1st Bassman
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| Compilation album by Paul Chambers | |
| Released | 1961 |
| Label | Vee Jay Records |
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1st Bassman is an album by jazz bassist Paul Chambers, recorded at Bell Sound Studios, NYC, May 12, 1960. All compositions are by Yusef Lateef except where noted. This album is notable for its featured use of the acoustic bass as the lead instrument.
Track listing
- "Melody" – 4:08
- "Bass Region'" – 10:35
- "Retrogress" – 3:29
- "Mopp Shoe Blues" – 6:05
- "Blessed" – 7:04
- "Who's Blues" by Cannonball Adderley – 8:24
Personnel
- Tommy Turrentine – Trumpet
- Paul Chambers – Bass
- Lex Humphries – Drums
- Wynton Kelly – Piano
- Yusef Lateef – Sax (Tenor)
- Curtis Fuller - Trombone
