Bass on Top
is another thoroughly engaging set of straight-ahead, mainstream
jazz
from
Paul Chambers
. The bassist leads a quartet comprised of guitarist
Kenny Burrell
, pianist
Hank Jones
, and drummer
Art Taylor
through a selection of
standards
, including
"Yesterdays,"
"You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To,"
and
"Dear Old Stockholm,"
as well as a handful of
contemporary jazz
numbers and originals. There's a relaxed, friendly atmosphere to the music, both in its tone and in the fact that
Chambers
lets
Jones
Burrell
have some time in the spotlight. The result is a warm, entertaining collection of mainstream
that nevertheless rewards close listening. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine