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Paul Chambers

Paul Chambers

Born: 22nd April 1935, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Died: 4th January 1969, New York City, New York, U.S.

Nationality: American

Paul Laurence Dunbar Chambers Jr. was an American jazz double bassist. A fixture of rhythm sections during the 1950s and 1960s, he has become one of the most widely-known jazz bassists of the hard bop era. He was also known for his bowed solos. Chambers recorded about a dozen albums as a leader or co-leader, and over 100 more as a sideman, especially as the anchor of trumpeter Miles Davis's "first great quintet" (1955–63) and with pianist Wynton Kelly (1963–68).

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