Mentions of Paul Chambers

Then you get to Paul [Chambers], which is another genius, when you get to Paul.

Recalling the trio he formed with Wynton Kelly and Paul Chambers after leaving Miles Davis.

said by Jimmy Cobb

I think he claimed that happened maybe after Paul died, that he was - he liked Paul so much, he started - he used to drink a lot.

Asked when Wynton Kelly's health declined, Cobb traces it to the period after Chambers's death.

said by Jimmy Cobbabout Wynton Kelly

As a matter of fact, I think I may have played one night for Paul at the Half Note when he was sick.

Recalling the period when Miles Davis's rhythm section was leaving, just before Carter himself joined the band.

said by Ron Carter

During the course of the evening conversation after the concert, Miles and Red Garland and Paul had no way to get to the train station from the concert. I had a 1950 Ford, and so I piled them in my car and took them to the train station.

As a senior at Eastman, Carter drove the Miles Davis band to the train station after a concert in Rochester.

said by Ron Carterabout Miles Davisabout Red Garland

I chose Tommy and Paul, 'cause Paul was my protege, I don't know if I told you about that.

Asked who picked the musicians for his first Blue Note album in 1956.