Bassist on Jimmy Cleveland's Cleveland Style

[Face of the Bass]

I've found a discographical discrepancy that I was hoping somebody could solve for me. The liner notes for Jimmy Cleveland's 1957 recording on Emarcy say that the bassist for all seven tunes on the album is Eddie Jones. However, the online discography here, at www.jazzdisco.org, indicates that there are two bassists on the album. For the December 12, 1957 session, which includes three tunes on the album, the bassist listed is Paul Chambers. For the Dec. 13th session, the listed bassist is Eddie Jones. Anybody know which is right?

Thanks in advance!

[marcello]

Maybe this helps:

MG-36126: Cleveland Style / Jimmy Cleveland link

Date: December 12, 1957

Location: Fine Recording, New York City

Label: Mercury

Jimmy Cleveland (ldr), Benny Golson (ts), Art Farmer (t), Jimmy Cleveland (tb), Don Butterfield (tu), Wynton Kelly (p), Eddie Jones (b), Charli Persip (d)

a. 16460 (JB151) Out Of This World - 4:06 (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) / arr: Ernie Wilkins

b. 16461 (JB152) All This And Heaven Too - 5:40 (Jimmy Van Heusen, Edgar DeLange) / arr: Benny Golson

EmArcy EP 7": EP 1-6557 — Cleveland Style, Vol. 2

c. 16462 (JB153) Goodbye Ebbets Field - 6:03 (Ernie Wilkins) / arr: Ernie Wilkins

EmArcy EP 7": EP 1-6557 — Cleveland Style, Vol. 2

All titles on: EmArcy LP 12": MG 36126 — Cleveland Style

Mercury LP 12": SR 60121 — Cleveland Style

Mercury LP 12": EXPR 1019 — Cleveland Style

LoneHill Jazz CD: LHJ 10235 — Complete Recordings (2006)

Date: December 15, 1957

Location: Fine Recording, New York City

Label: Mercury

Jimmy Cleveland (ldr), Benny Golson (ts), Art Farmer (t), Jimmy Cleveland (tb), Jay McAllister (tu), Wynton Kelly (p), Eddie Jones (b), Charli Persip (d)

a. 16463 (JB154) Posterity - 4:42 (Trevor Duncan) / arr: Ernie Wilkins

EmArcy EP 7": EP 1-6556 — Cleveland Style, Vol. 1

b. 16464 (JB155) A Jazz Ballad - 4:04 (Ernie Wilkins) / arr: Ernie Wilkins

c. 16465 (JB156) Long Ago And Far Away - 3:21 (Jerome Kern, Ira Gershwin) / arr: Ernie Wilkins

EmArcy EP 7": EP 1-6556 — Cleveland Style, Vol. 1

d. 16466 (JB157) Jimmie's Tune - 3:31 (Jimmy Cleveland) / arr: Ernie Wilkins

EmArcy EP 7": EP 1-6556 — Cleveland Style, Vol. 1

All titles on: EmArcy LP 12": MG 36126 — Cleveland Style

Mercury LP 12": SR 60121 — Cleveland Style

Mercury LP 12": EXPR 1019 — Cleveland Style

LoneHill Jazz CD: LHJ 10235 — Complete Recordings (2006)

LP label incorrectly credits Long Ago And Far Away to Leo Robin and Ralph Rainger.

"Jimmie's Tune" was composed for Cleveland's son and Doug Leibinger reports that this is not the same composition as "Jimmy's Tune" recorded on June 25, 1956.

Some sources give recording date as December 13, 1957 - further details needed.

Edited January 6, 2012 by marcello

[Face of the Bass]

Thanks....looks like the online discography I linked to is probably wrong. After listening to the discs, I can't discern any difference in the bass between the different tracks, and there are certainly no Paul Chambers idiosyncracies (such as bowed solos, etc.) on display.