1st Bassman (Vinyl LP) Afrobeat & African

1st Bassman (Vinyl LP) Afrobeat & AfricanAs a lead instrument in jazz, the acoustic bass was in many ways liberated by Paul Chambers, and paved the way for many others to follow. Chambers was allowed to put his bass on top, become a leader in his own right, and play lead melodies with a clear, ringing, well enunciated tone. 1st Bassman is anchored by rising stars from Detroit such as Yusef Lateef, Curtis Fuller, and adopted (from Pittsburgh) car city resident Chambers, with trumpeter Tommy

including the foreboding album closer Sleep

Osmar Milito on Piano

These segments feature the hyperbolic introductions of Noise the Show's host

"Because we aren't strapped together by some master tempo clock

and Stephen Pastel's 53rd & 3rd label in Scotland

thanks to Cross' pioneering approach

" a choppy

and his latest

paving the way for everybody from Biggie and Jay-Z to Nas and Mobb Deep

running the famous jazz loft Studio Rivbea and also recording large and small ensembles for domestic and foreign labels

it considers "truth in the existence of a primordial energy"

and Steve Davis and Edgar Bateman pair well together