Bethlehem Records Discography: 1946-1954
1946
Johnny Temple
unknown (sax, p, bj, b, d) Johnny Temple (vo)September, 1946
| K5152 | I Believe I'll Go Downtown Again | Queen/King 4151; Bethlehem BCP 6071 |
| K5153 | Thirty Days | unissued |
| K5154 | Something In The Moon That Gives Me A Thrill | - |
| K5155 | Between Sun Up And Sun Down | - |
| K5156 | Dixie Flyer | - |
| K5157 | Pocket Change | - |
| K5158 | Believe My Sins Have Found Me Out | - |
| K5159 | Rhythm Mama | - |
* Johnny Temple (no details) (Queen/King 4151)
1947
Lonnie Johnson
John Hughes (p) Lonnie Johnson (g, vo) Roy Coulter (b) unknown (d) unidentified vocal groupCincinnati, OH, December 10, 1947
| K5310-1 | I Am So Glad | King 4212 |
| K5311-1 | What A Woman | King 4201 |
| K5312 | Happy New Year, Darling | King 4251, 4492 |
| K5313-1 | Tomorrow Night | King 4201, 4258; Bethlehem BCP 6071 |
* Lonnie Johnson (no details) (King 4212, 4201, 4251, 4492, 4258)
1948
Texas Slim
John Lee Hooker (g, vo)Detroit, MI, December, 1948
| K5590 | Stomp Boogie | King 4283, 4504; Bethlehem BCP 6071 |
| K5591 | Who's Been Jivin' You | King LP 885 |
| K5592 | Black Man Blues | King 4283 |
| K5593 | Poor Joe | King LP 885 |
| K5594 | unknown title | unissued |
* Texas Slim (no details) (King 4283, 4504, LP 885)
1949
Memphis Slim
Alex Atkins (as) Timothy Overton (ts) Memphis Slim (p, vo) Betty Overton (b)Cincinnati, OH, January, 1949
| K5662 | Cheatin' Around | King 4284, LP 885 |
| K5663 | A Letter Home | King 4312, LP 1082, LP 885; Bethlehem BCP 6071 |
| K5664 | Now I Got The Blues | King 4284, LP 1082, LP 885 |
| K5665 | Grinder Man Blues | King 4327, LP 1082, LP 885 |
| K5666 | Don't Ration My Love | - |
| K5667 | Slim's Boogie | King 4312, LP 1082, LP 885 |
| K5668 | Little Mary | King 4324, LP 885 |
| K5669 | Mistake In Live | King 4324, 6301, LP 1082, LP 859, LP 885 |
* Various Artists - Turn Back The Clock (King LP 859)
* Memphis Slim (no details) (King 4284, LP 885, 4312, LP 1082, 4327, 4324, 6301)
John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker (g, vo) unknown (d)Detroit, MI, 1949
| K4750 | Late Last Night | Federal 12377; King LP 859; Bethlehem BCP 6071 |
| K4751 | Don't You Remember Me? | Federal 12377; King LP 859 |
* Various Artists - Blues 'N' Folk (Bethlehem BCP 6071)
* John Lee Hooker (no details) (Federal 12377)
1952
Eddie Vinson
Charles Lee (tp) Slide Hampton (tb) Eddie Vinson (as, vo) Charlie Rouse (ts) Walter Hiles (bars) Joseph Lawson (p) John Faire (g) Carl Lee (b) Wilbert Hogan (d)Cincinnati, OH, July 7, 1952
| K9156-4 | Lonesome Train | King 4582, LP 668, KS 1087 |
| K9157-4 | Person To Person | King 4582, 6305, KS 1087; Bethlehem BCP 6071 |
| K9158 | I Need You Tonight | King 4563, KS 1087 |
| K9159 | Good Bread Alley | King 4563, LP 668, KS 1087 |
* Eddie Vinson - Ashes On My Pillow c/w Featherbed Mama (King KS 1087)
* Eddie Vinson (no details) (King 4582, LP 668, 6305, 4563)
Jimmy Rushing
Frank Galbraith (tp) Dicky Wells (tb) Pete Clark (as) Buddy Tate (ts) Fletcher Smith (p) Jimmy Shirley (g) Walter Page (b) Bobby Donaldson (d) Jimmy Rushing (vo)NYC, September 25, 1952
| K8287-1 | In The Moonlight | King 4588, EP 305 |
| K8288 | She's Mine, She's Yours | King 4606, EP 305; Bethlehem BCP 6071 |
| K8289-1 | Where Were You? | King 4588 |
| K8290 | Somebody's Spoiling These Women | King 4606, EP 305 |
* Jimmy Rushing (no details) (King 4588, EP 305, 4606)
1953 (The establishment)
Sticks McGhee
Ed Vanderveer (tp) Maxwell Lucas, Charles Rawlins (ts) Douglas Blackman (p) Sticks McGhee (g, vo) Clifford Bryan (b) George Ward (d)NYC, January 14, 1953
| K8346-1 | Little Things We Used To Do | King 4610; Bethlehem BCP 6071 |
| K8347-1 | Blues In Heart And Tears In Eyes | King 4628 |
| K8348-1 | Whiskey, Women And Loaded Dice | - |
| K8349-1 | Head Happy With Wine | King 4610 |
* Sticks McGhee (no details) (King 4610, 4628)
Piney Brown
Sidney Grant (ts) Jack Dupree (p) Mickey Baker (g) Cedric Wallace (b) John Taylor (d) Piney Brown (vo)NYC, April 7, 1953
| K8395 | Whispering Blues | King 4036, LP 859; Bethlehem BCP 6071 |
| K8396 | Walk A Block And Fall | King 4036 |
* Various Artists - Blues 'N' Folk (Bethlehem BCP 6071)
* Piney Brown (no details) (King 4036)
Chris Connor
Jim Bright, Jimmy Nottingham, Red Solomon (tp) Vern Friley, Frank Saracco, Ward Silloway, Kai Winding (tb) Sid Cooper, Milt Yaner (as) Boomie Richman, Sam Taylor (ts) Dave McRae (bars) Dave Martin (p) Sidney Block (b) Jimmy Crawford (d) Chris Connor (vo) Sy Oliver (arr, cond)NYC, December 17 & 18, 1953
| Ask Me | Bethlehem B 1293, BCP 6004 | |
| Ask Me (alt. take) | unissued | |
| Blue Silhouette | Bethlehem B 1291, BCP 6004, BCP 82 | |
| Chiquita From Chi-Wah-Wah | Bethlehem B 1293, BCP 6004 | |
| Miser's Serenade | Bethlehem B 1291, BCP 56 | |
| Ev'rything I Love | Bethlehem BCP 56 | |
| Indian Summer | - |
* Various Artists - Bethlehem's Best, Vol. 1 (Bethlehem BCP 82)
= Various Artists - Bethlehem's Best (Bethlehem EXLP 3)
* Chris Connor - Chris (Bethlehem BCP 56)
* Chris Connor - Ask Me c/w Chiquita From Chi-Wah-Wah (Bethlehem B 1293)
* Chris Connor - Blue Silhouette c/w Miser's Serenade (Bethlehem B 1291)
Charlie Mariano Sextet
Stu Williamson (tp -1/4,6) Frank Rosolino (tb -1/4) Charlie Mariano (as) Claude Williamson (p) Max Bennett (b) Stan Levey (d)Los Angeles, CA, December 21, 1953
| 1. | Chloe | Bethlehem BCP 1022, BCP 49 |
| 2. | 'S Nice | Bethlehem 11039, BCP 1022, BCP 49, BCP 83 |
| 3. | Three Little Words | Bethlehem BCP 1022, BCP 49 |
| 4. | Green Walls | Bethlehem 11040, BCP 1022, BCP 49 |
| 5. | You Go To My Head | Bethlehem 11039, BCP 1022, BCP 49 |
| 6. | My Melancholy Baby | Bethlehem BCP 1022, BCP 49 |
* Various Artists - Bethlehem's Best, Vol. 2 (Bethlehem BCP 83)
= Various Artists - Bethlehem's Best (Bethlehem EXLP 3)
* Charlie Mariano Sextet (Bethlehem BCP 1022)
* Charlie Mariano - You Go To My Head c/w 'S Nice (Bethlehem 11039)
* Charlie Mariano - I Should Care c/w Green Walls (Bethlehem 11040)
1954
Chris Connor
Ellis Larkins (p) Everett Barksdale (g) Beverly Peer (b) Chris Connor (vo)NYC, August 9 & 11, 1954
| Lullaby Of Birdland | Bethlehem BCP 1001, BCP 6004, BCP 6068 | |
| What Is There To Say? | Bethlehem 11001, BCP 1001, BCP 6004 | |
| Try A Little Tenderness | - | |
| Spring Is Here | Bethlehem BCP 1001, BCP 6004 | |
| Why Shouldn't I? | - | |
| Why Shouldn't I? (alt. take) | unissued | |
| All About Ronnie | Bethlehem BCP 1001, BCP 56 | |
| I Hear Music | - | |
| Come Back To Sorrento | Bethlehem 11005, BCP 1001, BCP 56, BCP 83 |
* Various Artists - Jazz Vocals Award Album (Bethlehem BCP 6068)
* Chris Connor - Chris (Bethlehem BCP 56)
* Various Artists - Bethlehem's Best, Vol. 2 (Bethlehem BCP 83)
= Various Artists - Bethlehem's Best (Bethlehem EXLP 3)
* Chris Connor Sings Lullabys Of Birdland (Bethlehem BCP 1001)
* Chris Connor - Try A Little Tenderness c/w What Is There To Say? (Bethlehem 11001)
* Chris Connor - Come Back To Sorrento c/w Blame It On My Youth (Bethlehem 11005)
Chris Connor
Ronnie Odrich (fl, cl) Don Burns (accor) Joe Cinderella (g) Vinnie Burke (b) Art Mardigan (d) Chris Connor (vo)NYC, August 21, 1954
| Cottage For Sale | Bethlehem BCP 1002, BCP 6004 | |
| How Long Has This Been Going On? | - | |
| Stella By Starlight | - | |
| Gone With The Wind | - | |
| He's Coming Home | - | |
| Goodbye | - | |
| Out Of This World | Bethlehem BCP 1002, BCP 56 | |
| Lush Life | Bethlehem BCP 1002, BCP 56, BCP 6006 |
* Chris Connor - Chris (Bethlehem BCP 56)
* Chris Connor/Carmen McRae/Julie London - Bethlehem's Girl Friends (Bethlehem BCP 6006)
* Chris Connor Sings Lullabys For Lovers (Bethlehem BCP 1002)
Bobby Scott Trio
Bobby Scott (p) Whitey Mitchell (b) Bill Bradley (d)NYC, September 21, 1954
| Pee Wee | Bethlehem BCP 1004, BCP 1 | |
| Phil's Mood | - | |
| Moonbeaux | - | |
| Tenderly | - | |
| Ode To Monk | - | |
| Polka Dots And Moonbeams | - | |
| Lullaby Of Birdland | - | |
| Gone With The Wind | - |
* Bobby Scott - Great Scott (Bethlehem BCP 1004)
Hank D'Amico Quartet
Hank D'Amico (cl) Bill Triglia (p) Milt Hinton (b) Charlie Smith (d)NYC, October 5 & 8, 1954
| Hank's Holiday | Bethlehem BCP 1006, BCP 7 | |
| Billy's Bubble | - | |
| Tomorrow | - | |
| Gone | Bethlehem BCP 7 | |
| Grasshopper | Bethlehem BCP 1006, BCP 7 | |
| Bernie's Tune | Bethlehem BCP 7 | |
| Hank's Dilemma | Bethlehem BCP 1006, BCP 7 | |
| The Nearness Of You | - |
* Hank D'Amico - Holiday With Hank (Bethlehem BCP 1006)
Carmen McRae
Herbie Mann (fl, ts) Mat Mathews (accor) Mundell Lowe (g) Wendell Marshall (b) Kenny Clarke (d) Carmen McRae (vo)NYC, October 6, 1954
| Easy To Love | Bethlehem BCP 1023, BCP 6006, BCP 84, BCP 6068 | |
| If I'm Lucky | Bethlehem 11009, BCP 1023, BCP 6006 | |
| Old Devil Moon | Bethlehem BCP 1023, BCP 6041, EXLP 2 | |
| Tip Toe Gently | Bethlehem 11009, BCP 1023, BCP 6006 |
* Various Artists - Bethlehem's Best, Vol. 3 (Bethlehem BCP 84)
= Various Artists - Bethlehem's Best (Bethlehem EXLP 3)
* Various Artists - Jazz Vocals Award Album (Bethlehem BCP 6068)
* Nina Simone And Her Friends (Bethlehem BCP 6041)
* Various Artists - Bethlehem's Grab Bag (Bethlehem EXLP 2)
* Carmen McRae (Bethlehem BCP 1023)
* Carmen McRae - Tip Toe Gently c/w If I'm Lucky (Bethlehem 11009)
Charlie Shavers Sextet
Charlie Shavers (tp) Bennie Moten (tb) Hank D'Amico (cl) Kenny Kersey (p) Aaron Bell (b) Panama Francis (d) Al Collins (nar)NYC, October 25 & 27, 1954
| Young Man With A Horn / When It's Sleepy Time Down South / After You've Gone / Echoes Of Harlem / And The Angels Sing / Ciribiribin / Salt Peanuts / Young Man With A Horn | Bethlehem BCP 1007 | |
| Dark Eyes | Bethlehem BCP 1007, BCP 67, BCP 6065 | |
| Dawn On The Desert | Bethlehem 11068, BCP 67 | |
| Moten Swing | Bethlehem BCP 1007, BCP 67, BCP 6034 | |
| Story Of The Jazz Trumpet | Bethlehem BCP 67 | |
| Desert Dawn | Bethlehem BCP 1007 |
* Various Artists - Golden Jazz Instrumentals (Bethlehem BCP 6065)
* Various Artists - Smart, Luscious, Beautiful: Sounds Of The Trumpet (Bethlehem BCP 6034)
* Charlie Shavers - Horn O' Plenty (Bethlehem BCP 1007)
* Charlie Shavers - Dawn On The Desert c/w Windy (Bethlehem 11068)
Ruby Braff Quartet
Ruby Braff (tp) Johnny Guarnieri (p) Walter Page (b) Bobby Donaldson (d)NYC, October, 1954
| Struttin' With Some Barbecue | Bethlehem BCP 1005, BCP 5, BCP 85, BCP 6043 | |
| Mean To Me | Bethlehem BCP 1005, BCP 5, BCP 87, BCP 6043 | |
| Ellie | Bethlehem 11078, BCP 1005, BCP 5, BCP 90 | |
| You're A Sweetheart | Bethlehem BCP 1005, BCP 6034, BCP 6043 | |
| Blue And Sentimental | Bethlehem BCP 1005, BCP 5, BCP 92 | |
| Blue Room | Bethlehem BCP 1005 | |
| I Can't Get Started | Bethlehem BCP 1005, BCP 6043 | |
| This Can't Be Love | Bethlehem 11078, BCP 1005, BCP 6034 |
* Various Artists - Nothing Cheesy About This Jazz (Bethlehem BCP 85)
* The Best Of Ruby Braff (Bethlehem BCP 6043)
* Various Artists - Double Barrell Jazz (Bethlehem BCP 87)
* Various Artists - A Handful Of Cool Jazz (Bethlehem BCP 90)
* Various Artists - Smart, Luscious, Beautiful: Sounds Of The Trumpet (Bethlehem BCP 6034)
* Various Artists - No Sour Grapes, Just Pure Jazz (Bethlehem BCP 92)
* Ruby Braff Swings (Bethlehem BCP 1005)
* Ruby Braff/Ellis Larkins - Ellie c/w This Can't Be Love (Bethlehem 11078)
Jack Teagarden Sextet
Fred Greenleaf (tp) Jack Teagarden (tb, vo) Kenny Davern (cl) Norma Teagarden (p) Kass Malone (b) Ray Bauduc (d)NYC, November 12, 1954
| Riverboat Shuffle | Bethlehem BCP 32; Period SPL 1110; Good Time Jazz L 12063 | |
| Mis'ry And The Blues | Bethlehem BCP 32, BCP 6042; Period SPL 1106; Good Time Jazz L 12063 | |
| Milenberg Joys | Bethlehem BCP 32, BCP 6036, BCP 6042; Period SPL 1110; Good Time Jazz L 12063 | |
| King Porter Stomp | Bethlehem BCP 32; Period SPL 1110; Good Time Jazz L 12063 |
* Jack Teagarden And His Orchestra - Meet Me Where They Play The Blues (Good Time Jazz L 12063, GTJCD 12063-2)
* Jonah Jones/Jack Teagarden - Meet In Dixieland (Bethlehem BCP 6042)
* Various Artists - Trombone Band Stand (Bethlehem BCP 6036)
* Jack Teagarden - Leonard Feather Presents Original Dixieland (Period SPL 1110)
* Jack Teagarden - Meet Me Where They Play The Blues (Period SPL 1106)
Jack Teagarden Septet
Dick Cary (tp, arr) Jack Teagarden (tb, vo) Edmond Hall (cl) Leonard Feather (p) Carl Kress (g) Walter Page (b) Ray Bauduc (d)NYC, November 13, 1954
| Blue Funk | Bethlehem BCP 6036; Period SPL 1106; Good Time Jazz L 12063 | |
| Davenport Blues | Bethlehem BCP 32, BCP 6042; Period SPL 1106; Good Time Jazz L 12063 | |
| Meet Me Where They Play The Blues | Bethlehem BCP 32; Period SPL 1106; Good Time Jazz L 12063 | |
| Music To Love By | - |
* Jack Teagarden And His Orchestra - Meet Me Where They Play The Blues (Good Time Jazz L 12063, GTJCD 12063-2)
* Jack Teagarden - Jazz Great (Bethlehem BCP 32)
* Jonah Jones/Jack Teagarden - Meet In Dixieland (Bethlehem BCP 6042)
* Jack Teagarden - Meet Me Where They Play The Blues (Period SPL 1106)
Pete Brown Sextet
Joe Wilder (tp) Pete Brown (as) Wade Legge (p) Wally Richardson (g) Gene Ramey (b) Rudy Collins (d)NYC, November 16, 1954
| Moonlight In Vermont | Bethlehem 11080, BCP 1011, BCP 4, BCP 89, BCP 6034 | |
| The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise | Bethlehem 11080, BCP 1011, BCP 4, BCP 92 | |
| There Will Never Be Another You | Bethlehem BCP 1011, BCP 4, BCP 85 | |
| I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me | Bethlehem BCP 1011, BCP 4 | |
| Used Blues | Bethlehem BCP 1011, BCP 4, BCP 86, BCP 6038 | |
| Tea For Two | Bethlehem BCP 1011, BCP 4 | |
| Delta Blues | Bethlehem BCP 1011, BCP 4, BCP 88, BCP 6038 |
* Various Artists - We've Built A Jazz Album For You (Bethlehem BCP 89)
* Various Artists - Smart, Luscious, Beautiful: Sounds Of The Trumpet (Bethlehem BCP 6034)
* Various Artists - No Sour Grapes, Just Pure Jazz (Bethlehem BCP 92)
* Various Artists - Nothing Cheesy About This Jazz (Bethlehem BCP 85)
* Various Artists - We Cut This Album For Bread (Bethlehem BCP 86)
* Various Artists - Bluesville (Bethlehem BCP 6038)
* Various Artists - Jazz Music For People Who Don't Care About Money (Bethlehem BCP 88)
* Pete Brown - Pete The Great (Bethlehem BCP 1011)
* Pete Brown - The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise c/w Moonlight In Vermont (Bethlehem 11080)
Conte Candoli - Stan Levey Quartet
Conte Candoli (tp) Claude Williamson (p) Max Bennett (b) Stan Levey (d)Los Angeles, CA, November 20, 1954
| Fine And Dandy | Bethlehem BCP 1016, BCP 9 | |
| Night Flight | Bethlehem BCP 1016, BCP 9, BCP 91 | |
| I Can't Get Started | Bethlehem 11076, BCP 1016, BCP 9 | |
| On The Alamo | Bethlehem BCP 1016, BCP 9, BCP 86 | |
| Tune For Tex | Bethlehem BCP 1016, BCP 9, BCP 82, BCP 88 | |
| They Can't Take That Away From Me | Bethlehem 11076, BCP 1016, BCP 9, BCP 6034 | |
| Everything Happens To Me | Bethlehem BCP 1016, BCP 9, BCP 89, BCP 6034 | |
| I'll Remember April | Bethlehem BCP 1016, BCP 9, BCP 90 | |
| My Funny Valentine | unissued |
* Various Artists - A Lot Of Yarn But A Well Knittled Jazz Album (Bethlehem BCP 91)
* Various Artists - We Cut This Album For Bread (Bethlehem BCP 86)
* Various Artists - Bethlehem's Best, Vol. 1 (Bethlehem BCP 82)
= Various Artists - Bethlehem's Best (Bethlehem EXLP 3)
* Various Artists - Jazz Music For People Who Don't Care About Money (Bethlehem BCP 88)
* Various Artists - Smart, Luscious, Beautiful: Sounds Of The Trumpet (Bethlehem BCP 6034)
* Various Artists - We've Built A Jazz Album For You (Bethlehem BCP 89)
* Various Artists - A Handful Of Cool Jazz (Bethlehem BCP 90)
* Conte Candoli - Sincerely, Conte (Bethlehem BCP 1016)
* Conte Candoli - They Can't Take That Away From Me c/w I Can't Get Started (Bethlehem 11076)
Eddie Shu Quartet
Eddie Shu (tp, cl, as, ts) Bobby Scott (p) Vinnie Burke (b) Roy Haynes (d)NYC, November 26, 1954
| It's Sand Man | Bethlehem BCP 1013, BCP 3 | |
| Don't Blame Me | - | |
| Day By Day | - | |
| Tom Dick And Jim | Bethlehem BCP 1013, BCP 3, BCP 91 | |
| Blues For Baby | Bethlehem BCP 1013, BCP 3, BCP 86 | |
| On East Side | Bethlehem BCP 1013, BCP 3, BCP 87 | |
| Peace | Bethlehem BCP 1013, BCP 3, BCP 88 | |
| Justice | Bethlehem BCP 1013, BCP 3, BCP 92 |
* Various Artists - A Lot Of Yarn But A Well Knittled Jazz Album (Bethlehem BCP 91)
* Various Artists - We Cut This Album For Bread (Bethlehem BCP 86)
* Various Artists - Double Barrell Jazz (Bethlehem BCP 87)
* Various Artists - Jazz Music For People Who Don't Care About Money (Bethlehem BCP 88)
* Various Artists - No Sour Grapes, Just Pure Jazz (Bethlehem BCP 92)
* Eddie Shu Quartet (Bethlehem BCP 1013)
Joe Puma Quintet
Don Elliott (vib) Barry Galbraith, Joe Puma (g) Vinnie Burke (b) Teddy Sommer (d)NYC, November 30, 1954
| A Little Rainey | Bethlehem BCP 1012 | |
| How About You? | - | |
| Pumatic | - | |
| What Is There To Say? | - | |
| Hallelujah | - | |
| Liza | - | |
| Moon Song | - |
Bobby Scott Septet
Ronnie Woellner (tp) Eddie Bert (tb) Hal McKusick (as) Al Epstein (bars) Bobby Scott (p) Milt Hinton (b) Osie Johnson (d)NYC, November, 1954
| Dot | Bethlehem BCP 1009, BCP 8 | |
| Moon Tan | - | |
| Betty | - | |
| Aunt Sarah | - | |
| Cerebellum | - |
* Bobby Scott - East Coast Jazz/1 (Bethlehem BCP 1009)
Jack Teagarden Sextet
Jimmy McPartland (cor) Jack Teagarden (tb, vo) Edmond Hall (cl) Dick Cary (p, arr) Walter Page (b) Jo Jones (d)NYC, November, 1954
| Original Dixieland One-Step | Bethlehem 11019, 11060, BCP 32, BCP 6042; Period SPL 1110; Good Time Jazz L 12063 | |
| Eccentric | - | |
| Bad Actin' Woman | Bethlehem BCP 32; Period SPL 1106; Good Time Jazz L 12063 | |
| High Society | Bethlehem BCP 32, BCP 6042; Period SPL 1110; Good Time Jazz L 12063 |
* Jonah Jones/Jack Teagarden - Meet In Dixieland (Bethlehem BCP 6042)
* Jack Teagarden And His Orchestra - Meet Me Where They Play The Blues (Good Time Jazz L 12063, GTJCD 12063-2)
* Jack Teagarden - Leonard Feather Presents Original Dixieland (Period SPL 1110)
* Jack Teagarden - Meet Me Where They Play The Blues (Period SPL 1106)
* Jack Teagarden - Eccentric c/w Original Dixieland One-Step (Bethlehem 11019)
* Jack Teagarden - Original Dixieland One-Step c/w Eccentric (Bethlehem 11060)
Oscar Pettiford Modern Quintet
Julius Watkins (frh) Charlie Rouse (ts) Duke Jordan (p) Oscar Pettiford (b) Ron Jefferson (d)NYC, late 1954
| Sextette | Bethlehem 11056, BCP 1003, BCP 6 | |
| Edge Of Love | - | |
| Cable Car | Bethlehem BCP 1003, BCP 6 | |
| Tractisisms | - | |
| Oscar Rides Again | - | |
| The Golden Touch | - |
* Oscar Pettiford Modern Quintet (Bethlehem BCP 1003)
* Oscar Pettiford - Edge Of Love c/w Sextette (Bethlehem 11056)
Conte Candoli - Stan Levey Sextet
Conte Candoli (tp) Zoot Sims (ts) Jimmy Giuffre (bars) Claude Williamson (p) Max Bennett (b) Stan Levey (d)Los Angeles, CA, December 6, 1954
| Exaktamo | Bethlehem BCP 1017, BCP 9, BCP 85, BCP 6035 | |
| Extraversion | Bethlehem 11077, BCP 1017, BCP 9, BCP 87 | |
| Drum Sticks | Bethlehem BCP 1017, BCP 9 | |
| Lightnin' Bug | Bethlehem BCP 1017, BCP 9, BCP 89 | |
| West Coasting | Bethlehem BCP 1017, BCP 9, BCP 83, BCP 87 | |
| Fast Clip | Bethlehem 11077, BCP 1017, BCP 9 |
* Various Artists - Nothing Cheesy About This Jazz (Bethlehem BCP 85)
* Various Artists - Fifteen Star Saxphones (Bethlehem BCP 6035)
* Various Artists - Double Barrell Jazz (Bethlehem BCP 87)
* Various Artists - We've Built A Jazz Album For You (Bethlehem BCP 89)
* Various Artists - Bethlehem's Best, Vol. 2 (Bethlehem BCP 83)
= Various Artists - Bethlehem's Best (Bethlehem EXLP 3)
* Stan Levey Plays The Composition Of Bill Holman, Bob Cooper And Jimmy Giuffre (Bethlehem BCP 1017)
* Jimmy Giuffre/Zoot Sims/Stan Levey - Extraversion c/w Fast Clip (Bethlehem 11077)
Jonah Jones Sextet
Jonah Jones (tp) Vic Dickenson (tb) Edmond Hall (cl) Kenny Kersey (p) George "Pops" Foster (b) Osie Johnson (d)NYC, December 9, 1954
| Beale Street Blues | Bethlehem BCP 1014, BCP 4, BCP 6042 | |
| Down By The Riverside | - | |
| European Blues | Bethlehem BCP 1014, BCP 4, BCP 85 | |
| The Sheik Of Araby | Bethlehem 11014, BCP 1014, BCP 6042 |
* Jonah Jones/Jack Teagarden - Meet In Dixieland (Bethlehem BCP 6042)
* Various Artists - Nothing Cheesy About This Jazz (Bethlehem BCP 85)
* Jonah Jones Sextet (Bethlehem BCP 1014)
* Jonah Jones - You're The Cream In My Coffee c/w The Sheik Of Araby (Bethlehem 11014)
Oscar Pettiford Nonet
Clark Terry, Joe Wilder (tp) Jimmy Cleveland (tb) Jimmy Hamilton (cl, ts) Dave Schildkraut (as) Danny Bank (bars) Earl Knight (p) Oscar Pettiford (b, cello) Osie Johnson (d)NYC, December 17, 1954
| Jack The Bear | Bethlehem 11081, BCP 1019, BCP 2, BCP 85 | |
| Tamalpais | Bethlehem 11081, BCP 1019, BCP 2, BCP 91 | |
| Chuckles | Bethlehem BCP 1019, BCP 2, BCP 88 | |
| Mood Indigo | Bethlehem BCP 1019, BCP 2, BCP 92 | |
| Time On My Hands | Bethlehem BCP 1019, BCP 2 | |
| Swing 'Til The Girls Come Home | Bethlehem BCP 1019, BCP 2, BCP 87 |
* Various Artists - Nothing Cheesy About This Jazz (Bethlehem BCP 85)
* Various Artists - A Lot Of Yarn But A Well Knittled Jazz Album (Bethlehem BCP 91)
* Various Artists - Jazz Music For People Who Don't Care About Money (Bethlehem BCP 88)
* Various Artists - No Sour Grapes, Just Pure Jazz (Bethlehem BCP 92)
* Various Artists - Double Barrell Jazz (Bethlehem BCP 87)
* Oscar Pettiford - Basically Duke (Bethlehem BCP 1019)
* Oscar Pettiford - Jack The Bear c/w Tamalpais (Bethlehem 11081)
Ruby Braff Sextet
Ruby Braff (tp) Ed Hubble (tb) Sam Margolis (ts) Dick Katz (p) Gene Ramey (b) Izzy Skylar (d)NYC, December 31, 1954, January 1, 1955
| You Can Depend On Me | Bethlehem BCP 1034 | |
| Auld Lang Style | Bethlehem BCP 1034, BCP 5, BCP 88 | |
| I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter | Bethlehem BCP 1034, BCP 5 | |
| Rosetta | - | |
| Sometimes I'm Happy | Bethlehem BCP 1034, BCP 5, BCP 92 |
* Various Artists - Jazz Music For People Who Don't Care About Money (Bethlehem BCP 88)
* Various Artists - No Sour Grapes, Just Pure Jazz (Bethlehem BCP 92)
* Ruby Braff - Ball At Bethlehem (Bethlehem BCP 1034)
Carmen McRae
Tony Scott (cl -1/3, p -4) Dick Katz (p -1/3) Skip Fawcett (b -1/3) Osie Johnson (d -1/3) Carmen McRae (vo)NYC, December, 1954
| 1. | You Made Me Care | Bethlehem BCP 1023, BCP 6041 |
| 2. | Last Time For Love | - |
| 3. | Too Much In Love To Care | - |
| 4. | Misery | Bethlehem BCP 1023, BCP 6006 |
* Chris Connor/Carmen McRae/Julie London - Bethlehem's Girl Friends (Bethlehem BCP 6006)
* Carmen McRae (Bethlehem BCP 1023)
Charles Mingus Sextet
Thad Jones (tp -1/4,7) John LaPorta (cl, as) Teo Macero (ts, bars) Jackson Wiley (cello -1/4) Charles Mingus (b, p) Clem DeRosa (d, tamb)NYC, December, 1954
| 1. | What Is This Thing Called Love? | Period SPL 1107; Bethlehem BCP 65, BCP 90 |
| 2. | Stormy Weather | Period SPL 1107; Bethlehem BCP 65, BCP 88, BCP 6034 |
| 3. | Minor Intrusion | Period SPL 1107; Bethlehem BCP 65 |
| 4. | Abstractions | Period SPL 1107 |
| 5. | Thrice Upon A Theme | Period SPL 1111; Bethlehem BCP 65, BCP 85 |
| 6. | Four Hands | Period SPL 1111; Bethlehem BCP 65, BCP 90 |
| 7. | The Spur Of The Moment / Echonitus | Period SPL 1111; Bethlehem BCP 65 |
* Various Artists - A Handful Of Cool Jazz (Bethlehem BCP 90)
* Various Artists - Jazz Music For People Who Don't Care About Money (Bethlehem BCP 88)
* Various Artists - Smart, Luscious, Beautiful: Sounds Of The Trumpet (Bethlehem BCP 6034)
* Various Artists - Nothing Cheesy About This Jazz (Bethlehem BCP 85)
* Charles Mingus/John LaPorta - Jazzical Moods, Vol. 1 (Period SPL 1107)
= Charles Mingus/John LaPorta - Jazzical Moods (Fantasy OJCCD 1857-2)
* Charles Mingus/John LaPorta - Jazzical Moods, Vol. 2 (Period SPL 1111)
= Charles Mingus/John LaPorta - Jazzical Moods (Fantasy OJCCD 1857-2)
Herbie Mann Quartet
Herbie Mann (fl) Benny Weeks (g) Keith Hodgson (b) Lee Rockey (d)NYC, December, 1954
| Chicken Little | Bethlehem BCP 1018, BCP 58, BCP 6067 | |
| Chicken Little (alt. take 3) | unissued | |
| The Things We Did Last Summer | Bethlehem BCP 1018, BCP 58, BCP 6067 | |
| Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea | - | |
| After Work | - | |
| A Spring Morning | Bethlehem BCP 1018, BCP 58 | |
| A Spring Morning (alt. take 6) | unissued | |
| The Purple Grotto | Bethlehem BCP 1018, BCP 58 | |
| The Purple Grotto (alt. take 1) | unissued | |
| My Little Suede Shoes | Bethlehem BCP 1018, BCP 58, BCP 6067 |
* Herbie Mann - The Epitome Of Jazz (Bethlehem BCP 6067)
* Herbie Mann - East Coast Jazz/4 (Bethlehem BCP 1018)
Jonah Jones Sextet
Jonah Jones (tp) Urbie Green (tb) George Clarke (ts) Kenny Kersey (p) Milt Hinton (b) Osie Johnson (d)NYC, December, 1954
| You're The Cream In My Coffee | Bethlehem 11014, BCP 1014, BCP 4, BCP 91, BCP 6034 | |
| Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams | Bethlehem 11010, BCP 1014, BCP 4, BCP 88, BCP 6042 | |
| J.J. Special | Bethlehem BCP 1014, BCP 4, BCP 92, BCP 6042 | |
| Stars Fell On Alabama | Bethlehem 11010, BCP 1014, BCP 4, BCP 90, BCP 6034, BCP 6042 |
* Various Artists - A Lot Of Yarn But A Well Knittled Jazz Album (Bethlehem BCP 91)
* Various Artists - Smart, Luscious, Beautiful: Sounds Of The Trumpet (Bethlehem BCP 6034)
* Various Artists - Jazz Music For People Who Don't Care About Money (Bethlehem BCP 88)
* Jonah Jones/Jack Teagarden - Meet In Dixieland (Bethlehem BCP 6042)
* Various Artists - No Sour Grapes, Just Pure Jazz (Bethlehem BCP 92)
* Various Artists - A Handful Of Cool Jazz (Bethlehem BCP 90)
* Jonah Jones Sextet (Bethlehem BCP 1014)
* Jonah Jones - You're The Cream In My Coffee c/w The Sheik Of Araby (Bethlehem 11014)
* Jonah Jones - Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams c/w Stars Fell On Alabama (Bethlehem 11010)
Aaron Sachs Sextet
Urbie Green (tb) Aaron Sachs (cl, ts) Danny Bank (bars) Barry Galbraith (g) Clyde Lombardi (b) Osie Johnson (d)NYC, 1954
| One Track | Bethlehem BCP 1008, BCP 7 | |
| King Fish | - | |
| Helen | - | |
| Conversation | - | |
| If You Are But A Dream | - | |
| The Bullfrog | - |
* Aaron Sachs Sextet (Bethlehem BCP 1008)
Vinnie Burke Quartet
Ronnie Odrich (fl, cl -1,3/8) Don Burns (accor -1,3/8) Barry Galbraith (g -1,3/8) Joe Cinderella (g -2) Vinnie Burke (b)NYC, 1954
| 1. | Time Out | Bethlehem 11058, BCP 1010, BCP 6 |
| 2. | Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise | - |
| 3. | For All We Know | Bethlehem BCP 1010, BCP 6 |
| 4. | Honeysuckle Rose | - |
| 5. | Imagination | - |
| 6. | On The Alamo | - |
| 7. | The Continental | - |
| 8. | Yesterdays | - |
* Vinnie Burke - East Coast Jazz/2 (Bethlehem BCP 1010)
* Vinnie Burke - Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise c/w Time Out (Bethlehem 11058)
Ralph Burns Quartet
Ralph Burns (p) Jimmy Raney (g -1/3,5/9,11) Clyde Lombardi (b -1/3,5/9,11) Osie Johnson (d -1/3,5/9,11) overdubbed (-4,10)NYC, 1954-1955
| 1. | Spring Sequence | Bethlehem BCP 68; Fantasy OJCCD 1917-2 |
| 2. | It Might As Well Be Spring | Fantasy OJCCD 1917-2 |
| 3. | Spring Is Here | Bethlehem BCP 68; Fantasy OJCCD 1917-2 |
| 4. | Sprang | - |
| 5. | Echo Of Spring | - |
| 6. | Spring In Naples | - |
| 7. | Gina | - |
| 8. | Autobahn Blues | - |
| 9. | Lover Come Back To Me | - |
| 10. | Perpetual Motion | - |
| 11. | Bijou | - |
* Ralph Burns - Bijou (Fantasy OJCCD 1917-2)
Dick Wetmore Quartet
Dick Wetmore (vln) Ray Santisi (p) Bill Nordstrom (b) Jimmy Zitano (d)circa 1954 or 1955
| Rondette | Bethlehem BCP 1035 | |
| Sad Walk | - | |
| Re-Search | - | |
| Piece Caprico | - | |
| Just Duo | - | |
| Pomp | - | |
| Brash | - | |
| Shiftful | - |
Paula Castle
Sam Most (fl) Ronnie Selbey (p) Chet Amsterdam (b) Herb Wasserman (d) Paula Castle (vo)circa 1954 or 1955
| I'm Shooting High | Bethlehem BCP 1036 | |
| Yesterday's Gardenias | - | |
| Here I Am In Love Again | - | |
| Mountain Greenery | - | |
| Lost Love | - | |
| You Don't Know What Love Is | - | |
| Love Is One Way Street | - | |
| Why Can't I? | - |