Paul Laurence Dunbar Chambers Jr.

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Paul Laurence Dunbar Chambers Jr. was a highly influential American jazz double bassist best known for his work with the Miles Davis Quintet and on landmark albums such as "Kind of Blue."

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instanceOf American jazz double bassist
double bassist
human
jazz musician
activeYearsEnd 1969
activeYearsStart early 1950s
alsoPlayed cello
associatedWith Art Blakey
Cannonball Adderley
Hank Mobley
John Coltrane
Miles Davis
Philly Joe Jones
Red Garland
Sonny Rollins
Tommy Flanagan
Wynton Kelly
birthDate 1935-04-22
birthPlace Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
causeOfDeath alcoholism-related complications
tuberculosis
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1969-01-04
familyName Chambers
fullName Paul Laurence Dunbar Chambers Jr.
genre bebop
hard bop
jazz
givenName Paul
influenced Charles Mingus
Ray Brown
Ron Carter
countless modern jazz bassists
instrument double bass
memberOf Miles Davis Quintet
Miles Davis Sextet
notableWork Bass on Top
Blue Train
Kind of Blue
occupation bassist
musician
raisedIn Detroit, Michigan, United States
recordedOn Bass on Top
Blue Train
Chambers’ Music
Giant Steps
Go
Kind of Blue
Milestones
Paul Chambers Quintet
Somethin’ Else
linked to: Somethin' Else

Whims of Chambers
’Round About Midnight
recordLabel Blue Note Records
Prestige Records
Vee-Jay Records
styleCharacteristic melodic arco solos
strong time feel
walking bass lines

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Paul Chambers fullName Paul Laurence Dunbar Chambers Jr.
Paul Chambers fullName Paul Laurence Dunbar Chambers Jr.