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Bass On Top
| Recorded | Jul 14, 1957 |
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| Label | Blue Note |
| Catalog | BLP 1569 |
| Released | 1957 |
| Personnel | 4 credited players |
| Discogs | master 310070 |
The record
Burrell's guitar opens up space for Chambers to sing through arco and pizzicato alike, nowhere more than on "Confessin'." Hank Jones and Art Taylor lay back and swing easy, letting the bassist carry a session built around his own instrument without turning into a gimmick.
Session personnel
- Paul Chambers — bass
- Art Taylor — drums
- Kenny Burrell — guitar
- Hank Jones — piano
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 58 pressings on file.
| 1957 | Blue Note · BLP 1569 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file · deep groove; RVG stamp; 47 W 63rd address; Plastylite ear |
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| 1964 | Blue Note · BLP 1569 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, NY/DG/P · deep groove; RVG stamp; Plastylite ear |
| 1966 | Blue Note · BST 81569 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1966 | Blue Note · BLP 1569 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono, New York Address · RVG stamp |
| 1966 | Blue Note · 1569 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · RVG stamp |
| 1968 | Blue Note · BLP 1569 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · RVG stamp |
| 1996 | Blue Note · TOCJ-1569 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1998 | Blue Note · TOCJ-9014 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 2007 | Blue Note · 0946 3 93182 2 3 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 2007 | Blue Note · 0946 3 93182 2 3 — CD, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Remastered · RVG stamp |
| 2007 | Blue Note — File, ALAC, Album, Remastered, 2007 Rudy Van Gelder Edition · RVG stamp |
| 2007 | Blue Note — File, FLAC, Album, Remastered, Stereo, 16-Bit/44.1 kHz, 2007 Rudy Van Gelder Edition · RVG stamp |
| 2007 | Blue Note · 0946 3 93182 2 3 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 2009 | Blue Note · 0946 3 93182 2 3 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · RVG stamp |
Follow the players
Paul Chambers also plays on
Art Taylor also plays on
Kenny Burrell also plays on