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Whims Of Chambers
| Recorded | Sep 21, 1956 |
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| Label | Blue Note |
| Catalog | BLP 1534 |
| Released | 1956 |
| Personnel | 6 credited players |
| Discogs | master 186445 |
The record
A bassist's date that plays like a horn player's session, with Coltrane and Byrd trading lines over a rhythm section built for swing -- Silver's comping and Philly Joe's brushwork keep it loose and blue-toned throughout. Chambers steps forward as leader but shares the spotlight generously, a quietly important marker of his rise as one of the era's most in-demand sidemen.
Session personnel
- Paul Chambers — bass
- "Philly" Joe Jones — drums
- Kenny Burrell — guitar
- Horace Silver — piano
- John Coltrane — tenor saxophone
- Donald Byrd — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
The earliest pressing on file is the 1957 mono BLP 1534, deep groove with an RVG stamp; a 1957 variant adds the 63rd St address and a Plastylite ear, and a 1959 copy carries the 47 W 63rd address. Deep groove alone will not date a copy, since it persists into the 1966 reissue. Analogue Productions cut AP-1534 at 45 RPM in 2009, the most serious modern option listed.
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 46 pressings on file.
| 1957 | Blue Note · BLP 1534 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, NY23 earliest on file · deep groove; 63rd St address; Plastylite ear |
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| 2008 | Analogue Productions · AP-1534 — Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Mono Analogue Productions |
| 1957 | Blue Note · BLP 1534 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · deep groove; RVG stamp |
| 1957 | Blue Note · BLP 1534 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · deep groove; RVG stamp; Plastylite ear |
| 1957 | Blue Note · 1534 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Transition Labels · deep groove; RVG stamp; 63rd St address |
| 1958 | Blue Note · BLP 1534 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, No flat/No frame · deep groove; RVG stamp; flat edge |
| 1959 | Blue Note · BLP 1534 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · deep groove; RVG stamp; 47 W 63rd address; Plastylite ear |
| 1966 | Blue Note · BST 81534 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue · RVG stamp |
| 1966 | Blue Note · BLP 1534 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono, NY23 · deep groove; RVG stamp |
| 1973 | Blue Note · BST-81534 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1975 | Blue Note · BST-81534 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1975 | Blue Note · BST-81534 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1977 | Blue Note · BST-81534 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1979 | Blue Note · BST-81534 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · RVG stamp |
Follow the players
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