Paul Chambers Quintet • Paul Chambers Quintet

Review
by Steve Leggett
Recorded at a single session on May 19, 1957, the simply titled Quintet features one of bassist Paul Chambers' rare outings as a bandleader, and it teams him with Detroiters Donald Byrd (trumpet), Tommy Flanagan (piano), and Elvin Jones (drums), and Chicagoan Clifford Jordan (tenor sax). It's a low-key affair, with the quintet running through a couple of standards ("Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise," "What's New"), a pair of compositions from Chambers ("The Hand of Love," "Beauteous"), and two pieces by the prolific Benny Golson ("Minor Run-Down," "Four Strings"). The Golson tunes are the most striking, really, with "Minor Run-Down" starting things off with an easy, gliding swing, and "Four Strings" (an alternate take is also included here) gives Chambers a chance to show off his abilities bowing the bass. Jordan is impressive here as well, sounding a bit like Dexter Gordon as he rounds out these tracks nicely on the tenor. Nothing is particularly innovative with this set, but these tracks don't push or pull against themselves, either, and there's a clear joy coming off of the floor as these musicians, all in the early phases of their careers, do what they do with comforting assurance.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/paul-chambers-quintet-mw0000075264?1654093982699

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Reseña
por Steve Leggett
Grabado en una única sesión el 19 de mayo de 1957, el Quinteto, de título sencillo, es una de las escasas salidas del bajista Paul Chambers como director de orquesta, y lo acompaña de los de Detroit Donald Byrd (trompeta), Tommy Flanagan (piano) y Elvin Jones (batería), y del de Chicago Clifford Jordan (saxo tenor). Es un asunto discreto, con el quinteto pasando por un par de estándares ("Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise", "What's New"), un par de composiciones de Chambers ("The Hand of Love", "Beauteous"), y dos piezas del prolífico Benny Golson ("Minor Run-Down", "Four Strings"). Los temas de Golson son los más llamativos, ya que "Minor Run-Down" comienza con un swing fácil y deslizante, y "Four Strings" (también se incluye una toma alternativa) da a Chambers la oportunidad de mostrar sus habilidades con el arco del bajo. Jordan también está impresionante aquí, sonando un poco como Dexter Gordon mientras completa estos temas con el tenor. No hay nada particularmente innovador en este conjunto, pero estos temas tampoco se contradicen a sí mismos, y hay una clara alegría que sale del suelo cuando estos músicos, todos en las primeras fases de sus carreras, hacen lo que hacen con una seguridad reconfortante.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/paul-chambers-quintet-mw0000075264?1654093982699

Tracks:
1 - Minor Run-Down  7:36
2 - The Hand Of Love  6:22
3 - Softly As In A Morning Sunrise  3:07
4 - Four Strings  5:26
5 - What's New  5:39
6 - Beauteous  8:08


Credits:
    Bass – Paul Chambers
    Design – Tom Hannan
    Drums – Elvin Jones
    Piano – Tommy Flanagan
    Producer – Alfred Lion
    Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder
    Tenor Saxophone – Cliff Jordan
    Trumpet – Donald Byrd

Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, New Jersey on May 19, 1957.

Label:    Blue Note – BLP 1564
Released:    Apr 1958
Genre:    Jazz
Style:    Hard Bop
https://www.discogs.com/release/1993635-Paul-Chambers-Quintet-With-Donald-Byrd-Cliff-Jordan-Tommy-Flanagan-Elvin-Jones-Paul-Chambers-Quintet

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