Joe Chambers

American jazz musician and composer (born 1942)
Joe Chambers
Joe Chambers (right) with Freddie Waits (left)
Joe Chambers (right) with Freddie Waits (left)
Background information
Born (1942-06-25) June 25, 1942 (age 81)
Stoneacre, Virginia, U.S.
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
Instrument(s)Drums, piano, vibraphone
Years active1963–present
LabelsMuse, Finite, Baystate, Blue Note, Savant
Musical artist

Joe Chambers (born June 25, 1942)[1] is an American jazz drummer, pianist, vibraphonist and composer. He attended the Philadelphia Conservatory for one year.[2] In the 1960s and 1970s, Chambers gigged with many high-profile artists such as Eric Dolphy, Charles Mingus, Wayne Shorter, and Chick Corea.[3] During this period, his compositions were featured on some of the albums on which he appeared, such as those with Freddie Hubbard and Bobby Hutcherson.[3] He has released fifteen albums as a bandleader and been a member of several incarnations of Max Roach's M'Boom percussion ensemble.[4]

He has also taught, including at the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in New York City, where he leads the Outlaw Band.[5][6][7][8] In 2008, he was hired to be the Thomas S. Kenan Distinguished Professor of Jazz in the Department of Music at the University of North Carolina Wilmington.[9]

Discography

As leader

  • 1973: The Almoravid (Muse, 1974)
  • 1976: New World (Finite, 1976)
  • 1977: Double Exposure (Muse, 1978)
  • 1979: Joe Chambers and Friends: Chamber Music (Baystate, 1979)
  • 1979: Joe Chambers Plays Piano (Denon, 1979)
  • 1981: New York Concerto featuring Yoshiaki Masuo (Baystate, 1981)
  • 1991: Phantom of the City (Candid, 1992) – live
  • 1995: Isla Verde with Trio Dejaiz (Paddle Wheel, 1995)
  • 1998: Mirrors (Blue Note, 1999)
  • 2002: Urban Grooves (Eighty-Eight's, 2002)
  • 2005: The Outlaw (Savant, 2006)
  • 2009: Horace to Max (Savant, 2010)
  • 2012: Joe Chambers Moving Pictures Orchestra (Savant, 2012)
  • 2015: Landscapes (Savant, 2016)
  • 2020: Samba de Maracatu (Blue Note, 2021)
  • 2022: Dance Kobina (Blue Note, 2023)[10]

As sideman

With Franck Amsallem

With Chet Baker

  • Peace (Enja, 1982)

With Donald Byrd

  • Mustang! (Blue Note, 1967) – recorded in 1964-66
  • Fancy Free (Blue Note, 1970) – recorded in 1969

With Chick Corea

With Stanley Cowell

With Miles Davis

With Art Farmer

With Don Friedman

With Jimmy Giuffre

  • New York Concerts (1965; Elemental Music, 2014)

With Joe Henderson

  • Mode for Joe (Blue Note, 1966)
  • Big Band (Verve, 1997) – recorded in 1992-96

With Andrew Hill

  • Andrew!!! (Blue Note, 1968) – recorded in 1964
  • Compulsion!!!!! (Blue Note, 1967) – recorded in 1965
  • One For One (Blue Note, 1975) – recorded in 1965-70

With Freddie Hubbard

  • Breaking Point (Blue Note, 1964)

With Bobby Hutcherson

  • Dialogue (Blue Note, 1965)
  • Components (Blue Note, 1966) – recorded in 1965
  • Happenings (Blue Note, 1967) – recorded in 1966
  • Total Eclipse (Blue Note, 1969) – recorded in 1968
  • Now!, (Blue Note, 1970) – recorded in 1969
  • Oblique (Blue Note, 1979) – recorded in 1967
  • Spiral (Blue Note, 1979) – recorded in 1965-68
  • Patterns (Blue Note, 1980) – recorded in 1968
  • Medina, (Blue Note, 1980) – recorded in 1969
  • Blow Up, (JMY, 1969 released 1990)

With Robin Kenyatta

  • Nomusa (Muse, 1975)

With Lee Konitz

With Hubert Laws

  • Wild Flower (Atlantic, 1972)

With Ray Mantilla

  • Mantilla (Inner City, 1978)

With M'Boom

With Charles Mingus

With Grachan Moncur III

  • Shadows, (Denon, 1977)

With Karl Ratzer

  • In Search Of The Ghost, (Vanguard, 1978)

With Sam Rivers

  • Contours, (Blue Note, 1967) – recorded in 1965

With Jeremy Steig

  • Lend Me Your Ears, (CMP Records, 1978)

With Woody Shaw

  • In the Beginning (Muse, 1983) – recorded in 1965
  • The Iron Men with Anthony Braxton (Muse, 1980) – recorded in 1977

With Archie Shepp

With Wayne Shorter

  • Et Cetera (Blue Note, 1980) – recorded in 1965
  • The All Seeing Eye (Blue Note, 1966) – recorded in 1965
  • Adam's Apple (Blue Note, 1967) – recorded in 1966
  • Schizophrenia (Blue Note, 1969) – recorded in 1967

With Heiner Stadler

  • Brains On Fire Vol. 1 (Labor, 1973) – recorded in 1966-71

With John Stubblefield

With Ed Summerlin

With The Super Jazz Trio

With Hidefumi Toki

  • City (Baystate, 1978)

With Charles Tolliver

  • Paper Man (Freedom, 1975) – recorded in 1968

With McCoy Tyner

With Miroslav Vitous

With Tyrone Washington

With Joe Zawinul

  • Zawinul (Atlantic, 1971) – recorded in 1970

References

  1. ^ "Legendary jazz drummer and Chester native Joe Chambers returns to area Friday night". Delcotimes.com. 14 June 2000. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Joe Chambers Interview". Vermontreview.tripod.com. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 450. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
  4. ^ "Joe Chambers | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Jazz News: Joe Chambers and the Outlaw Band at The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music February 28, 8:00 pm". 16 March 2006. Archived from the original on 2006-03-16. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  6. ^ "untitled" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2007-06-29.
  7. ^ "Faculty Biographies – The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music". Archived from the original on 2007-08-02. Retrieved 2007-06-29.
  8. ^ "School of Jazz | College of Performing Arts | The New School". Newschool.edu. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  9. ^ Welcome to University of North Carolina Wilmington News Archived 2008-09-23 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ "Joe Chambers Albums and Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2023-03-05.

External links

  • Interview with Brian L. Knight
  • Blue Note Label Artist's page
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