As we know Chambers had got the call from Miles Davis six months prior to join the new Quintet with Coltrane, Philly Joe Jones and Red Garland, all more or less established in their own right, and they had already recorded ‘Round About Midnight’ for Columbia and ‘Miles’ For Prestige Records. In addition Davis kept them busy playing shows in Baltimore, Detroit and Chicago to mention a few cities. Without a shadow of a doubt Chambers natural talent blossomed and his playing developed rapidly during 1955-56, and soon he was to become a very sought after session player in addition to his ‘day job’ in the quintet.
On ‘Chambers’ Music’ he is given plenty of room to stretch out on all the numbers. ‘Visitation’, his own composition, and ‘Easy To Love’ is all Chambers, the latter a perfect showcase for his splendid arco play. ‘Dexterity’ has a good Drew solo, ‘Stablemates’ is drawn from The Quintet repertoire and ‘John Paul Jones’ gets Coltrane going.
Jazz West was a short lived subsidiary of Aladdin Records that managed to get almost a dozen releases under their belt before they folded, among them the aforementioned Jane Fielding, a Kenny Drew session and an Art Pepper album. ‘Chambers’ Music’ was released in 1956 or 1957 as Jazz West LP 7 and presumably went out of print quickly.
Then, in 1975 these six tracks plus four from Chambers’ album ‘Whims of Chambers’ and three obscure tunes from a Pepper Adam/Curtis Fuller session (more on that further down), are released by Blue Note as a double-billed, double LP; ‘High Step’ (BNLA 451-2).
The definitive edition of ‘Chambers’ Music’ has to be the CD. Remastered in 1989 and released several times by Blue Note it consists of the original session and three Curtis Fuller led tracks. As it turns out this was Fuller’s recording debut, recorded in April 1956 for another short-lived label, Transition, but only released in its entirety on ‘High Step’ and ‘Chambers’ Music’. They feature Pepper Adams and on ‘Trane’s Strain only, Roland Alexander on piano. A fine session, quite obscure, but included on the Chambers Mosaic box set for reference.
‘Chambers’ Music’ is an integral part of the Chambers catalogue soon to be followed by ‘Whims Of Chambers’

1. Dexterity - 6:46 (Parker)
2. Stablemates - 5:52 (Golson)
3. Easy To Love - 3:52 (Porter)
4. Visitation - 4:57 (Chambers)
5. John Paul Jones (aka Trane's Blues) - 6:56 (Coltrane)
6. Eastbound - 4:24 (Drew)
7. Trane's Strain - 11:04 (improvisation)
8. High Step - 8:12 (Harris)
9. Nixon, Dixon And Yates Blues - 8:29 (improvisation)

Tracks 1-6 recorded at Western Recorders, Los Angeles 2. March 1956
John Coltrane, Tenor Sax
Kenny Drew, Piano
Paul Chambers, Bass
Philly Joe Jones, Drums

Tracks 7-9 recorded in Cambridge, Massachusetts on 20. April 1956

John Coltrane, Tenor Sax
Pepper Adams, Baritone Sax
Curtis Fuller, Trombone
Roland Alexander, Piano
Paul Chambers, Bass
Philly Joe Jones, Drums

And last, but not least, i bid you to listen to Visitation in the player.

Another trio recording eh, i can assure you that it’s a coincidence, but i guess it illustrates Paul Chambers’ preferred setting, if he had one. The trio recordings he participated in were numerous and frequent. Wynton Kelly used him from 1958 until a short time before his all too early death. At the time of this recording, Red Garland was starting out his own group. ‘Red Garland’s Piano’ is in fact his second album for Prestige Records, before the end of 1958 he would rack up another fifteen, and Chambers and Art Taylor would feature heavily.
You would be excused to think that with that kind of catalogue there’s bound to be some fillers and not all killers, but with Garland you get quality. His trio recordings are easy on the ear but not trivial. This one starts out sedate, with a blues, his trademark block chords and airy loping notes welcomes you gently before your foot gets stompin’ on the next one. ‘If I Were A Bell’ comes with an intro hinting of his choice before he sets off. Garland and Chambers are the soloists, Taylor is the pace keeper. This is a very groovy album, not bursting with raw energy but emotional enough to fall in love with.

1. Please Send Me Someone To Love - 9:51 (Mayfield)
2. Stompin’ At The Savoy - 3:12 (Goodman, Razaf, Sampson, Webb)
3. The Very Thought Of You - 4:12 (Noble)
4. Almost Like Being In Love - 4:52 (Lerner, Loewe)
5. If I Were A Bell - 6:41 (Loesser)
6. I Know Why (And So Do You) - 4:50 (Gordon, Warren)
7. I Can’t Give You Anything But Love - 5:05 (Fields, McHugh)
8. But Not For Me - 5:52 (Gershwin, Gershwin)

Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack New Jersey on 14. December 1956 and 22. March 1957

Red Garland, Piano
Paul Chambers, Bass
Art Taylor, Drums

Go on, have a listen to If I Were A Bell in the player

1. 
   
   You And The Night And The Music - 7:20 (Getz, Schwartz)
2. 
   
   How Am I To Know? - 6:18 (King, Parker)
3. 
   
   Woody 'N You (Take 1) - 4:25 (Gillespie)
4. 
   
   Woody 'N You (Take 2) - 4:10
5. 
   
   My Heart Stood Still - 5:21 (Rodgers, Hart)
6. 
   
   On Green Dolphin Street - 8:09 (Kaper, Washington)
7. 
   
   All Of You (Take 1) - 8:07 (Cole Porter)

Recorded at Reeves Sound Studios, New York City, 19. January 1959

Bill Evans, Piano
Paul Chambers, Bass
Philly Joe Jones, Drums

Track 7 recorded live at The Village Vanguard, New York City, 25. June 1961

Bill Evans, Piano
Scott LaFaro, Bass
Paul Motian, Drums

Treat yerself to a listen to You And The Night And The Music in the player!

1. Too Marvelous For Words - 3:35 (Mercer, Whiting)
2. Jay - 3:42 (J.J. Johnson)
3. Old Devil Moon - 3:52 (Harburg, Lane)
4. It's You Or No One - 4:06 (Cahn, Styne)
5. Time After Time - 4:13 (Cahn, Styne)
6. Coffee Pot - 4:08 (J.J. Johnson)
7. Pennies From Heaven - 4:18 (Burke, Johnston)
8. Viscosity - 4:21 (Johnson)
9. You're Mine, You - 3:07 (Green, Heyman)
10.  "Daylie" Double - 4:27 (J.J. Johnson)
11.  Groovin' - 4:40 (J.J. Johnson)
12.  Portrait Of Jennie - 2:56 (Burdge, Robinson)
13.  Pennies From Heaven (Alternate Take) - 4:25
14.  Viscosity (Alternate Take) - 4:21
15.  "Daylie" Double (Alternate Take) - 4:38

Tracks 1-6 recorded at The Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey, September 24, 1954
Charles Mingus, bass
Kenny Clarke, drums
Sabu, congas

Tracks 7-15 recorded at The Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey, June 6, 1955

J.J. Johnson, trombone
Hank Mobley, tenor sax
Horace Silver, piano
Paul Chambers, bass
Kenny Clarke, drums

Treat yourself to a listen to You're Mine, You in the player.

Recorded in New York 1961

Elmo Hope, Piano
Paul Chambers, Bass
Philly Joe Jones, Drums

Treat yourself to a listen to De-Dah (Kevin) using the player.