Paul Chambers
Acoustic Bass Solo on
Minor Run-Down

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Paul Chambers opens the solo sequence with four choruses on acoustic bass, the first of 4 solos on the recording. Taken at an up-tempo swing tempo of 182 BPM over the 16-bar form in C, the improvisation flows with assured, relaxed momentum. Composed by Benny Golson, this 16-bar form in C minor features Chambers leading off the solos with four authoritative arco bass choruses, establishing his dual identity as both the premier walking bassist and a formidable bowed soloist of the era. Recorded for the album Paul Chambers Quintet in 1957, the performance captures Paul Chambers at 21 to 22 years old.

Paul Chambers was 21 to 22 years old at the time.