Paul Chambers
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American jazz double bassist (1935–1969)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1968
- Works
- 21
Top works
- Bedlam
- Science 5-14
- Science 5-14
- Standard Grade Science
- Science 5-14 Secondary Assessment
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Known for
- Miles Ahead — Bass Player2016
- Miles Davis: Kind of Blue2008
- The Sound of Miles Davis — Himself1959
- Trane Tracks: The Legacy of John Coltrane
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 66,209
- Total plays
- 452,612
Tags
jazzbassHard Bopjazz bassbebop
There are at least three artists who have recorded under the name of Paul Chambers. 1. Paul Laurence Dunbar Chambers, Jr. (April 22, 1935, Pittsburgh, PA, USA – January 4, 1969, New York City, NY) was a leading jazz double bassist. A prominent figure in many rhythm sections during the 1950s and 1960s, his importance in the development of jazz bass can be measured not only by the length and breadth of his work in this short period but also his impeccable time, intonation, and virtuosic improvisa
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Chambers
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Pittsburgh
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- jazz musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- bebop
- Instrument
- double bass
- Record label
- Blue Note
- Image
- Paulchambers.jpg
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- birth name
- Paul Laurence Dunbar Chambers, Jr.
- cause of death
- tuberculosis
- date of birth
- 1935-04-22
- date of death
- 1969-01-04
- medical condition
- tuberculosis
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1954-00-00
- name in native language
- Paul Chambers
- end of work period
- 1969-00-00
- ethnic group
- African Americans
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