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<p><b>Dennis Chambers</b> (* <a href="9._Mai" title="9. Mai">9. Mai</a> <a href="1959" title="1959">1959</a>) ist ein <a href="Vereinigte_Staaten" title="Vereinigte Staaten">amerikanischer</a> <a href="Schlagzeug" title="Schlagzeug">Schlagzeuger</a>, der zusammen mit <a href="John_Scofield" title="John Scofield">John Scofield</a>, <a href="Steely_Dan" title="Steely Dan">Steely Dan</a>, <a href="Carlos_Santana" title="Carlos Santana">Santana</a>, <a href="Mike_Stern" title="Mike Stern">Mike Stern</a>, den <a href="Brecker_Brothers" title="Brecker Brothers">Brecker Brothers</a>, <a href="Gonzalo_Rubalcaba" title="Gonzalo Rubalcaba">Gonzalo Rubalcaba</a>, <a href="Parliament" title="Parliament">Parliament</a>/<a href="Funkadelic" title="Funkadelic">Funkadelic</a>, <a href="John_McLaughlin_(Musiker)" title="John McLaughlin (Musiker)">John McLaughlin</a> und vielen anderen spielte und Platten produzierte. Obwohl er nie eine formelle Ausbildung erhielt, wurde Chambers ein weltbekannter <a href="Jazz" title="Jazz">Jazz</a>-/<a href="Fusion_(Musik)" title="Fusion (Musik)">Fusion</a>-Schlagzeuger und ist bekannt für seine exakte, kraftvolle Technik.
</p><p>Bereits mit vier Jahren begann Chambers, Schlagzeug zu spielen, und schon mit sechs trat er in der Gegend von <a href="Baltimore" title="Baltimore">Baltimore</a> in Nachtclubs auf. Nach seinen eigenen Angaben übte er auf Kopfkissen, die erst ab einer gewissen Schlagkraft „klingen“, sowie auf einem seitenverkehrt aufgebauten Drum-Set, was ihn nun besonders flexibel macht. 1978 kam er zu <a href="George_Clinton_(Musiker)" title="George Clinton (Musiker)">George Clintons</a> <a href="P-Funk" title="P-Funk">P-Funk</a>-Band <a href="Parliament" title="Parliament">Parliament</a>/<a href="Funkadelic" title="Funkadelic">Funkadelic</a> und spielte mit ihnen bis 1985. Seither spielte er mit fast allen Größen der Fusion-Musik. Erwähnenswert ist vor allem die enge jahrelange Zusammenarbeit mit <a href="John_McLaughlin_(Musiker)" title="John McLaughlin (Musiker)">John McLaughlin</a>, der ihn in einem Interview als seinen „brother in arms“ (Waffenbruder) bezeichnete.
</p><p>Zu Chambers’ eigener Gruppe <i>Niacin</i> gehört der Bassist <a href="Billy_Sheehan" title="Billy Sheehan">Billy Sheehan</a>.
</p><p>Der <i><a href="Rolling_Stone" title="Rolling Stone">Rolling Stone</a></i> listete Chambers 2016 auf Rang 63 der <a href="Die_100_gr%C3%B6%C3%9Ften_Schlagzeuger_aller_Zeiten" class="mw-redirect" title="Die 100 größten Schlagzeuger aller Zeiten">100 größten Schlagzeuger aller Zeiten</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Diskografie_(Auswahl)"><span id="Diskografie_.28Auswahl.29"></span>Diskografie (Auswahl)</h2></div>
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<tbody><tr class="hintergrundfarbe5">
<th>Jahr
</th>
<th>Künstler
</th>
<th>Titel
</th>
<th>Label
</th></tr>
<tr class="hintergrundfarbe2">
<td>1983
</td>
<td><a href="P-Funk" title="P-Funk">P-Funk All Stars</a>
</td>
<td>Live at the Beverly Theater in Hollywood
</td>
<td>Westbound
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>1986
</td>
<td><a href="John_Scofield" title="John Scofield">John Scofield</a>
</td>
<td>Blue Matter
</td>
<td>Gramavision
</td></tr>
<tr class="hintergrundfarbe2">
<td>1987
</td>
<td>John Scofield
</td>
<td>Loud Jazz
</td>
<td><a href="Gramavision_Records" title="Gramavision Records">Gramavision</a>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>1987
</td>
<td>John Scofield
</td>
<td>Pick Hits Live
</td>
<td>Gramavision
</td></tr>
<tr class="hintergrundfarbe2">
<td>1989
</td>
<td><a href="Gary_Thomas" title="Gary Thomas">Gary Thomas</a>
</td>
<td>By All Means Necessary
</td>
<td>JMT
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>1990
</td>
<td>Bill Evans Group (<a href="Bill_Evans_(Saxophonist)" title="Bill Evans (Saxophonist)">Bill Evans</a>, <a href="Chuck_Loeb" title="Chuck Loeb">Chuck Loeb</a>, <a href="Jim_Beard" title="Jim Beard">Jim Beard</a>, <a href="Darryl_Jones" title="Darryl Jones">Darryl Jones</a>, Dennis Chambers)
</td>
<td>Let The Juice Loose (Live at the Blue Note, Tokyo)
</td>
<td>Bellaphon
</td></tr>
<tr class="hintergrundfarbe2">
<td>1990
</td>
<td>Wayne Krantz
</td>
<td>Signals
</td>
<td>Enja
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>1992
</td>
<td>Petite Blonde (Bill Evans, Chuck Loeb, Mitch Forman, <a href="Victor_Bailey" title="Victor Bailey">Victor Bailey</a>, Dennis Chambers)
</td>
<td>Live Recording
</td>
<td>Lipstick Records
</td></tr>
<tr class="hintergrundfarbe2">
<td>1992
</td>
<td>The Return Of The <a href="Brecker_Brothers" title="Brecker Brothers">Brecker Brothers</a>
</td>
<td>The Return Of The Brecker Brothers
</td>
<td>GRP Records
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>1992
</td>
<td>Dennis Chambers
</td>
<td>Getting Even
</td>
<td>Glass House
</td></tr>
<tr class="hintergrundfarbe2">
<td>1992
</td>
<td><a href="Barbara_Dennerlein" title="Barbara Dennerlein">Barbara Dennerlein</a> (<a href="Ray_Anderson_(Musiker)" title="Ray Anderson (Musiker)">Ray Anderson</a>, <a href="Bob_Berg" title="Bob Berg">Bob Berg</a>, <a href="Mitch_Watkins" title="Mitch Watkins">Mitch Watkins</a>)
</td>
<td>That's Me
</td>
<td>Enja
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>1993
</td>
<td>Graffiti (Dennis Chambers, <a href="Haakon_Graf" title="Haakon Graf">Haakon Graf</a>, Gary Grainer, <a href="Ulf_Wakenius" title="Ulf Wakenius">Ulf Wakenius</a>)
</td>
<td>Good Groove
</td>
<td>ESC Records
</td></tr>
<tr class="hintergrundfarbe2">
<td>1994
</td>
<td><a href="John_McLaughlin_(Musiker)" title="John McLaughlin (Musiker)">John McLaughlin</a> &amp; The Free Spirits
</td>
<td>Tokio Live
</td>
<td>Japan Import
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>1994
</td>
<td><a href="Steve_Khan" title="Steve Khan">Steve Khan</a> (<a href="Anthony_Jackson" title="Anthony Jackson">Anthony Jackson</a>, <a href="Manolo_Badrena" title="Manolo Badrena">Manolo Badrena</a>)
</td>
<td>Crossing
</td>
<td>Polydor, Tokyo, Japan
</td></tr>
<tr class="hintergrundfarbe2">
<td>1993
</td>
<td><a href="Charles_Blenzig" title="Charles Blenzig">Charles Blenzig</a> (<a href="Mike_Stern" title="Mike Stern">Mike Stern</a>, <a href="Will_Lee_(Musiker)" title="Will Lee (Musiker)">Will Lee</a>, <a href="Alex_Foster_(Musiker)" title="Alex Foster (Musiker)">Alex Foster</a>, Dennis Chambers, <a href="Manolo_Badrena" title="Manolo Badrena">Manolo Badrena</a>, <a href="Michael_Brecker" title="Michael Brecker">Michael Brecker</a>)
</td>
<td>Say what you mean
</td>
<td>Big World
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>1995
</td>
<td><a href="Steely_Dan" title="Steely Dan">Steely Dan</a>
</td>
<td>Alive in America
</td>
<td>Giant
</td></tr>
<tr class="hintergrundfarbe2">
<td>1997
</td>
<td><a href="John_McLaughlin_(Musiker)" title="John McLaughlin (Musiker)">John McLaughlin</a> (u.&nbsp;a. mit <a href="Gary_Thomas" title="Gary Thomas">Gary Thomas</a>)
</td>
<td>The Heart of Things
</td>
<td>Verve/Universum
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>1999
</td>
<td><a href="Victor_Bailey" title="Victor Bailey">Victor Bailey</a>
</td>
<td>Low Blow
</td>
<td>ESC Records
</td></tr>
<tr class="hintergrundfarbe2">
<td>2000
</td>
<td>John McLaughlin
</td>
<td>The Heart Of Things / Live In Paris
</td>
<td>Polygram
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>2001
</td>
<td>Uncle Moe's Space Ranch (<a href="Brett_Garsed" title="Brett Garsed">Brett Garsed</a>, TJ Helmerich, <a href="Gary_Willis" title="Gary Willis">Gary Willis</a>, Dennis Chambers, Scott Kinsey)
</td>
<td>Uncle Moe's Space Ranch
</td>
<td>Mascot Rec / Tone Center
</td></tr>
<tr class="hintergrundfarbe2">
<td>2002
</td>
<td>Tony MacAlpine, Bunny Brunel, Brian Auger, Dennis Chambers
</td>
<td>CAB 2
</td>
<td>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>2002
</td>
<td>Dennis Chambers
</td>
<td>Outbreak
</td>
<td>Esc Records
</td></tr>
<tr class="hintergrundfarbe2">
<td>2003
</td>
<td><a href="Greg_Howe" title="Greg Howe">Greg Howe</a>, <a href="Victor_Wooten" title="Victor Wooten">Victor Wooten</a>, Dennis Chambers
</td>
<td>Extraction
</td>
<td>Tone Center Records
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>2003
</td>
<td><a href="Bir%C3%A9li_Lagr%C3%A8ne" title="Biréli Lagrène">Biréli Lagrène</a>, <a href="Dominique_di_Piazza" title="Dominique di Piazza">Dominique di Piazza</a>, Dennis Chambers
</td>
<td>Front Page
</td>
<td>Sunny Side Records
</td></tr>
<tr class="hintergrundfarbe2">
<td>2003
</td>
<td>Tony MacAlpine, Bunny Brunel, Brian Auger, Patrice Rushen, Dennis Chambers
</td>
<td>CAB 4
</td>
<td>Mascot Records
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>2006
</td>
<td>Dennis Chambers
</td>
<td>Planet Earth
</td>
<td>BHM
</td></tr>
<tr class="hintergrundfarbe2">
<td>2006
</td>
<td>Dennis Chambers, <a href="Jeff_Berlin" title="Jeff Berlin">Jeff Berlin</a>, <a href="David_Fiuczynski" title="David Fiuczynski">David Fiuczynski</a>, T Lavitz
</td>
<td>Boston T Party
</td>
<td>Tone Center
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>2007
</td>
<td><a href="Maceo_Parker" title="Maceo Parker">Maceo Parker</a>
</td>
<td>Roots &amp; Grooves
</td>
<td>Intuition (SunnyMoon)
</td></tr>
<tr class="hintergrundfarbe2">
<td>2007
</td>
<td><a href="Bill_Evans_(Saxophonist)" title="Bill Evans (Saxophonist)">Bill Evans</a>
</td>
<td>The Other Side of Something
</td>
<td>Intuition (SunnyMoon)
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>2007
</td>
<td>Uncle Moe's Space Ranch (<a href="Brett_Garsed" title="Brett Garsed">Brett Garsed</a>, TJ Helmerich, <a href="Gary_Willis" title="Gary Willis">Gary Willis</a>, Dennis Chambers, Scott Kinsey)
</td>
<td>Moe's Town
</td>
<td>Tone Center/<a href="Shrapnel_Records" title="Shrapnel Records">Shrapnel Records</a>
</td></tr>
<tr class="hintergrundfarbe2">
<td>2011
</td>
<td><a href="Steve_Khan" title="Steve Khan">Steve Khan</a> (<a href="Manolo_Badrena" title="Manolo Badrena">Manolo Badrena</a>, Marc Quiñones, Bobby Allende)
</td>
<td>Parting Shot
</td>
<td>Shrapnel Records
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>2013
</td>
<td>Dennis Chambers (<a href="Patti_Austin" title="Patti Austin">Patti Austin</a>, <a href="Scott_Henderson_(Gitarrist)" title="Scott Henderson (Gitarrist)">Scott Henderson</a>, <a href="Stanley_Jordan" title="Stanley Jordan">Stanley Jordan</a>, <a href="Brian_Auger" title="Brian Auger">Brian Auger</a>, Jeff Berlin, Novecento, Gregg Kofi Brown)
</td>
<td>Groove and More
</td>
<td>Soul Trade Music Publishing Group
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Weblinks">Weblinks</h2></div>
<ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.dennischambers.com/">DennisChambers.com</a> (englisch)</li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Dennis_Chambers.html">Drummerworld: Dennis Chambers</a> (englisch)</li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.bonedo.de/workshop/drums/video-workshop-dennis-chambers/workshop/index.html">Dennis Chambers Video-Workshop</a> auf Bonedo.de</li></ul>
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<li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-1">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-drummers-of-all-time-20160331/dennis-chambers-20160328"><i>100 Greatest Drummers of All Time.</i></a> <a href="Rolling_Stone" title="Rolling Stone">Rolling Stone</a>, 31.&nbsp;März 2016,<span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 6.&nbsp;August 2017</span> (englisch).</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3ADennis+Chambers&amp;rft.title=100+Greatest+Drummers+of+All+Time&amp;rft.description=100+Greatest+Drummers+of+All+Time&amp;rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rollingstone.com%2Fmusic%2Flists%2F100-greatest-drummers-of-all-time-20160331%2Fdennis-chambers-20160328&amp;rft.publisher=%5B%5BRolling+Stone%5D%5D&amp;rft.date=2016-03-31&amp;rft.language=englisch">&nbsp;</span></span>
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