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Double Bass Favorite Paul Chambers Recording?

Sam Dingle

Sam Dingle

Aug 16, 2011
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I have gone back to my freshmen year of college playlist when I was trying to learn how to walk bass lines, and have been on a two day Paul chambers binge. The recordings I have been digging from him are:

Leeway by Lee Morgan
Relaxin by Miles Davis
And Can't see for lookin by Red Garland.

Wondering what records you guys go to for some PC action.
 
#3
"Bass On Top" is my favorite. A small group setting where PC takes the spotlight, as the title implies. I also like Hank Mobley's "Soul Station" a lot. Although there are only a few bass solos, the rhythm section with PC, Wynton Kelly and Art Blakey is outstanding.

- Steve
 
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Big thumbs up for your and Ed's picks, especially Bass On Top. Excluding those, my P.C. list is -
Miles Davis at Carnegie Hall
The Blackhawk stuff
Paul Chambers Quintet (Blue Note)
Wes Montgomery, Smokin at the Half Note and Full House
Sonny Clark Trio

I could go on for a lot longer but these come to mind first
 
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I knew someone would mention "Kind Of Blue" and while I agree that it's a great and important album, I've always thought PC's playing on this session was very subdued. His bass is also under-recorded, even on "So What" where he's given the main theme to play.

- Steve
 
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bassfiddlesteve said:
I knew someone would mention "Kind Of Blue" and while I agree that it's a great and important album, I've always thought PC's playing on this session was very subdued. His bass is also under-recorded, even on "So What" where he's given the main theme to play.

- Steve
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I heard an isolated track of, IIRC, All Blues, before it got pulled from YT, it was an incredible experience. There was a lot of stuff going on that is buried in the mix, it was pretty eye-opening how subtle and complex his playing on that album was.
 
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I was just listening to PC's solo on Straight No Chaser on the Miles Newport '58 recording. Badass. I need to take that off.

Also, the recording of All Blues at the Stockholm 1960 tour. He does some things comping on that version that I haven't heard him do elsewhere. ...kind of a rhythmic, turning-the-beat-around fakeout figure a couple of times.
 
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Sam Dingle said:
I have gone back to my freshmen year of college playlist when I was trying to learn how to walk bass lines, and have been on a two day Paul chambers binge. The recordings I have been digging from him are:

Leeway by Lee Morgan
Relaxin by Miles Davis
And Can't see for lookin by Red Garland.

Wondering what records you guys go to for some PC action.
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I 2nd that emotion for LeeWay. To these ears, PC’s got some extra bounce for that session.
 
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One Drop said:
I heard an isolated track of, IIRC, All Blues, before it got pulled from YT, it was an incredible experience. There was a lot of stuff going on that is buried in the mix, it was pretty eye-opening how subtle and complex his playing on that album was.
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I agree,I did the same with Freddie Freeloader and it was an eye opener. His choices and lines are superb, maybe masked a little by the mix and reverb.
 

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