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News and Articles on Paul Chambers
Miles Davis masterly Kind of Blue turns 50 Oct 7, 2009
But in 1959, Cobb the last surviving musician in a group that included saxophonists John Coltrane and Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, pianists Bill Evans and Wynton Kelly, and bassist Paul Chambers regarded it "as just another Miles Davis record date.". "It was relaxed and the guys always had fun around each other," said Cobb. (MSNBC -- Music)
Freihofer's Jazz Fest Jun 26, 2009
" The first one was used on the record. The second was made available on later CD releases.The special music created on those days was based on the ideas of Davis and Bill Evans, one of the most influential pianists in jazz history. It brought to the fore "modal" playing, in which musicians improvised on a series of scales, not frequent and frantic chord progressions that were the basis of modern jazz in the 1940s and 1950s. People weren't writing like that in jazz in 1959 and it caused a stir.... (Albany Times Union)
Memories Of Miles Jun 5, 2009
"Kind of Blue," featuring Davis on trumpet, Julian "Cannonball" Adderley and John Coltrane on saxophones, Bill Evans (and Wynton Kelly on one cut) on piano, Paul Chambers on bass and Cobb, is a record that simmers on just the right flame, bluesy and serene. It has almost a narcotic effect on the listener. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
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