Generated on Sat, Oct 01, 2011
Date: March 1 or 2, 1956
Location: Western Recorders, Hollywood, CA
Label: Imperial
Paul Chambers (ldr), John Coltrane (ts), Kenny Drew, Sr. (p), Paul Chambers (b), Philly Joe Jones (d)
| a. | IM3532 | Dexterity - 6:44 (Charlie Parker) |
| b. | IM3533 | Stablemates - 5:52 (Benny Golson) |
| c. | IM3534 | Easy To Love - 3:50 (Cole Porter) |
| d. | IM3535 | Visitation - 4:53 (Paul Chambers) |
| e. | IM3536 | Trane's Blues [aka Vierd Blues; aka John Paul Jones] - 6:54 (John Coltrane) |
| f. | IM3537 | Eastbound - 4:21 (Kenny Drew, Sr.) |
| All titles on: | Score LP 12": LP 7 — Chambers' Music - A Jazz Delegation From The East
Blue Note LP 12": BNLA 451-H2 — High Step Blue Note CD: CDP 7 84437 2 — Chambers' Music - A Jazz Delegation From The East (1989) | |
John Coltrane (ts) on a-c, e-f.
One additional unissued selection: IM3538 That's What I've Been Thru - composer unknown.
IM3536 listed as John Paul Jones.
Date: September 21, 1956
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
Label: Blue Note
Paul Chambers (ldr), John Coltrane (ts), Donald Byrd (t), Kenny Burrell (g), Horace Silver (p), Paul Chambers (b), Philly Joe Jones (d)
| a. | tk 3 | We Six - 7:39 (Donald Byrd)
Blue Note LP 12": BNLA 451-H2 — High Step |
| b. | tk 5 | Omicron - 7:15 (Donald Byrd)
Blue Note LP 12": BNLA 451-H2 — High Step |
| c. | tk 6 | Tale Of The Fingers - 4:41 (Paul Chambers) |
| d. | tk 8 | Whims Of Chambers - 4:03 (Paul Chambers) |
| e. | tk 9 | Nita - 6:03 (John Coltrane)
Blue Note LP 12": BNLA 451-H2 — High Step |
| f. | tk 11 | Just For The Love - 3:41 (John Coltrane)
Blue Note LP 12": BNLA 451-H2 — High Step |
| g. | tk 13 | Dear Ann - 4:18 (Paul Chambers) |
| All titles on: | Blue Note LP 12": BLP 1534 — Whims Of Chambers
Blue Note CD: CDP 7243 8 37647 2 3 — Whims Of Chambers (1996) | |
John Coltrane (ts) on a-b, e-f; Donald Byrd (t) on a-b, e-g; Kenny Burrell (g) on a-b, d-g.
Date: May 19, 1957
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
Label: Blue Note
Paul Chambers (ldr), Clifford Jordan (ts), Donald Byrd (t), Tommy Flanagan (p), Paul Chambers (b), Elvin Jones (d)
| a. | tk 3 | Four Strings - 5:26 (Benny Golson)
Blue Note LP 12": BLP 1564 — Paul Chambers Quintet |
| b. | tk 4 alt | Four Strings - 5:11 (Benny Golson) |
| c. | tk 8 | Minor Run-Down - 7:36 (Benny Golson)
Blue Note LP 12": BLP 1564 — Paul Chambers Quintet |
| d. | tk 9 | Beauteous - 8:05 (Paul Chambers)
Blue Note LP 12": BLP 1564 — Paul Chambers Quintet |
| e. | tk 12 | What's New - 5:38 (Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke)
Blue Note LP 12": BLP 1564 — Paul Chambers Quintet |
| f. | tk 15 | The Hand Of Love - 6:22 (Paul Chambers)
Blue Note LP 12": BLP 1564 — Paul Chambers Quintet |
| g. | tk 16 | Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise - 3:06 (Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II)
Blue Note LP 12": BLP 1564 — Paul Chambers Quintet |
| All titles on: | Blue Note CD: CDP 7243 8 52441 2 4 — Paul Chambers Quintet (1996)
Blue Note CD: 50999 2 65144 2 0 — Paul Chambers Quintet (2009) | |
Clifford Jordan (ts) on a-f; Donald Byrd (t) on a-f.
Date: July 14, 1957
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
Label: Blue Note
Paul Chambers (ldr), Kenny Burrell (g), Hank Jones (p), Paul Chambers (b), Arthur Taylor (d)
| a. | tk 3 | Dear Old Stockholm [Ack Värmeland, Du Sköna] - 6:40 (Traditional)
Blue Note LP 12": BST 81569 — Bass On Top |
| b. | tk 5 | Chasin' The Bird - 5:45 (Charlie Parker)
Blue Note LP 12": BST 81569 — Bass On Top |
| c. | tk 6 | I'm Confessin' (That I Love You) - 4:15 (Doc Dougherty, Al J. Neiburg, Ellis Reynolds)
Blue Note LP 12": BST 81569 — Bass On Top |
| d. | tk 8 | The Theme - 6:10 (Miles Davis)
Blue Note LP 12": BST 81569 — Bass On Top |
| e. | tk 9 | Yesterdays - 5:50 (Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach)
Blue Note LP 12": BST 81569 — Bass On Top |
| f. | tk 10 | You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To - 7:15 (Cole Porter)
Blue Note LP 12": BST 81569 — Bass On Top |
| g. | tk 12 | Chamber Mates - 5:00 (Kenny Burrell, Paul Chambers) |
| All titles on: | Blue Note CD: CDP 7 46533 2 — Bass On Top (1987) | |
Date: February 2, 1959
Location: Universal Recording, Chicago, IL
Label: Vee-Jay
Paul Chambers (ldr), Julian 'Cannonball' Adderley (as), Freddie Hubbard (t), Wynton Kelly (p), Paul Chambers (b), Jimmy Cobb (d)
| a. | tk 2 alt | Ease It - 5:49 (Paul Chambers) |
| b. | 59-1073 (tk 5) | Ease It - 6:57 (Paul Chambers) |
| c. | tk 6 alt | Just Friends - 7:29 (John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis) |
| d. | 59-1074 (tk 8) | Just Friends - 5:14 (John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis)
Trip LP 12": TLX 5026 — Just Friends (1975) |
| e. | tk 2 alt | I Got Rhythm - 6:18 (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) |
| f. | 59-1075 (tk 5) | I Got Rhythm - 6:06 (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
Trip LP 12": TLX 5026 — Just Friends (1975) |
| g. | 59-1076 (tk 3) | Dear Ann - 7:48 (Paul Chambers) |
| All titles on: | Mosaic CD: MD6-205 — The Complete Vee Jay Wynton Kelly-Paul Chambers Sessions 1959-61 (2000) | |
An invited audience was present in the studio.
Date: February 3, 1959
Location: Universal Recording, Chicago, IL
Label: Vee-Jay
Paul Chambers (ldr), Julian 'Cannonball' Adderley (as), Freddie Hubbard (t), Wynton Kelly (p), Paul Chambers (b), Jimmy Cobb (d)
| a. | 59-1077 (tk 7) | Julie Ann - 6:00 (Julian 'Cannonball' Adderley) |
| b. | tk 4 alt | I Heard That - 9:28 (Paul Chambers) |
| c. | 59-1078 (tk 8) | I Heard That - 9:11 (Paul Chambers) |
| d. | remake tk 2 alt | Dear Ann - 5:09 (Paul Chambers) |
| e. | remake tk 3 alt | Dear Ann - 4:09 (Paul Chambers) |
| f. | remake tk 1 alt | I Heard That - 9:09 (Paul Chambers) |
| All titles on: | Mosaic CD: MD6-205 — The Complete Vee Jay Wynton Kelly-Paul Chambers Sessions 1959-61 (2000) | |
Date: February 1959
Location: Universal Recording, Chicago, IL
Label: Vee-Jay
Paul Chambers (ldr), Julian 'Cannonball' Adderley (as), Wynton Kelly (p), Paul Chambers (b), Jimmy Cobb, Philly Joe Jones (d)
| a. | tk 4 alt | Awful Mean - 9:14 (Julian 'Cannonball' Adderley) |
| b. | 59-1195 (tk 6) | Awful Mean - 6:57 (Julian 'Cannonball' Adderley)
Trip LP 12": TLX 5026 — Just Friends (1975) |
| c. | tk 10 | Shades Of Blue - 8:23 (Paul Chambers) |
| d. | 59-1196 | There Is No Greater Love - 8:15 (Isham Jones, Marty Symes)
Trip LP 12": TLX 5026 — Just Friends (1975) |
| All titles on: | Mosaic CD: MD6-205 — The Complete Vee Jay Wynton Kelly-Paul Chambers Sessions 1959-61 (2000) | |
Jimmy Cobb (d) on c-d; Philly Joe Jones (d) on a-b.
Date: May 12, 1960
Location: Bell Sound, New York City
Label: Vee-Jay
Paul Chambers (ldr), Yusef Lateef (f, ts), Tommy Turrentine (t), Curtis Fuller (tb), Wynton Kelly (p), Paul Chambers (b), Lex Humphries (d)
| a. | 60-1535 | Melody - 4:07 (Yusef Lateef) |
| b. | 60-1536 | Bass Region - 10:36 (Yusef Lateef) |
| c. | 60-1537 | Retrogress - 3:29 (Yusef Lateef) |
| d. | 60-1538 | Mopp Shoe Blues - 6:06 |
| e. | 60-1539 | Blessed - 7:00 (Yusef Lateef) |
| All titles on: | Vee-Jay LP 12": LP 3012 — 1st Bassman
Trip LP 12": TLX 5026 — Just Friends (1975) Mosaic CD: MD6-205 — The Complete Vee Jay Wynton Kelly-Paul Chambers Sessions 1959-61 (2000) | |
Yusef Lateef (f) on e; (ts) on a-d.