Paul Chambers Quartet – Bass on Top (1957 Blue Note Classic • 180g Reissue LP)

iscover one of jazz’s definitive bass-led records with Paul Chambers – Bass on Top. Recorded July 14, 1957 at Rudy Van Gelder’s Hackensack studio and released later that year on Blue Note Records, this album showcases Chambers not just as the backbone of countless sessions, but as a dynamic frontman. With a quartet featuring Kenny Burrell (guitar), Hank Jones (piano), and Art Taylor (drums), this session lets the bass take center stage in a beautifully balanced, stripped back setting.