Paul Chambers Quintet

Paul Chambers Quintet
Studio album by
the Paul Chambers Quintet
ReleasedApril 1958 (1958-04)[1][2]
RecordedMay 19, 1957
StudioVan Gelder Studio
Hackensack, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length41:24
LabelBlue Note
BLP 1564
ProducerAlfred Lion
Paul Chambers chronology
Bass on Top
(1957)
Paul Chambers Quintet
(1958)
Go
(1959)

Paul Chambers Quintet is the fourth studio album by American jazz bassist Paul Chambers recorded on May 19, 1957 and released on Blue Note the following year.[1][2][3] The quintet features trumpeter Donald Byrd, tenor saxophonist Clifford Jordan, pianist Tommy Flanagan and drummer Elvin Jones.

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]

The AllMusic review by Steve Leggett awarded the album 4 stars stating: "Nothing is particularly innovative with this set, but these tracks don't push or pull against themselves, either, and there's a clear joy coming off of the floor as these musicians, all in the early phases of their careers, do what they do with comforting assurance."[4]

Track listing[edit]

All compositions by Paul Chambers, except where noted.

Side 1[edit]

  1. "Minor Run-Down" (Benny Golson) – 7:36
  2. "The Hand of Love" – 6:22
  3. "Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg) – 3:06

Side 2[edit]

  1. "Four Strings" (Golson) – 5:26
  2. "What's New?" (Johnny Burke, Bob Haggart) – 5:38
  3. "Beauteous" – 8:05

CD reissue bonus track[edit]

  1. "Four Strings" (alternate take) (Golson) – 5:11

Personnel[edit]

Paul Chambers Quintet[edit]

Technical personnel[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "April Album Releases" (PDF). The Cash Box. The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc., NY. 12 April 1958. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Paul Chambers Quintet". Billboard. The Billboard Publishing Co. 28 April 1958. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  3. ^ Blue Note Records discography accessed January 2, 2011
  4. ^ a b Leggett, S. Allmusic Review accessed January 2, 2011