paul chambers

[Mark Carlsen]

There's a great shot of a very young PC w. Donald Byrd on a Savoy release of Donalds called "Byrd's Word".Paul is holding that bass.It has been reissued on CD.Also a head shot of PC and that basses scroll on a Bluenote two-fer w. John Coltrane.It's called 'Highstep".
I have a Gary Karr album that has a picture on the cover and it looks like the same maker; The Lady's head scoll.If I recall it's on Golden Crest label and one of the tunes is " Londonderry Air"[ Danny Boy].

[Alexi David]

Originally Posted by Dennis Kong

Out of curiosity: Is the bass still for sale & how can I get
a hold of him??

I dunno, I e-mailed him about it a few years ago and I got no response. It was going for $2500. He's at http://www.davidmix.com/

There's great footage of the lady scroll bass on the 1959 CBS TV footage with Miles & the Gil Evans orchestra. He would play the "so what" melody starting in half position and shift up.....old school...and his strings are plain gut, all of them. He sounds great, even though his intonation was never great

[Matthew Tucker]

Originally Posted by MingusFingus

There's great footage of the lady scroll bass on the 1959 CBS TV footage with Miles & the Gil Evans orchestra.

Here's a screen shot. The clip's great. I love all the guys standing around in the back of the studio smoking while they wait for their solo ...

[Dennis Kong]

Thanks Mingusfingers & Matthew:
For web addr & photo.
I also sent him an email on the bass too!
not cheap either I noticed..
Wonder what kind of work it needs & if he's willing to ship it??

I was thinking about that video when this post came up, and have it but didn't have the software to transfer to the computer. Yup- it's great!!

It's called:" Miles & Trane."
Miles Davis-John Coltrane. New York 1959/66- Germany 1961. VIDJAZZ 5, 51 minutes 38 seconds BW. Jazz&Jazz video collection. Made ?? or distr
by Green Line Video SRL. Made in the EEC.
tunes:
M. Davis quintet (John, Wynton, Jimmy & Paul): So What, Theme.
M. Davis quintet & G. Evans Orchestra: The Duke, Blues for Pablo, New Rhumba.
all in the same location in NY 1959.

M. Davis quintet(Wayne, Herbie, Tony & Ron): Footprints.
in NY 1966.

J.Coltrane quintet (With E. Dolphy, McCoy, Elvin & Reggie Workman): Everytime We Say Goodbye, Impressions, My Favourite Things.
in Germany 1961.

Cost me $25. a couple years ago at Amoeba Music in Berkeley
Ca. Have not seen it in the stores lately or have seen it on
DVD yet.

[chrismmc]

...could it be Mingus's lions-head bass that people are thinking about?Just a thought...

[Paul Warburton]

Originally Posted by chrismmc

...could it be Mingus's lions-head bass that people are thinking about?Just a thought...

Huh?