636	3/25/1958	Yesterdays	Hal McKusick Quintet	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	104637	3/25/1958	A touch of Spring	Hal McKusick Quintet	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	104638	3/28/1958	La rue	Hal McKusick Septet	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	104639	3/28/1958	Now's the time	Hal McKusick Septet	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	104640	3/28/1958	Whisper not	Hal McKusick Septet	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	104641	3/28/1958	The last day of Fall	Hal McKusick Septet	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	L 9809	1/21/1957	Cluster	John Graas Sextet	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	L 9810	1/21/1957	Canon frair-1	John Graas Sextet	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	L 9811	1/21/1957	Mood-2	John Graas Sextet	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	L 9812	1/21/1957	I'm confessin' that I love you	John Graas Sextet	instrumentalist, string bass

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Chambers, Paul," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/308013.

Chambers, Paul. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/308013.

"Chambers, Paul." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.