Paul Chambers Pins and Buttons

Description: Paul Chambers portrait

Description: Paul Chambers, known to jazz musicians as Mr. P.C., was one of the great double bassists of the hard bop era. His melodic bass lines, impeccable time and expressive bowed playing made him a defining voice of modern jazz.

Description: Paul Chambers played bass on Miles Davis' Kind of Blue and John Coltrane's Giant Steps, two landmark recordings in jazz history. His distinctive bass work helped define the sound of both modal jazz and modern hard bop.