| Chambers' Music | ||||
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| Released | September 1956 (1956-09)[1] | |||
| Recorded | March 1 or 2, 1956 Western Recorders,Los Angeles | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 32:43original LP | |||
| Label | Jazz West JWLP 7 | |||
| Producer | Herbert Kimmel | |||
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Chambers' Music (subtitledA Jazz Delegation from the East) is the debut album byjazz bassistPaul Chambers. It was released in September 1956 on the Jazz West label.[1] It features Chambers with hisMiles Davis bandmates, tenor saxophonistJohn Coltrane and drummerPhilly Joe Jones, along with pianistKenny Drew, and baritone saxophonistPepper Adams and trombonistCurtis Fuller on three tracks.
It is the first record to include a composition byJohn Coltrane. It was later reissued onBlue Note Records in 1995 on a now out-of-print CD, which also features three bonus tracks that were originally issued onHigh Step.
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Jazzwise | [3] |
In a review forAllMusic, Scott Yanow awarded the album three stars, commenting: "Although none of this music is classic, it does give listeners a valuable early look at these important jazzmen."[2] Regarding the recording session, Tony Hall ofJazzwise remarked: "It was a blowing session not unlike the Bob Weinstock dates for Prestige, recorded when the Miles Davis Quintet was in California, with Drew in on the date for Red Garland... The session only lasted two hours, so several of these titles were probably first – and only – takes... Philly Joe, who is in top form on both sessions, helps Chambers bring out spirited solos from the horns, especially Fuller, whose first date this was. This CD shows Trane still in the process of sorting out his personal direction and precedes the Quintet's marathon Prestige sessions (Relaxin' etc) with Miles a few months later the same year."[3]
Bonus tracks on Blue Note CD reissue:
Tracks 7, 8, 9 recorded on April 20, 1956 inCambridge, Massachusetts.
