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Paul Chambers - 1st Bassman (1961) Genre: Jazz

Allaboutjazz.com:

Arguably one of the greatest jazz bassists of the modern era, Paul Chambers led a short, but active musical life and recorded literally hundreds of albums both under his own name and as a sideman. His own recording career as a leader easily falls into two distinct periods- his 1956-1957 tenure with Blue Note and his 1959-1960 stint with Vee Jay. There were of course other one shot deals, but his Blue Note and Vee Jay material remains the most substantial of his own work.

Two sessions from February 1959 yielded the original album entitled Go! (posted here at Jazzbabel). This hard bop delight is notable for a front line that includes trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, new on the scene at the time, and Cannonball Adderley. Wynton Kelly, Chambers, and Jimmy Cobb were the rhythm team for Miles Davis at the time and their empathetic teamwork was responsible for elevating many a blowing date of the time above the mean standard (note that on a few cuts Hubbard drops out and Philly Joe Jones spells Cobb on drums). Two warhorses, “Just Friends” and “I Got Rhythm,” are sandwiched in between such Chambers originals as “Ease It” and “I Heard That.”

Cut almost a year later in May of 1960, 1st Bassman yielded a modest five cuts and no additional material. Still, there seems to be some very perceptible growth in Chamber’s ability to move the date beyond your average blowing session. All the tunes are by Yusef Lateef and he manages to develop interesting structures that stimulate the creative juices of a fantastic sextet- namely Tommy Turrentine, Curtis Fuller, Kelly, Chambers, and drummer Lex Humphries.

Allmusic.com:

Paul Chambers was one of the top bassists of the 1955-65 period, so it is somewhat surprising to realize that this out-of-print Vee Jay LP was his final one as a leader. Actually tenor saxophonist Yusef Lateef, who contributed all five selections, is the most prominent musician on the album although trumpeter Tommy Turrentine, trombonist Curtis Fuller, pianist Wynton Kelly, drummer Lex Humprhies and Chambers are all strong assets. The music is straightahead without being overly predictable, falling into the hard bop idiom and containing many fine moments. ~ Scott Yanow

Personnel:

Yusef Lateef, tenor sax

Paul Chambers, bass

Lex Humphries, drums

Curtis Fuller, trombone

Wynton Kelly, piano

Tommy Turrentine, trumpet

Tracks:

1. Melody (Lateef) 4:11

2. Bass Region (Lateef) 10:38

3. Retrogress (Lateef) 3:33

4. Mopp Shoe Blues (Lateef) 6:08

5. Blessed (Lateef) 7:07

6. Who's Blues (Adderley) 8:26

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