Bass on Top

Bass on Top
Bass on Top
Studio album by the Paul Chambers Quartet
Released	October 1957
Recorded	July 14, 1957
Studio	Van Gelder Studio; Hackensack, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:47
Label	Blue Note; BLP 1569
Producer	Alfred Lion
Paul Chambers chronology

Bass on Top is an album by the Paul Chambers Quartet, recorded on July 14, 1957 and released on Blue Note later that year.^[1]^[2]^[3] The quartet features guitarist Kenny Burrell, pianist Hank Jones and drummer Art Taylor.

Reception

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

The AllMusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine states, "The result is a warm, entertaining collection of mainstream jazz that nevertheless rewards close listening."^[4]

Track listing

Side 1
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Yesterdays"	Otto Harbach Jerome Kern	5:53
2.	"You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To"	Cole Porter	7:16
3.	"Chasin' the Bird"	Charlie Parker	6:18

Side 2
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Dear Old Stockholm"	Traditional	6:44
2.	"The Theme"	Miles Davis	6:15
3.	"Confessin'"	Doc Daugherty Ellis Reynolds Al Neiburg	4:13

CD reissue bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
7.	"Chamber Mates"	Burrell Chambers	5:08

Personnel

Paul Chambers Quartet

Kenny Burrell – guitar
Hank Jones – piano
Paul Chambers – bass
Art Taylor – drums

Technical personnel

Alfred Lion – producer
Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer, mastering
Harold Feinstein – design
Francis Wolff – photography
Robert Levin – liner notes

References

^ ^a ^b "October Album Releases" (PDF). The Cash Box. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. October 12, 1957. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Bass on Top". The Billboard. Cincinnati: The Billboard Publishing Co. October 28, 1957. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
^ Blue Note Records discography accessed January 2, 2011
^ ^a ^b Erlewine, S. T. AllMusic Review accessed January 2, 2011
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 240. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[CBOct57-1] "October Album Releases" (PDF). The Cash Box. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. October 12, 1957. Retrieved June 24, 2020.

[BbOct57-2] "Bass on Top". The Billboard. Cincinnati: The Billboard Publishing Co. October 28, 1957. Retrieved June 24, 2019.

[Blue_Note_Records_discography-3] Blue Note Records discography accessed January 2, 2011

[Allmusic-4] Erlewine, S. T. AllMusic Review accessed January 2, 2011

[Penguin-5] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 240. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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