Joe Chambers
Joe Chambers (born June 25, 1942 in Chester, Pennsylvania[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. During this period, his compositions appeared on some of the albums in which he made guest appearances, such as those with Freddie Hubbard and Bobby Hutcherson. He has released eight albums as a bandleader and been a member of several incarnations of Max Roach's M'Boom percussion ensemble.[3]
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Birth name | Joe Chambers |
Born | Chester, Pennsylvania | June 25, 1942
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
Instruments | Drums, piano, vibraphone |
Years active | 1963–present |
Labels | Muse, Finite, Baystate, Blue Note, Savant |
Associated acts | Bobby Hutcherson, Wayne Shorter, Archie Shepp, M'Boom, Sam Rivers, Freddie Hubbard, Donald Byrd |
He has also taught, including at the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in New York City, where he leads the Outlaw Band.[4][5][6][7] 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.[8]
Discography
As leader
- 1974: The Almoravid (Muse)
- 1976: New World (Finite)
- 1977: Double Exposure (Muse)
- 1981: New York Concerto (Baystate)
- 1991: Phantom of the City (Candid Records)
- 1995: Isla Verde (Paddle Wheel)
- 1998: Mirrors (Blue Note)
- 2003: Urban Groove (441 Records)
- 2006: The Outlaw (Savant)
- 2010: Horace to Max (Savant)
- 2012: Joe Chambers Moving Pictures Orchestra (Savant)
- 2016: Landscapes (Savant)
- 2021: Samba de Maracatu (Blue Note)[9]
As sideman
With Franck Amsallem
- Summer Times (Sunnyside, 2003)
With Chet Baker
- Peace (Enja, 1982)
With Donald Byrd
- Mustang! (Blue Note, 1964)
- Fancy Free (Blue Note, 1969)
With Chick Corea
- Tones for Joan's Bones (Atlantic, 1966)
With Stanley Cowell
- Brilliant Circles (Freedom, 1972)
- Back to the Beautiful (Concord, 1989)
With Miles Davis
With Art Farmer
- Something Tasty (Baystate, 1979)
With Don Friedman
- Metamorphosis (Prestige, 1966)
With Jimmy Giuffre
- New York Concerts (1965; Elemental Music, 2014)
With Joe Henderson
- Mode for Joe (Blue Note, 1966)
- Big Band (Verve, 1992)
With Andrew Hill
- Andrew!!! (Blue Note, 1964)
- One For One (Blue Note, 1965)
- Compulsion!!!!! (Blue Note, 1965)
With Freddie Hubbard
- Breaking Point (Blue Note, 1964)
With Bobby Hutcherson
- Dialogue (Blue Note, 1965)
- Components (Blue Note, 1965)
- Happenings (Blue Note, 1966)
- Spiral (Blue Note, 1965–1968)
- Oblique (Blue Note, 1967)
- Patterns (Blue Note, 1968)
- Total Eclipse (Blue Note, 1968)
- Medina, (Blue Note, 1969)
- Now!, (Blue Note, 1969)
- Blow Up, (JMY, 1969 released 1990)
With Robin Kenyatta
- Nomusa (Muse, 1975)
With Lee Konitz
- Figure & Spirit (Progressive, 1976)
With Hubert Laws
- Wild Flower (Atlantic, 1972)
With Ray Mantilla
- Mantilla (Inner City Records, 1978)
With M'Boom
- Re: Percussion (Strata-East, 1973)
- M'Boom (Columbia, 1979)
- Collage (Soul Note, 1984)
- To the Max! (Enja, 1990–91)
With Charles Mingus
- Charles Mingus and Friends in Concert (Columbia, 1972)
- Something Like a Bird (Atlantic, 1978)
- Me, Myself an Eye (Atlantic, 1978)
With Grachan Moncur III
- Shadows, (Denon, 1977)
With Karl Ratzer
- In Search Of The Ghost, (Vanguard, 1978)
With Sam Rivers
- Contours, (Blue Note, 1965)
With Jeremy Steig
- Lend Me Your Ears, (CMP Records, 1978)
With Woody Shaw
- In the Beginning (Muse, 1965 [1983])
- The Iron Men with Anthony Braxton (Muse, 1977 [1980])
With Archie Shepp
- Fire Music (Impulse!, 1965)
- On This Night (Impulse!, 1965)
- New Thing at Newport (Impulse!, 1965) (also features a set by John Coltrane)
- For Losers (Impulse!, 1969)
- Kwanza (Impulse!, 1969)
- On Green Dolphin Street (Denon, 1978)
With Wayne Shorter
- Et Cetera (Blue Note, 1965)
- The All Seeing Eye (Blue Note, 1965)
- Adam's Apple (Blue Note, 1966)
- Schizophrenia (Blue Note, 1967)
With Heiner Stadler
- Brains On Fire Vol. 1 (Labor Records, 1966)
With John Stubblefield
- Prelude (Storyville, 1977)
With Ed Summerlin
- Sum of the Parts (Ictus, 1998)
With The Super Jazz Trio
- The Super Jazz Trio (Baystate, 1978)
- Something Tasty (Baystate, 1979)
- The Standard (Baystate, 1980)
With Hidefumi Toki
- City (Baystate, 1978)
With Charles Tolliver
- Paper Man (Freedom, 1968 [1975])
With McCoy Tyner
- Tender Moments (Blue Note, 1967)
With Miroslav Vitous
- Infinite Search, (Embryo, 1969)
With Tyrone Washington
- Natural Essence (Blue Note, 1967)
With Joe Zawinul
- Zawinul (Atlantic, 1970)
References
- "Legendary jazz drummer and Chester native Joe Chambers returns to area Friday night". www.delcotimes.com. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- Joe Chambers Interview
- allmusic ((( Joe Chambers > Biography )))
- Jazz News: Joe Chambers and the Outlaw Band at The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music February 28, 8:00 pm Archived 2006-03-16 at the Wayback Machine
- "untitled" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2007-06-29.
- "Faculty Biographies – The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music". Archived from the original on 2007-08-02. Retrieved 2007-06-29.
- Mannes Jazz Faculty Biographies
- Welcome to University of North Carolina Wilmington News Archived 2008-09-23 at the Wayback Machine
- May, Chris (February 5, 2021). "Joe Chambers: Samba De Maracatu". All About Jazz. Retrieved 5 February 2021.