Paul Chambers Quartet
Bass On Top
FormatCDLabelBlue NoteGenreJazz & Improvisation
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On Bass on Top, Paul Chambers quietly but firmly moves the bass into the spotlight, supported by Hank Jones on piano, Kenny Burrell on guitar, and Art Taylor on drums. Standards become opportunities for Chambers to state themes and improvise with a singing, resonant tone that never gets lost, even in the lowest register. The rhythm section reverses the usual hierarchy: Jones and Burrell comp and solo with taste, but always leave room for Chambers’ lines to lead. The result is a quartet date that feels both intimate and authoritative, a persuasive argument that the bass can be not just the foundation, but also the storyteller.
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Format
Recorded July 14, 1957.
In jewel case with obi.
Release notes
Recorded July 14, 1957. In jewel case with obi.
| 1 | Yesterdays | ||
| 2 | You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To | ||
| 3 | Chasin' The Bird | ||
| 4 | Dear Old Stockholm | ||
| 5 | The Theme | ||
| 6 | Confessin' |
- Paul Chambers
- Bass
- Harold Feinstein
- Design [Cover]
- Art Taylor
- Drums
- Rudy Van Gelder
- Engineer [Recording]
- Kenny Burrell
- Guitar
- Robert Levin
- Liner Notes
- Francis Wolff
- Photography By [Cover Photo]
- Hank Jones
- Piano
- Alfred Lion
- Producer
- Kevin Gray
- Remastered By
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