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File under: Hard Bop

Japanese Blue Note Reissue

Japanese Blue Note Reissue

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Paul Chambers Quartet

Bass On Top

Label: Blue Note

Format: CD

Genre: Jazz

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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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File under: Hard Bop
Cat. number: UCCQ-9698
Year: 2024

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Special Time-Limited Offer

Format

Recorded July 14, 1957.

In jewel case with obi.

Release notes

Recorded July 14, 1957. In jewel case with obi.

Tracklist
1Yesterdays
2You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
3Chasin' The Bird
4Dear Old Stockholm
5The Theme
6Confessin'
Credits
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