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January 4, 1969
Paul Chambers, American bassist and composer (born 1935)

Paul Chambers
Paul Laurence Dunbar Chambers Jr. was an American jazz double bassist. A fixture of rhythm sections during the 1950s and 1960s, he has become one of the most widely-known jazz bassists of the hard bop era. He was also known for his bowed solos. Chambers recorded about a dozen albums as a leader or co-leader, and more than 100 as a sideman, especially as the anchor of trumpeter Miles Davis's "first great quintet" (1955–63) and with pianist Wynton Kelly (1963–68).
January 4
January 4 is the fourth day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 361 days remain until the end of the year.