Soul Stream Posted April 20, 2007 Report Posted April 20, 2007 How in the hell did he get so good, so fast. He was a phenom at a young age. Everytime I hear him I'm blown away. Been listening to his first leader session..."Chambers' Music" lately. Damn. Maybe it's just a Coltrane connection, but he and Jimmy Garrison are just about my favorites....(with Doug Watkins pretty damn close.) Quote
White Lightning Posted April 20, 2007 Report Posted April 20, 2007 PC was a monster, but he isn't my favorite (Wilbur Ware amyone?). I prefer him as a sideman rather than a leader and I really dislike his arco work. Quote
Guy Berger Posted April 20, 2007 Report Posted April 20, 2007 I wouldn't say I DISLIKE his arco work, but yeah, it's not very good. Not as bad as Ron Carter torturing the cello. Guy Quote
White Lightning Posted April 20, 2007 Report Posted April 20, 2007 I wouldn't say I DISLIKE his arco work, but yeah, it's not very good. Not as bad as Ron Carter torturing the cello. Guy Ron Carter is another great musician I think shines as a sideman but lacks as a leader. Quote
CJ Shearn Posted April 20, 2007 Report Posted April 20, 2007 I love his sideman work, the feel he had. I really need to listen to the Mosaic Select more, nothing really hit me over the head, although I do very much like the "Whims of Chambers" date. Thought about selling the set, but no, good music grows over time right? Quote
Soul Stream Posted April 20, 2007 Author Report Posted April 20, 2007 I'm not going crazy on his leader work in particular, although I do think "Bass On Top" is just a classic album. I'm more talking about his body of work as a musician. The Prestige stuff with Coltrane solo, Garland solo and with the Miles group. He's got a huge sound and his choice of notes is just very compelling to me. What a golden era. Does anybody know how he died? Quote
Chas Posted April 20, 2007 Report Posted April 20, 2007 I prefer him as a sideman rather than a leader and I really dislike his arco work. I wouldn't say I DISLIKE his arco work, but yeah, it's not very good. I agree with both of you . Leaving aside the question of tuning , the interjection of a Chambers' arco solo tends to break the rhythmic continuity/momentum of the music in a way that brings the swing to an abrupt halt . My favorite Chambers-led date is First Bassman , but that's largely because of Yusef Lateef's contribution both compositionally and instrumentally . Quote
Chas Posted April 20, 2007 Report Posted April 20, 2007 Does anybody know how he died? In the months before his death at age 33 he was ill with tuberculosis so that may have been the proximate cause , but what really killed him was a lifetime of drug and alcohol abuse or as they used to say , 'bad-living' . Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.