Artist:Paul Chambers Sextet
Song:We Six
Album:Four Classic Albums
Bassist Paul Chambers was mainly a sideman best known for his days with Miles Davis from 1955-63. That's him on So What. Of course John Coltrane was also in that band. Chambers appeared on several of Coltrane's Prestige albums. But you may not be aware that Coltrane appeared on a Paul Chambers album. Chambers recorded three albums for Blue Note. The 1957 album Whims of Chambers was his Blue Note debut. Of course Coltrane played tenor sax. Other musicians are Donald Byrd on trumpet, Kenny Burrell on guitar, Horace Silver on piano and Philly Joe Jones on drums. Byrd wrote We Six. This album is available as a digital download. But this Four Classic Albums CD from Avid is good value. You get all three of Chambers' Blue Note albums. The second is Bass On Top with Burrell, Hank Jones on piano and Art Taylor on drums. The third is Paul Chambers Quintet with Byrd, Clifford Jordan on tenor sax, Tommy Flanagan on piano and Elvin Jones on drums. The fourth album is Go which was Chambers' first album for VeeJay. This has a very early appearance by trumpeter Freddie Hubbard along with Cannonball Adderley on alto sax, Wynton Kelly on piano and either Philly Joe Jones or Jimmy Cobb on drums. Chambers was in Kelly's 60s band. Blue Note has occasionally released Coltrane's sideman recordings separately but they are out of print. Paul Chambers did not record as a leader in the 60s. He was a drug and alcohol addict until his death on Jan. 4, 1969 at age 33. Here's a video of We Six by Paul Chambers Quintet.
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