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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Paul Laurence Dunbar Chambers Jr. canonical 2

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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. ⓘ