Joe Chambers The catalog behind
the culture.

Joe Chambers, born 1942, was Blue Note Records' most relied-upon house drummer across twenty-plus sessions between 1964 and 1969 — for Hubbard, Shorter, Hutcherson, Henderson, Rivers, Hill. He was not keeping time. He was composing: 17 pieces recorded by Bobby Hutcherson alone during that period, including the entire second side of Components (Blue Note BST 84213, 1965).

In 1978 he recorded Mind Rain at C.I. Recording, New York — a piano and organ duet later sampled by DJ Premier to construct the harmonic and rhythmic architecture of N.Y. State of Mind. He returned to Blue Note as a leader in 2021 with Samba de Maracatu, then Dance Kobina in 2023. He is, at 83, still recording.

The composition copyright for Mind Rain and 38 other works is controlled 100% by Hocham Music. Single contact. Single negotiation. No label coordination on the publishing side.