Herbie Hancock, Inventions and Dimensions, 1964 on Blue Note

Hancock is joined by Paul Chambers, Willie Bobo and Chihuahua Martinez—though it’s not really what you’d call a Latin jazz album so much as post-bop or modal.

Recorded by Rudy Van Gelder at his Englewood Cliffs studio.

My copy—direct from Blue Note—is the 2019 Blue Note 80 Vinyl Series reissue mastered for vinyl by Kevin Gray and pressed at Optimal Media GmbH – sounds great.

This is Criss! is an album by saxophonist Sonny Criss recorded in 1966 and released on the Prestige label.

AllMusic awarded the album 4½ stars with its review by Stephen Cook stating, "Sonny Criss qualifies as one of the most overlooked giants of West Coast jazz. His sound – like most alto players of the bebop and hard bop days – was heavily influenced by Charlie Parker, but Criss still managed to forge an original style featuring a very original melodic bent with loads of bluesy underpinnings. The goods can be optimally previewed on this great Prestige date from 1966." - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6blmKImWWsQ&list=RD6blmKImWWsQ&start_radio=1

#SonnyCriss #PrestigeJazz #Jazz #AltoSax #Music #WalterDavisJnr #PaulChambers

We Three is an album by American jazz drummer Roy Haynes, pianist Phineas Newborn, and bassist Paul Chambers. It was recorded in November 1958 and released through the New Jazz label in May 1959.

AllMusic stated: "This trio had a brief recording career together, but as this solid set shows, they made the best of it."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKB0aOpvJSg&list=RDHKB0aOpvJSg&start_radio=1

#RoyHaynes #PhineasNewborn #PaulChambers #Jazz #JazzPianoTrio #NewJazzLabel #Music

John Jenkins with Kenny Burrell is an album by American jazz saxophonist John Jenkins, featuring jazz guitarist Kenny Burrell, recorded on August 11, 1957 and released on Blue Note later that year. The two are backed by rhythm section Sonny Clark, Paul Chambers and Dannie Richmond.

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states, "Sounding at times like Charlie Parker (with touches of Phil Woods and Jackie McLean), Jenkins easily keeps up with his better-known sidemen and plays the boppish music with plenty of creativity, emotion, and excitement. After listening to the high-quality set, one wonders why Jenkins did not make it."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVVYuu0t_Bk&list=PLqvV6qdeqPXqafyffQk9v-sO10NdcKkPZ&index=1

#JohnJenkins #KennyBurrell #SonnyClark #PaulChambers #DannieRichmond #Jazz #HardBop #BlueNote #Music

Coltrane with the Red Garland Trio, 1957. Listen to "Traneing In":

#BlackHistoryMonth
#BlackMusic
#20thCenturyMusic
#JohnColtrane (tenor sax)
#RedGarland (piano)
#PaulChambers (bass)
#ArtTaylor (drums)

https://youtu.be/gu8uEkeE3I4?list=RDgu8uEkeE3I4

Listen to one of the most beautifully constructed alto solos ever. Julian Adderley on "Freddie Freeloader," from "Kind of Blue" (1959). He's the fourth soloist, at about 9:46. Gorgeous.

#MilesDavis (trumpet)
#WyntonKelly (piano)
#JulianAdderly (alto saxophone)
#JohnColtrane (tenor saxophone)
#PaulChambers (bass)
#JimmyCobb (drums)
#BlackHistoryMonth
#BlackMusic
#20thCenturyMusic

https://youtu.be/F-SuJ3bLkLI?list=RDF-SuJ3bLkLI