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Born: April 22, 1935 in Pittsburgh, PA
Years Active: 50 's, 60 's
Died: January 04, 1969 in New York, NY
Genre: Jazz

Biography:
One of the top bassists of 1955-1965, Paul Chambers was among the first in jazz to take creative bowed solos (other than Slam Stewart, who hummed along with his bowing). He grew up in Detroit, where he was part of the fertile local jazz scene. After ...More >>

Discography: 1960 1st Bassman 1959 Just Friends 1959 Go 1957 Paul Chambers Quintet 1957 Bass on Top More >>

Member Of: Miles Davis Quintet More >> Similar Artists: Cecil McBee Reggie Workman Robert Hurst Al McKibbon Jimmy Garrison More >>

Influenced By: Oscar Pettiford Jimmy Blanton More >> Followers: Stafford James Scott Colley Stanley Clarke Jimmy Woode Mark Dresser More >>

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