--- product_id: 208246416 title: "Whims Of Chambers" price: "£1.43" currency: GBP in_stock: false reviews_count: 12 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/208246416-whims-of-chambers store_origin: GB region: Great Britain --- # Whims Of Chambers **Price:** £1.43 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Whims Of Chambers - **How much does it cost?** £1.43 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/208246416-whims-of-chambers) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Quel album gnial !!! Savourez ce Whims Of Chambers avec un Paul Chambers au meilleur de sa forme avec les plus grands musiciens Jazz du moment : Donald Byrd, John Coltrane, Kenny Burrell, Horace Silver & ""Philly"" Joe Jones. Vinyle 180 Grammes en dition limite 1 000 exemplaires. Whims Of Chambers is an album released in 1957 with Donald Byrd, John Coltrane, Kenny Burrell, Horace Silver & ""Philly"" Joe Jones It has been considered Chamberss undisputed masterpiece. 180 Gram Vinyl One Pressing - Limited Edition To 1,000 Units Review: Swing, swang, Swung! - Just look at the personnel here and know that this side swings from the first to the last note. Super hip compositions from Trane and Donald Byrd, with a nice little ballad thing and a hip bass melody blues from PC. Philly Joe's intro to Omicron will keep drummers up at night for centuries. I love Donald Byrd on minor tunes and he doesn't disappoint me here. Trane lays out for two measures in one of the tunes as though he is thinking about what to play next. That pause in itself is a rare enough occurrence. When he comes back in he lays down what he had been contemplating and we find it was worth the wait. I dig the silence that preceded it as much as the phrase itself, just because it so rare. Horace and Kenny do a great job of staying out of each other's way and all pianists and guitarists should be made to listen to how they do so. Far too often the two gang up on the soloist and bury him/her with accompaniment. My personal favorite on the record is Omicron, a line based on the changes to Dizzy's "Woody'n You". Trane only plays one chorus! It is a very nice, concise chorus, but i have been listening to this record for 25 years wishing he had taken at least two more on these deceptively challenging changes. Great music. Review: Capricious Chambers - ~ Paul Chambers was one of the most in-demand, highly respected musicians of his time. His recording career as leader and sidemen for many of the elite jazz artists of the ear only spanned 14 years before he died of tuberculosis in 1969, but fortunately he was recorded often. He was a master of bowed and pizzicato playing on the acoustic bass, with excellent timing and intonation. When Paul got the chance to record as leader he liked to include fellow Detroit artists such as Donald Byrd and Kenny Burrell. ~ 'Whims of Chambers' was Paul's first session as leader for the Blue Note label. Recorded on 21 September 1956, six months after his debut as a leader for the Jazz West label, Paul is accompanied by an all-star ensemble of tenor saxophonist John Coltrane, trumpeter Donald Byrd, guitarist Kenny Burrell, pianist Horace Silver, and drummer Philly Joe Jones. While Coltrane and Jones are holdovers from Paul's Jazz West album, the addition of Byrd and Burrell give this album a different flavour than Paul's debut album. This session is more aggressive and edgy than the earlier session, in part due to Byrd's style but also because Coltrane had progressed considerably in the six months between dates. Even Kenny Burrell is slightly more aggressive in style and tone than his other recordings of this ear. ~ All of the players get their chances in the spotlight. Chambers is spectacular in both bowed and pizzicato solos, especially on "Tale of Two Fingers" and "Whims of Chambers". Philly Joe Jones shimmers on brushes throughout the album. ~ Coltrane penned two of the tunes ("Nita" and "Just for the Love"), Chambers contributed three tunes ("Tale of the Fingers", the catchy "Whims of Chambers", and the beautiful ballad "Dear Ann"), and Byrd contributed two tunes ("Omicron" and "We Six"). The fact that each of these composers have slightly different writing styles and the fact that each player solos on almost every track adds to the variety of the session. ~ Highly recommended as a fine example of 1950's hard bop jazz. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B07ZLJXK97 | | Best Sellers Rank | #846,774 in CDs & Vinyl ( See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl ) #11,691 in Modern Postbebop (CDs & Vinyl) | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (69) | | Date First Available | November 22, 2019 | | Item model number | B07ZLJXK97 | | Label | L.M.L.R. | | Manufacturer | L.M.L.R. | | Number of discs | 1 | | Product Dimensions | 14.8 x 12.32 x 0.12 inches; 8.47 ounces | ## Images ![Whims Of Chambers - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/813zmgMepCL.jpg) ![Whims Of Chambers - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/A1oOZ0k0aCL.jpg) ![Whims Of Chambers - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91WHxf8zxiL.jpg) ![Whims Of Chambers - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71syG91CLhL.jpg) ![Whims Of Chambers - Image 5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71IDaYf5B8L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Swing, swang, Swung! *by H***H on June 16, 2008* Just look at the personnel here and know that this side swings from the first to the last note. Super hip compositions from Trane and Donald Byrd, with a nice little ballad thing and a hip bass melody blues from PC. Philly Joe's intro to Omicron will keep drummers up at night for centuries. I love Donald Byrd on minor tunes and he doesn't disappoint me here. Trane lays out for two measures in one of the tunes as though he is thinking about what to play next. That pause in itself is a rare enough occurrence. When he comes back in he lays down what he had been contemplating and we find it was worth the wait. I dig the silence that preceded it as much as the phrase itself, just because it so rare. Horace and Kenny do a great job of staying out of each other's way and all pianists and guitarists should be made to listen to how they do so. Far too often the two gang up on the soloist and bury him/her with accompaniment. My personal favorite on the record is Omicron, a line based on the changes to Dizzy's "Woody'n You". Trane only plays one chorus! It is a very nice, concise chorus, but i have been listening to this record for 25 years wishing he had taken at least two more on these deceptively challenging changes. Great music. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Capricious Chambers *by D***. on January 6, 2013* ~ Paul Chambers was one of the most in-demand, highly respected musicians of his time. His recording career as leader and sidemen for many of the elite jazz artists of the ear only spanned 14 years before he died of tuberculosis in 1969, but fortunately he was recorded often. He was a master of bowed and pizzicato playing on the acoustic bass, with excellent timing and intonation. When Paul got the chance to record as leader he liked to include fellow Detroit artists such as Donald Byrd and Kenny Burrell. ~ 'Whims of Chambers' was Paul's first session as leader for the Blue Note label. Recorded on 21 September 1956, six months after his debut as a leader for the Jazz West label, Paul is accompanied by an all-star ensemble of tenor saxophonist John Coltrane, trumpeter Donald Byrd, guitarist Kenny Burrell, pianist Horace Silver, and drummer Philly Joe Jones. While Coltrane and Jones are holdovers from Paul's Jazz West album, the addition of Byrd and Burrell give this album a different flavour than Paul's debut album. This session is more aggressive and edgy than the earlier session, in part due to Byrd's style but also because Coltrane had progressed considerably in the six months between dates. Even Kenny Burrell is slightly more aggressive in style and tone than his other recordings of this ear. ~ All of the players get their chances in the spotlight. Chambers is spectacular in both bowed and pizzicato solos, especially on "Tale of Two Fingers" and "Whims of Chambers". Philly Joe Jones shimmers on brushes throughout the album. ~ Coltrane penned two of the tunes ("Nita" and "Just for the Love"), Chambers contributed three tunes ("Tale of the Fingers", the catchy "Whims of Chambers", and the beautiful ballad "Dear Ann"), and Byrd contributed two tunes ("Omicron" and "We Six"). The fact that each of these composers have slightly different writing styles and the fact that each player solos on almost every track adds to the variety of the session. ~ Highly recommended as a fine example of 1950's hard bop jazz. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ I like it *by V***E on December 31, 2012* CD arrived promptly and was not damaged, but the first track on the album skips so much that it isn't able to be listened to. 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