Paul Chambers

US jazz bassist

United States • 1935-04-22 – 1969-01-04

View as artist →

Biography

Paul Laurence Dunbar Chambers Jr. (April 22, 1935 – January 4, 1969) was an American jazz double bassist. A fixture of rhythm sections during the 1950s and 1960s, he has become one of the most widely-known jazz bassists of the hard bop era. He was also known for his bowed solos. Chambers recorded about a dozen albums as a leader or co-leader, and more than 100 as a sideman, especially as the anchor of trumpeter Miles Davis's "first great quintet" (1955–63) and with pianist Wynton Kelly (1963–68).

Bio from Wikipedia

Credited work

106 releases · 39 albums · active 1988–2026

  • Performance · 67
  • Production · 61
  • Engineering · 59

Studios: Peppermint Park Studios · BB Productions Ltd. · Kitchen Sync Studios · Eve-Jims Studio

Frequent collaborators

Around the web