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Whims of Chambers

1957 studio album by the Paul Chambers Sextet

Whims of Chambers

Studio album by

the Paul Chambers Sextet

Released

c. January 1957^[1]^[2]^[3]

Recorded

September 21, 1956

Studio

Van Gelder Studio
Hackensack, NJ

Genre

Hard bop

Length

38:31

Label

Blue Note
BLP 1534

Producer

Alfred Lion

Paul Chambers chronology

Chambers' Music
(1956)

Whims of Chambers
(1957)

Bass on Top
(1957)

Whims of Chambers is a studio album by the jazz bassist Paul Chambers. It was released through Blue Note Records circa January 1957.^[1]^[2]^[3] The sextet assembled for the recording consists of trumpeter Donald Byrd, saxophonist John Coltrane, guitarist Kenny Burrell, Horace Silver, Chambers and Philly Joe Jones.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[5]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states, "This is a fine effort and would be worth picking up by straightahead jazz fans even if John Coltrane had not participated."^[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Paul Chambers, except as noted.

Side 1
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Omicron"	Donald Byrd	7:21
2.	"Whims of Chambers"		4:06
3.	"Nita"	John Coltrane	6:34

Side 2
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"We Six"	Byrd	7:42
2.	"Dear Ann"		4:21
3.	"Tale of the Fingers"		4:44
4.	"Just for the Love"	Coltrane	3:43

Personnel

Paul Chambers Sextet

Donald Byrd – trumpet
John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
Kenny Burrell – guitar
Horace Silver – piano
Paul Chambers – bass
Philly Joe Jones – drums

Technical personnel

Alfred Lion – producer
Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer
Reid Miles – design
Francis Wolff – photography
Leonard Feather – liner notes

References

^ ^a ^b Ackerman, Paul, ed. (26 January 1957). "Whims of Chambers". The Billboard. Cincinnati: The Billboard Publishing Co. p. 78.
^ ^a ^b Parnes, Sid, ed. (16 February 1957). "February Album Releases" (PDF). The Cash Box. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. p. 28. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 April 2021.
^ ^a ^b DeVito, Chris; Fujioka, Yasuhiro; Schmaler, Wolf; Wild, David (2013). Porter, Lewis (ed.). The John Coltrane Reference. New York/Abingdon: Routledge. p. 444. ISBN 9780415634632.
^ ^a ^b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review, accessed July 7, 2009.
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 240. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.