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Encyclopedia > Paul Chambers

Paul Laurence Dunbar Chambers, Jr. (April 22, 1935 - January 4, 1969) was a leading jazz bassist of the 1950s and 1960s. His importance can be measured not only by the length and breadth of his work in this short period but also his nearly perfect intonation, time and virtuosic improvisations. April 22 is the 112th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (113th in leap years). ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... January 4 is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ... Jazz is a musical art form that originated in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States around the start of the 20th century. ... A bassist is a musician who plays a double bass or electric bass (also referred to as bass guitar). ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ...

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Biography

Born in Pittsburgh on April 22, 1935, Chambers was raised in Detroit where he undertook study of the tuba. From 1954 on through 1955, he gained significance touring with such musicians as Bennie Green, Paul Quinichette, George Wallington, J.J. Johnson and Kai Winding. In 1955 he joined the Miles Davis quintet, staying on with the group until 1963 and appearing on the 1959 classic Miles Davis album Kind of Blue. In fact, one of Paul's most noted performances was on that album's first cut, "So What," which opens with a brief but sublime duet with pianist Bill Evans. From 1963 until 1966 Chambers played often with the Wynton Kelly trio, also freelancing as a sidemen for other important names in jazz all throughout his career. Over his lifetime Paul Chambers developed addictions to both alcohol and heroin. On January 4, 1969 he died of tuberculosis at the premature age of 33. City nickname: The Steel City Location in the state of Pennsylvania Founded 1758 Mayor Tom Murphy (Dem) Area  - Total  - Water 151. ... April 22 is the 112th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (113th in leap years). ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... The tuba is one of the largest of low-brass instruments and is one of the most recent additions to the modern symphony orchestra, first appearing in the mid-19th century, when it largely replaced the ophicleide. ... Bennie Green was a jazz trombonist, born Chicago, IL, April 16, 1923, died San Diego, CA March 23, 1977. ... Paul Quinichette (17 May 1916 - 25 May 1983) was a jazz tenor saxophone musician. ... George Wallington (1924–1993) was a highly regarded American bop pianist and composer. ... J.J. Johnson, in about the mid-1960s J.J. Johnson (born James Louis Johnson) in Indianapolis, Indiana, (January 22, 1924 - February 4, 2001), was an American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger. ... Kai Chresten Winding (May 18, 1922-May 6, 1983) was a popular trombonist and jazz composer. ... Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991) was one of the most distinguished jazz musicians of the latter half of the 20th century. ... Kind of Blue is a jazz album by musician Miles Davis, released on August 17, 1959. ... Duet may refer to: Duet, musical form Duet, Fox sitcom This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Pianist Claudio Arrau, Carnegie Hall, 1954. ... William John Evans, (better known as Bill Evans) (August 16, 1929 – September 15, 1980) was one of the most famous jazz pianists of the 20th century; he remains one of the major influences on post-1950s jazz piano. ... Wynton Kelly (1931–1971) was an American jazz pianist, born in Jamaica. ... Functional group of an alcohol molecule. ... Heroin ((INN) Diacetylmorphine, (BAN) diamorphine) is a semi-synthetic opioid. ... January 4 is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ... Tuberculosis (abbreviated as TB for Tubercle Bacillus) is a common and deadly infectious disease that is caused by mycobacteria, primarily Mycobacterium tuberculosis. ...


Influence

He and Slam Stewart were the first jazz bassists to perform arco or bowed solos. Slam Stewart Leroy Elliott Slam Stewart (September 21, 1914-December 10, 1987) was an African-American jazz bassist whose trademark style was his ability to bow the bass and simultaneously hum an octave apart. ... An ARCO gas station in Los Angeles ARCO (an acronym for Atlantic Richfield Company) is an American oil company that was formed by the merger of East Coast-based Atlantic Refining and California-based Richfield Petroleum in 1966. ...


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Paul Chambers played on a great many albums, during the brief period (1955-68) he was active. He performed on the several landmark albums, including John Coltrane's Giant Steps and Miles Davis' Kind of Blue. Many musicians wrote songs dedicated to Paul. Coltrane's song "Mr. P.C." is named after Chambers. Tommy Flanagan wrote "Big Paul", performed on the Coltrane and Kenny Burrell Prestige 1958 lp for him. Max Roach wrote a drum solo called "Five For Paul" on his 1977 impossible to find drum solo lp recorded in Japan, Sonny Rollins wrote a song called "Paul's Pal" for him as well and finally long time cohort and fellow bandmate with Miles Davis pianist Red Garland wrote the tune: "The P.C. Blues", which is probably the most notable of the 5 tunes named for him. He recorded with many other important musicians, including Cannonball Adderley, Donald Byrd, Sonny Rollins, Freddie Hubbard, Jackie McLean, Hank Mobley, and Bud Powell, Bill Evans, Walter Benton, Herbie Hancock, Blue Mitchell, Curtis Fuller, Benny Golson, Kenny Dorham, Grant Green, Yusef Lateef, Lee Morgan, Art Blakey, Roy Haynes, Hampton Hawes, Wayne Shorter, Paul Quinichette, Philly Joe Jones, Wes Montgomery, Ike Quebec, Stanley Turrentine, Grant Green, Zoot Sims, Johnny Griffin, Nat Adderley, Horace Silver, Hank Jones, Abbey Lincoln, Lorez Alexandria as well as recording as a leader. John William Coltrane (September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967), nicknamed Trane, was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. ... Giant Steps is a 1960 (see 1960 in music) album by jazz musician John Coltrane. ... Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991) was one of the most distinguished jazz musicians of the latter half of the 20th century. ... Kind of Blue is a jazz album by musician Miles Davis, released on August 17, 1959. ... Julian Edwin Cannonball Adderley (September 15, 1928 – August 8, 1975), originally from Tampa, Florida, was a jazz alto saxophonist of the small combo era of the 1950s and 1960s. ... Donaldson Toussaint LOuverture Byrd II (born December 9, 1932) is an American jazz and rhythm and blues trumpeter, born in Detroit, Michigan. ... An early Rollins picture graces the cover of Volume One Theodore Walter Sonny Rollins (born September 7, 1930 in New York City) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist. ... Frederick Dewayne Hubbard (born April 7, 1938 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American jazz trumpeter. ... John Lenwood (Jackie) McLean (born May 17, 1932) is an American jazz alto saxophonist and educator, born in New York City. ... Henry (Hank) Mobley (July 7, 1930 – May 30, 1986) was an American hard bop and soul jazz tenor saxophonist. ... The Amazing Bud Powell - early LP cover Earl Rudolph Bud Powell (September 27, 1924 – July 31, 1966 in New York City) was one of the most influential pianists in the history of jazz. ...


Discography

As leader

  

As co-leader

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As sideman

Julian "Cannonball" Adderley A sideman is a professional musician who is hired to perform or record with a group of which he is not formally a member. ... Julian Edwin Cannonball Adderley (September 15, 1928 - August 8, 1975), originally from Tampa, Florida was a jazz saxophonist of the small combo era of the 1950s and 1960s. ...

Nat Adderley EmArcy Records is a jazz record label, formed in 1954 as a subsidiary of Mercury Records. ... Mercury Records was a record label founded in Chicago, Illinois in 1945 by Irving Green, Berle Adams and Arthur Talmadge. ... John William Coltrane (September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967), nicknamed Trane, was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. ... A leading publisher in America, with a fast-growing Internet business, Phillips International, Inc. ... Nathaniel Adderley (November 25, 1931 - January 2, 2000) was an American jazz cornetist who played in the hard bop and soul jazz genres. ...

Toshiko Akiyoshi Wing Records was a subsidiary of Mercury Records that enjoyed its greatest success during the 50s. ... Jazzland Records is the name of at least two record labels: The first Jazzland Records is an American jazz label founded in 1960 by Bill Grauer and Orrin Keepnews. ... Toshiko Akiyoshi (穐吉 敏子, born December 12, 1929) is a jazz pianist and a composer/arranger. ...

Lorez Alexandria The Toshiko Trio is a jazz record album recorded in 1956 in New York City and released on the Storyville record label. ... Toshiko Mariano and her Big Band is a jazz album recorded in Tokyo by Toshiko Akiyoshi (then Toshiko Mariano) in July of 1964 and released in the US on the Vee Jay record label. ... Vee-Jay Records was a record label, specializing in blues, rhythm and blues and rock and roll. ...

Chet Baker Impulse! Records is an American based jazz record label, originally launched in 1960 by Creed Taylor as a subsidiary of ABC-Paramount Records in New York City. ... The Chet Baker Monument in Amsterdam Chesney Henry Chet Baker Jr. ...

Kenny Burrell The Incredible Jazz Guitar Of Wes Montgomery, a 1960 Riverside release. ... Kenneth Earl Burrell (born July 31, 1931 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American jazz guitarist. ...

Sonny Clark Blue Note Records is a jazz record label, established in 1939 by Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff. ... John Jenkins (1592-1678), English composer, was born in Maidstone, Kent, and died at Kimberley, Norfolk. ... Blue Note Records is a jazz record label, established in 1939 by Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff. ... Born in Herminie, Pennsylvania, Conrad Yeatis (Sonny) Clark (July 21, 1931- January 13, 1963) was an American hard bop pianist. ...

Jimmy Cleveland Blue Note Records is a jazz record label, established in 1939 by Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff. ... Blue Note Records is a jazz record label, established in 1939 by Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff. ... Blue Note Records is a jazz record label, established in 1939 by Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff. ...

  • Introducing Jimmy Cleveland And His All Stars (EmArcy, 1955)

John Coltrane EmArcy Records is a jazz record label, formed in 1954 as a subsidiary of Mercury Records. ... John William Coltrane (September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967), nicknamed Trane, was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. ...

Miles Davis Blue Train is a jazz album by John Coltrane, released in 1957 (see 1957 in music. ... Blue Note Records is a jazz record label, established in 1939 by Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff. ... Coltrane is a 1957 album by jazz musician John Coltrane. ... Prestige Records was a record label founded in 1949 by Bob Weinstock (October 2, 1928–January 14, 2006). ... Prestige Records was a record label founded in 1949 by Bob Weinstock (October 2, 1928–January 14, 2006). ... Prestige Records was a record label founded in 1949 by Bob Weinstock (October 2, 1928–January 14, 2006). ... Lush Life is a 1958 album by jazz musician John Coltrane. ... Prestige Records was a record label founded in 1949 by Bob Weinstock (October 2, 1928–January 14, 2006). ... Prestige Records was a record label founded in 1949 by Bob Weinstock (October 2, 1928–January 14, 2006). ... Traneing In (also known as John Coltrane with the Red Garland Trio) is a 1957 album by jazz musician John Coltrane. ... Prestige Records was a record label founded in 1949 by Bob Weinstock (October 2, 1928–January 14, 2006). ... Prestige Records was a record label founded in 1949 by Bob Weinstock (October 2, 1928–January 14, 2006). ... Soultrane is a jazz album by John Coltrane, released in 1958. ... Prestige Records was a record label founded in 1949 by Bob Weinstock (October 2, 1928–January 14, 2006). ... Stardust is a 1958 album by jazz musician John Coltrane, originally issued under Wilbur Hardens name. ... Prestige Records was a record label founded in 1949 by Bob Weinstock (October 2, 1928–January 14, 2006). ... The Believer is a 1958 album by jazz musician John Coltrane. ... Prestige Records was a record label founded in 1949 by Bob Weinstock (October 2, 1928–January 14, 2006). ... Prestige Records was a record label founded in 1949 by Bob Weinstock (October 2, 1928–January 14, 2006). ... Milton (Milt) Jackson (January 1, 1923 – October 9, 1999) was an American jazz vibraphonist and one of the most important figures in the hard bop style. ... Bags and Trane is a jazz album by Milt Jackson and John Coltrane. ... Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American record label, and operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Music Group. ... Giant Steps is a 1960 album by jazz musician John Coltrane. ... Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American record label, and operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Music Group. ... Julian Edwin Cannonball Adderley (September 15, 1928 - August 8, 1975), originally from Tampa, Florida was a jazz saxophonist of the small combo era of the 1950s and 1960s. ... A leading publisher in America, with a fast-growing Internet business, Phillips International, Inc. ... Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991) was one of the most distinguished jazz musicians of the latter half of the 20th century. ...

Kenny Dorham Prestige Records was a record label founded in 1949 by Bob Weinstock (October 2, 1928–January 14, 2006). ... -1... Cookin with the Miles Davis Quintet is an album recorded in 1956 by Miles Davis. ... Prestige Records was a record label founded in 1949 by Bob Weinstock (October 2, 1928–January 14, 2006). ... Relaxin with the Miles Davis Quintet is an album recorded in 1956 by Miles Davis. ... Prestige Records was a record label founded in 1949 by Bob Weinstock (October 2, 1928–January 14, 2006). ... Steamin with the Miles Davis Quintet is an album recorded in 1956 by Miles Davis. ... Prestige Records was a record label founded in 1949 by Bob Weinstock (October 2, 1928–January 14, 2006). ... Workin with the Miles Davis Quintet is an album recorded in 1956 by Miles Davis. ... Prestige Records was a record label founded in 1949 by Bob Weinstock (October 2, 1928–January 14, 2006). ... Miles Ahead is a cool jazz album by Miles Davis released in May of 1957. ... Milestones is an album recorded in February and March 1958 by Miles Davis. ... Porgy and Bess is a 1958 album by jazz musician Miles Davis which he and Gil Evans arranged from George Gershwins opera Porgy and Bess. ... Kind of Blue is a jazz album by musician Miles Davis, released on August 17, 1959. ... Sketches of Spain was a 1960 album by Miles Davis, pairing him again with arranger and composer Gil Evans. ... Someday My Prince Will Come is an album recorded in March 1961 by Miles Davis. ... Album cover Quiet Nights is an album recorded in 1962 and 1963 by Miles Davis and Gil Evans. ... McKinley Howard (Kenny) Dorham (August 30, 1924 - December 5, 1972) was an American jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer born in Fairfield, Texas. ...

Kenny Drew Prestige Records was a record label founded in 1949 by Bob Weinstock (October 2, 1928–January 14, 2006). ... Kenneth Sidney (Kenny) Drew (August 28, 1928 - August 4, 1993) was an American jazz pianist from New York City. ...

Curtis Fuller Prestige Records was a record label founded in 1949 by Bob Weinstock (October 2, 1928–January 14, 2006). ... Curtis DuBois Fuller (born in Detroit, December 15, 1934) is a United States jazz trombonist. ...

  • Curtis Fuller with Red Garland (Prestige, 1957)
  • Curtis Fuller Jazztette with Benny Golson (Savoy, 1959)

Red Garland Prestige Records was a record label founded in 1949 by Bob Weinstock (October 2, 1928–January 14, 2006). ... Savoy Records the name of two record labels, one in the United States of America, and the other in the United Kingdom. ... William Red Garland (1923–1984) was an American jazz pianist whose complex block-chord style influenced many forthcoming pianists in the jazz idiom. ...

 

Herbie Hancock Prestige Records was a record label founded in 1949 by Bob Weinstock (October 2, 1928–January 14, 2006). ... Prestige Records was a record label founded in 1949 by Bob Weinstock (October 2, 1928–January 14, 2006). ... Prestige Records was a record label founded in 1949 by Bob Weinstock (October 2, 1928–January 14, 2006). ... Prestige Records was a record label founded in 1949 by Bob Weinstock (October 2, 1928–January 14, 2006). ... Prestige Records was a record label founded in 1949 by Bob Weinstock (October 2, 1928–January 14, 2006). ... Prestige Records was a record label founded in 1949 by Bob Weinstock (October 2, 1928–January 14, 2006). ... Prestige Records was a record label founded in 1949 by Bob Weinstock (October 2, 1928–January 14, 2006). ... Prestige Records was a record label founded in 1949 by Bob Weinstock (October 2, 1928–January 14, 2006). ... Prestige Records was a record label founded in 1949 by Bob Weinstock (October 2, 1928–January 14, 2006). ... Prestige Records was a record label founded in 1949 by Bob Weinstock (October 2, 1928–January 14, 2006). ... Herbie Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an Academy Award and multiple Grammy Award-winning jazz pianist and composer from Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Hancock is one of jazz musics most important and influential pianists and composers. ...

  • Inventions And Dimensions (Blue Note, 1963)

Barry Harris Blue Note Records is a jazz record label, established in 1939 by Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff. ... 2002 Recording For the dance music performer and DJ, see Barry Harris (DJ). ...

Dexter Gordon In Portuguese: Olhos de boi This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Smaug in his lair: an illustration for the fantasy The Hobbit Fantasy is a genre of art that uses magic and other supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. ... Dexter (Keith) Gordon (February 27, 1923 - April 25, 1990) was a New York tenor saxophone musician. ...

Benny Golson Blue Note Records is a jazz record label, established in 1939 by Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff. ... Benny Golson (born January 25, 1929) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger. ...

Joe Henderson Contemporary Records was a record label which was purchased by Fantasy Records in 1984. ... The Incredible Jazz Guitar Of Wes Montgomery, a 1960 Riverside release. ... Prestige Records was a record label founded in 1949 by Bob Weinstock (October 2, 1928–January 14, 2006). ... Mercury Records was a record label founded in Chicago, Illinois in 1945 by Irving Green, Berle Adams and Arthur Talmadge. ... Joe Henderson (April 24, 1937 - June 30, 2001) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. ...

  • Four (Verve, 1968)
  • Straight, No Chaser (Verve, 1968)

Milt "Bags" Jackson Verve Records is an American Jazz record label, founded by Norman Granz in 1956, which absorbed the catalogues of his earlier labels: Norgran Records and Clef Records (founded 1953). ... Verve Records is an American Jazz record label, founded by Norman Granz in 1956, which absorbed the catalogues of his earlier labels: Norgran Records and Clef Records (founded 1953). ... Milton (Milt) Jackson (January 1, 1923 – October 9, 1999) was an American jazz vibraphonist and one of the most important figures in the hard bop style. ...

John Jenkins John William Coltrane (September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967), nicknamed Trane, was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. ... Bags and Trane is a jazz album by Milt Jackson and John Coltrane. ... Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American record label, and operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Music Group. ... Impulse! Records is an American based jazz record label, originally launched in 1960 by Creed Taylor as a subsidiary of ABC-Paramount Records in New York City. ... John Jenkins (1592-1678), English composer, was born in Maidstone, Kent, and died at Kimberley, Norfolk. ...

J. J. Johnson Kenneth Earl Burrell (born July 31, 1931 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American jazz guitarist. ... Blue Note Records is a jazz record label, established in 1939 by Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff. ... J. J. Johnson, in about the mid-1960s J. J. Johnson (born James Louis Johnson) in Indianapolis, Indiana, (January 22, 1924 - elements of both classical and jazz music. ...

Wynton Kelly Blue Note Records is a jazz record label, established in 1939 by Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff. ... Kai Chresten Winding (May 18, 1922-May 6, 1983) was a popular trombonist and jazz composer. ... Kai Chresten Winding (May 18, 1922-May 6, 1983) was a popular trombonist and jazz composer. ... Impulse! Records is an American based jazz record label, originally launched in 1960 by Creed Taylor as a subsidiary of ABC-Paramount Records in New York City. ... Wynton Kelly (1931–1971) was an American jazz pianist, born in Jamaica. ...

  • Kelly at Midnite (Vee-Jay, 1960)
  • Kelly Great (Vee-Jay, 1960)
  • Wynton Kelly! (Vee-Jay, 1961)
  • Comin' in the Back Door (Verve, 1963)

Abbey Lincoln Vee-Jay Records was a record label, specializing in blues, rhythm and blues and rock and roll. ... Vee-Jay Records was a record label, specializing in blues, rhythm and blues and rock and roll. ... Vee-Jay Records was a record label, specializing in blues, rhythm and blues and rock and roll. ... Verve Records is an American Jazz record label, founded by Norman Granz in 1956, which absorbed the catalogues of his earlier labels: Norgran Records and Clef Records (founded 1953). ... Abbey Lincoln (born Anna Marie Wooldridge on August 6, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois) is a jazz vocalist, songwriter, and actress, who is widely respected for her writing skills. ...

Jackie McLean The Incredible Jazz Guitar Of Wes Montgomery, a 1960 Riverside release. ... John Lenwood (Jackie) McLean (born May 17, 1932) is an American jazz alto saxophonist and educator, born in New York City. ...

Hank Mobley Prestige Records was a record label founded in 1949 by Bob Weinstock (October 2, 1928–January 14, 2006). ... Blue Note Records is a jazz record label, established in 1939 by Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff. ... Blue Note Records is a jazz record label, established in 1939 by Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff. ... Henry (Hank) Mobley (July 7, 1930 – May 30, 1986) was an American hard bop and soul jazz tenor saxophonist. ...

Thelonius Monk Prestige Records was a record label founded in 1949 by Bob Weinstock (October 2, 1928–January 14, 2006). ... Blue Note Records is a jazz record label, established in 1939 by Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff. ... Soul Station is an album by jazz saxophonist Hank Mobley. ... Blue Note Records is a jazz record label, established in 1939 by Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff. ... Blue Note Records is a jazz record label, established in 1939 by Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff. ... Thelonious Sphere Monk (October 10, 1917–February 17, 1982) was a jazz pianist and composer known for his unique improvisational style and many contributions to the standard jazz repertoire. ...

Lee Morgan Brilliant Corners Brilliant Corners is a 1957 (see 1957 in music) album by jazz musician Thelonious Monk. ... The Incredible Jazz Guitar Of Wes Montgomery, a 1960 Riverside release. ... Lee Morgan Lee Morgan (born July 10, 1938 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-died February 19, 1972 in New York City) was a hard bop trumpeter. ...

Wes Montgomery Leeway is the lateral movement of a ship to the leeward of her course; drift. ... Blue Note Records is a jazz record label, established in 1939 by Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff. ... Blue Note Records is a jazz record label, established in 1939 by Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff. ... John Leslie Wes Montgomery was an African-American jazz guitarist. ...

  • Smokin' At The Half Note (Verve, 1965)
  • Willow Weep For Me (Verve, 1969)

Oliver Nelson Verve Records is an American Jazz record label, founded by Norman Granz in 1956, which absorbed the catalogues of his earlier labels: Norgran Records and Clef Records (founded 1953). ... Verve Records is an American Jazz record label, founded by Norman Granz in 1956, which absorbed the catalogues of his earlier labels: Norgran Records and Clef Records (founded 1953). ... Oliver Nelson (1932–1975) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinettist, and composer. ...

Art Pepper The Blues and the Abstract Truth is a hard bop album by Oliver Nelson recorded in February 1961. ... Impulse! Records is an American based jazz record label, originally launched in 1960 by Creed Taylor as a subsidiary of ABC-Paramount Records in New York City. ... Arthur Edward Pepper, Jr. ...

Sonny Red Art Pepper Meets the Rhythm Section is a 1957 jazz album by saxophonist Art Pepper playing with Red Garland, Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones, who at the time were the rhythm section for Miles Daviss quintet. ... Contemporary Records was a record label which was purchased by Fantasy Records in 1984. ... Contemporary Records was a record label which was purchased by Fantasy Records in 1984. ... Alphonse Sonny Red Indelicato (February 25, 1931 - May 5, 1981) was a capo in New York Citys Bonanno crime family. ...

Freddie Redd Blue Note Records is a jazz record label, established in 1939 by Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff. ... Freddie Redd (born in 1928) is an American hard bop pianist and composer. ...

Sonny Rollins Blue Note Records is a jazz record label, established in 1939 by Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff. ... Blue Note Records is a jazz record label, established in 1939 by Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff. ... An early Rollins picture graces the cover of Volume One Theodore Walter Sonny Rollins (born September 7, 1930 in New York City) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist. ...

Frank Strozier Prestige Records was a record label founded in 1949 by Bob Weinstock (October 2, 1928–January 14, 2006). ... The Incredible Jazz Guitar Of Wes Montgomery, a 1960 Riverside release. ... Frank Strozier (born June 13, 1937) is an alto saxophonist renowned for his playing in the hard bop idiom. ...

  • Fantastic (Frank Strozier album) (Koch Jazz, 1960)

Kai Winding Koch Records, the primary subsidiary of Koch Entertainment LP, is the largest independent record label in the United States [1]. // Alchemist Criss Angel Anúna Joan Baez Beth Hart Black Ice Bone Thugs-n-Harmony Ian Brown Chris Brubeck Richard Butler C Miller Camron Carl Cox Christine McVie Chumbawamba... Kai Chresten Winding (May 18, 1922-May 6, 1983) was a popular trombonist and jazz composer. ...


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