Bethlehem Records Discography: 1946-1954
1946
Johnny Temple
unknown (saxophones, piano, banjo, bass, drums) Johnny Temple (vocals)September, 1946
| K5152 | I Believe I'll Go Downtown Again | Queen/King 4151; Bethlehem BCP 6071 |
| K5153 | Thirty Days | King 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 | - |
* Queen/King 4151 Johnny Temple - I Believe I'll Go Downtown Again b/w ???
1947
Lonnie Johnson
John Hughes (piano) Lonnie Johnson (guitar, vocals) Roy Coulter (bass) unknown (drums) 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 |
* King 4212 Lonnie Johnson - I Am So Glad b/w ???
* King 4201 Lonnie Johnson - What A Woman b/w Tomorrow Night
* King 4251 Lonnie Johnson - Happy New Year, Darling b/w ???
* King 4492 Lonnie Johnson - Happy New Year, Darling b/w ???
* King 4258 Lonnie Johnson - Tomorrow Night b/w ???
1948
Texas Slim
John Lee Hooker (guitar, vocals)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 |
* King 4283 Texas Slim - Stomp Boogie b/w Black Man Blues
* King 4504 Texas Slim - Stomp Boogie b/w ???
* King LP 885 Texas Slim (no details)
1949
Memphis Slim
Alex Atkins (alto saxophone) Timothy Overton (tenor saxophone) Memphis Slim (piano, vocals) Betty Overton (bass)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 |
* King LP 859 Various Artists - Turn Back The Clock
* King 4284 Memphis Slim - Cheatin' Around b/w Now I Got The Blues
* King 4312 Memphis Slim - A Letter Home b/w Slim's Boogie
* King 4327 Memphis Slim - Grinder Man Blues b/w Don't Ration My Love
* King 4324 Memphis Slim - Little Mary b/w Mistake In Live
* King 6301 Memphis Slim - Mistake In Live b/w ???
* King LP 885, LP 1082 Memphis Slim (no details)
John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker (guitar, vocals) unknown (drums)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 |
* Bethlehem BCP 6071 Various Artists - Blues 'N' Folk
* Federal 12377 John Lee Hooker - Late Last Night b/w Don't You Remember Me
1952
Eddie Vinson
Charles Lee (trumpet) Slide Hampton (trombone) Eddie Vinson (alto saxophone, vocals) Charlie Rouse (tenor saxophone) Walter Hiles (baritone saxophone) Joseph Lawson (piano) John Faire (guitar) Carl Lee (bass) Wilbert Hogan (drums)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 |
* King KS 1087 Eddie Vinson
* King 4582 Eddie Vinson - Lonesome Train b/w Person To Person
* King 6305 Eddie Vinson - Person To Person b/w ???
* King 4563 Eddie Vinson - I Need You Tonight b/w Good Bread Alley
* King LP 668 Eddie Vinson (no details)
Jimmy Rushing
Frank Galbraith (trumpet) Dicky Wells (trombone) Pete Clark (alto saxophone) Buddy Tate (tenor saxophone) Fletcher Smith (piano) Jimmy Shirley (guitar) Walter Page (bass) Bobby Donaldson (drums) Jimmy Rushing (vocals)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 |
* King EP 305 Jimmy Rushing
* King 4588 Jimmy Rushing - In The Moonlight b/w Where Were You
* King 4606 Jimmy Rushing - She's Mine, She's Yours b/w Somebody's Spoiling These Women
1953 (establish)
Sticks McGhee
Ed Vanderveer (trumpet) Maxwell Lucas, Charles Rawlins (tenor saxophone) Douglas Blackman (piano) Sticks McGhee (guitar, vocals) Clifford Bryan (bass) George Ward (drums)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 |
* King 4610 Sticks McGhee - Little Things We Used To Do b/w Head Happy With Wine
* King 4628 Sticks McGhee - Blues In Heart And Tears In Eyes b/w Whiskey, Women And Loaded Dice
Piney Brown
Sidney Grant (tenor saxophone) Jack Dupree (piano) Mickey Baker (guitar) Cedric Wallace (bass) John Taylor (drums) Piney Brown (vocals)NYC, April 7, 1953
| K8395 | Whispering Blues | King 4036, LP 859; Bethlehem BCP 6071 |
| K8396 | Walk A Block And Fall | King 4036 |
* Bethlehem BCP 6071 Various Artists - Blues 'N' Folk
* King 4036 Piney Brown - Whispering Blues b/w Walk A Block And Fall
Chris Connor
Jim Bright, Jimmy Nottingham, Red Solomon (trumpet) Vern Friley, Frank Saracco, Ward Silloway, Kai Winding (trombone) Sid Cooper, Milt Yaner (alto saxophone) Boomie Richman, Sam Taylor (tenor saxophone) Dave McRae (baritone saxophone) Dave Martin (piano) Sidney Block (bass) Jimmy Crawford (drums) Chris Connor (vocals) Sy Oliver (arranger, conductor)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 | - |
* Bethlehem BCP 82 Various Artists - Bethlehem's Best, Vol. 1
= Bethlehem EXLP 3 Various Artists - Bethlehem's Best
* Bethlehem BCP 56 Chris Connor - Chris
* Bethlehem B 1293 Chris Connor - Ask Me b/w Chiquita From Chi-Wah-Wah
* Bethlehem B 1291 Chris Connor - Blue Silhouette b/w Miser's Serenade
Charlie Mariano Sextet
Stu Williamson (trumpet -1/4,6) Frank Rosolino (trombone -1/4) Charlie Mariano (alto saxophone) Claude Williamson (piano) Max Bennett (bass) Stan Levey (drums)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 |
* Bethlehem BCP 83 Various Artists - Bethlehem's Best, Vol. 2
= Bethlehem EXLP 3 Various Artists - Bethlehem's Best
* Bethlehem BCP 1022 Charlie Mariano Sextet
* Bethlehem 11039 Charlie Mariano - You Go To My Head b/w 'S Nice
* Bethlehem 11040 Charlie Mariano - I Should Care b/w Green Walls
1954
Chris Connor
Ellis Larkins (piano) Everett Barksdale (guitar) Beverly Peer (bass) Chris Connor (vocals)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 |
* Bethlehem BCP 6068 Various Artists - Jazz Vocals Award Album
* Bethlehem BCP 56 Chris Connor - Chris
* Bethlehem BCP 83 Various Artists - Bethlehem's Best, Vol. 2
= Bethlehem EXLP 3 Various Artists - Bethlehem's Best
* Bethlehem BCP 1001 Chris Connor Sings Lullabys Of Birdland
* Bethlehem 11001 Chris Connor - Try A Little Tenderness b/w What Is There To Say
* Bethlehem 11005 Chris Connor - Come Back To Sorrento b/w Blame It On My Youth
Chris Connor
Ronnie Odrich (flute, clarinet) Don Burns (accordion) Joe Cinderella (guitar) Vinnie Burke (bass) Art Mardigan (drums) Chris Connor (vocals)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 |
* Bethlehem BCP 56 Chris Connor - Chris
* Bethlehem BCP 6006 Chris Connor/Carmen McRae/Julie London - Bethlehem's Girl Friends
* Bethlehem BCP 1002 Chris Connor Sings Lullabys For Lovers
Bobby Scott Trio
Bobby Scott (piano) Whitey Mitchell (bass) Bill Bradley (drums)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 | - |
* Bethlehem BCP 1004 Bobby Scott - Great Scott
Oscar Pettiford Modern Quintet
Julius Watkins (French horn) Charlie Rouse (tenor saxophone) Duke Jordan (piano) Oscar Pettiford (bass, cello) Ron Jefferson (drums)NYC, September, 1954
| Sextette | Bethlehem 11056, BCP 1003, BCP 6 | |
| The Golden Touch | Bethlehem BCP 1003, BCP 6 | |
| Cable Car | - | |
| Tractisisms | - | |
| Edge Of Love | Bethlehem 11056, BCP 1003, BCP 6 | |
| Oscar Rides Again | Bethlehem BCP 1003, BCP 6 |
* Bethlehem BCP 1003 Oscar Pettiford Modern Quintet
* Bethlehem 11056 Oscar Pettiford - Edge Of Love b/w Sextette
Hank D'Amico Quartet
Hank D'Amico (clarinet) Bill Triglia (piano) Milt Hinton (bass) Charlie Smith (drums)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 | - |
* Bethlehem BCP 1006 Hank D'Amico - Holiday With Hank
Carmen McRae
Herbie Mann (flute, tenor saxophone) Mat Mathews (accordion) Mundell Lowe (guitar) Wendell Marshall (bass) Kenny Clarke (drums) Carmen McRae (vocals)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 |
* Bethlehem BCP 84 Various Artists - Bethlehem's Best, Vol. 3
= Bethlehem EXLP 3 Various Artists - Bethlehem's Best
* Bethlehem BCP 6068 Various Artists - Jazz Vocals Award Album
* Bethlehem BCP 6041 Nina Simone And Her Friends
* Bethlehem EXLP 2 Various Artists - Bethlehem's Grab Bag
* Bethlehem BCP 1023 Carmen McRae
* Bethlehem 11009 Carmen McRae - Tip Toe Gently b/w If I'm Lucky
Charlie Shavers Sextet
Charlie Shavers (trumpet) Bennie Moten (trombone) Hank D'Amico (clarinet) Kenny Kersey (piano) Aaron Bell (bass) Panama Francis (drums) Al Collins (narrator)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 |
* Bethlehem BCP 6065 Various Artists - Golden Jazz Instrumentals
* Bethlehem BCP 6034 Various Artists - Smart, Luscious, Beautiful: Sounds Of The Trumpet
* Bethlehem BCP 1007 Charlie Shavers - Horn O' Plenty
* Bethlehem 11068 Charlie Shavers - Dawn On The Desert b/w Windy
Ruby Braff Quartet
Ruby Braff (trumpet) Johnny Guarnieri (piano) Walter Page (bass) Bobby Donaldson (drums)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 |
* Bethlehem BCP 85 Various Artists - Nothing Cheesy About This Jazz
* Bethlehem BCP 6043 The Best Of Ruby Braff
* Bethlehem BCP 87 Various Artists - Double Barrell Jazz
* Bethlehem BCP 90 Various Artists - A Handful Of Cool Jazz
* Bethlehem BCP 6034 Various Artists - Smart, Luscious, Beautiful: Sounds Of The Trumpet
* Bethlehem BCP 92 Various Artists - No Sour Grapes, Just Pure Jazz
* Bethlehem BCP 1005 Ruby Braff Swings
* Bethlehem 11078 Ruby Braff/Ellis Larkins - Ellie b/w This Can't Be Love
Jack Teagarden Sextet
Fred Greenleaf (trumpet) Jack Teagarden (trombone, vocals) Kenny Davern (clarinet) Norma Teagarden (piano) Kass Malone (bass) Ray Bauduc (drums)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 |
* Good Time Jazz L 12063, GTJCD 12063-2 Jack Teagarden And His Orchestra - Meet Me Where They Play The Blues
* Bethlehem BCP 6042 Jonah Jones/Jack Teagarden - Meet In Dixieland
* Bethlehem BCP 6036 Various Artists - Trombone Band Stand
* Period SPL 1110 Jack Teagarden - Leonard Feather Presents Original Dixieland
* Period SPL 1106 Jack Teagarden - Meet Me Where They Play The Blues
Jack Teagarden Septet
Dick Cary (trumpet, arranger) Jack Teagarden (trombone, vocals) Edmond Hall (clarinet) Leonard Feather (piano) Carl Kress (guitar) Walter Page (bass) Ray Bauduc (drums)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 | - |
* Good Time Jazz L 12063, GTJCD 12063-2 Jack Teagarden And His Orchestra - Meet Me Where They Play The Blues
* Bethlehem BCP 32 Jack Teagarden - Jazz Great
* Bethlehem BCP 6042 Jonah Jones/Jack Teagarden - Meet In Dixieland
* Period SPL 1106 Jack Teagarden - Meet Me Where They Play The Blues
Pete Brown Sextet
Joe Wilder (trumpet) Pete Brown (alto saxophone) Wade Legge (piano) Wally Richardson (guitar) Gene Ramey (bass) Rudy Collins (drums)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 |
* Bethlehem BCP 89 Various Artists - We've Built A Jazz Album For You
* Bethlehem BCP 6034 Various Artists - Smart, Luscious, Beautiful: Sounds Of The Trumpet
* Bethlehem BCP 92 Various Artists - No Sour Grapes, Just Pure Jazz
* Bethlehem BCP 85 Various Artists - Nothing Cheesy About This Jazz
* Bethlehem BCP 86 Various Artists - We Cut This Album For Bread
* Bethlehem BCP 6038 Various Artists - Bluesville
* Bethlehem BCP 88 Various Artists - Jazz Music For People Who Don't Care About Money
* Bethlehem BCP 1011 Pete Brown - Peter The Great
* Bethlehem 11080 Pete Brown - The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise b/w Moonlight In Vermont
Conte Candoli - Stan Levey Quartet
Conte Candoli (trumpet) Claude Williamson (piano) Max Bennett (bass) Stan Levey (drums)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 |
* Bethlehem BCP 91 Various Artists - A Lot Of Yarn But A Well Knittled Jazz Album
* Bethlehem BCP 86 Various Artists - We Cut This Album For Bread
* Bethlehem BCP 82 Various Artists - Bethlehem's Best, Vol. 1
= Bethlehem EXLP 3 Various Artists - Bethlehem's Best
* Bethlehem BCP 88 Various Artists - Jazz Music For People Who Don't Care About Money
* Bethlehem BCP 6034 Various Artists - Smart, Luscious, Beautiful: Sounds Of The Trumpet
* Bethlehem BCP 89 Various Artists - We've Built A Jazz Album For You
* Bethlehem BCP 90 Various Artists - A Handful Of Cool Jazz
* Bethlehem BCP 1016 Conte Candoli - Sincerely, Conte
* Bethlehem 11076 Conte Candoli - They Can't Take That Away From Me b/w I Can't Get Started
Eddie Shu Quartet
Eddie Shu (trumpet, clarinet, alto, tenor saxophone) Bobby Scott (piano) Vinnie Burke (bass) Roy Haynes (drums)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 |
* Bethlehem BCP 91 Various Artists - A Lot Of Yarn But A Well Knittled Jazz Album
* Bethlehem BCP 86 Various Artists - We Cut This Album For Bread
* Bethlehem BCP 87 Various Artists - Double Barrell Jazz
* Bethlehem BCP 88 Various Artists - Jazz Music For People Who Don't Care About Money
* Bethlehem BCP 92 Various Artists - No Sour Grapes, Just Pure Jazz
* Bethlehem BCP 1013 Eddie Shu Quartet
Joe Puma Quintet
Don Elliott (vibraphone) Barry Galbraith, Joe Puma (guitar) Vinnie Burke (bass) Teddy Sommer (drums)NYC, November 30, 1954
| Loris | Bethlehem BCP 1012 | |
| A Little Rainy | - | |
| What Is There To Say | - | |
| Hallelujah | - | |
| How About You | - | |
| Pumatic | - | |
| Liza | - | |
| Moon Song | - |
Aaron Sachs Sextet
Urbie Green (trombone) Aaron Sachs (clarinet, tenor saxophone) Danny Bank (baritone saxophone) Barry Galbraith (guitar) Clyde Lombardi (bass) Osie Johnson (drums)NYC, November, 1954
| One Track | Bethlehem BCP 1008, BCP 7 | |
| King Fish | - | |
| Helen | - | |
| Conversation | - | |
| If You're But A Dream | - | |
| The Bullfrog | - |
* Bethlehem BCP 1008 Aaron Sachs Sextet
Bobby Scott Septet
Ronnie Woellner (trumpet) Eddie Bert (trombone) Hal McKusick (alto saxophone) Al Epstein (baritone saxophone) Bobby Scott (piano) Milt Hinton (bass) Osie Johnson (drums)NYC, November, 1954
| Dot | Bethlehem BCP 1009, BCP 8 | |
| Moon Tan | - | |
| Betty | - | |
| Aunt Sarah | - | |
| Cerebellum | - |
* Bethlehem BCP 1009 Bobby Scott - East Coast Jazz/1
Jack Teagarden Sextet
Jimmy McPartland (cornet) Jack Teagarden (trombone, vocals) Edmond Hall (clarinet) Dick Cary (piano, arranger) Walter Page (bass) Jo Jones (drums)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 |
* Bethlehem BCP 6042 Jonah Jones/Jack Teagarden - Meet In Dixieland
* Good Time Jazz L 12063, GTJCD 12063-2 Jack Teagarden And His Orchestra - Meet Me Where They Play The Blues
* Period SPL 1110 Jack Teagarden - Leonard Feather Presents Original Dixieland
* Period SPL 1106 Jack Teagarden - Meet Me Where They Play The Blues
* Bethlehem 11019 Jack Teagarden - Eccentric b/w Original Dixieland One-Step
* Bethlehem 11060 Jack Teagarden - Original Dixieland One-Step b/w Eccentric
Conte Candoli - Stan Levey Sextet
Conte Candoli (trumpet) Zoot Sims (tenor saxophone) Jimmy Giuffre (baritone saxophone) Claude Williamson (piano) Max Bennett (bass) Stan Levey (drums)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 |
* Bethlehem BCP 85 Various Artists - Nothing Cheesy About This Jazz
* Bethlehem BCP 6035 Various Artists - Fifteen Star Saxphones
* Bethlehem BCP 87 Various Artists - Double Barrell Jazz
* Bethlehem BCP 89 Various Artists - We've Built A Jazz Album For You
* Bethlehem BCP 83 Various Artists - Bethlehem's Best, Vol. 2
= Bethlehem EXLP 3 Various Artists - Bethlehem's Best
* Bethlehem BCP 1017 Stan Levey Plays The Composition Of Bill Holman, Bob Cooper And Jimmy Giuffre
* Bethlehem 11077 Jimmy Giuffre/Zoot Sims/Stan Levey - Extraversion b/w Fast Clip
Jonah Jones Sextet
Jonah Jones (trumpet) Vic Dickenson (trombone) Edmond Hall (clarinet) Kenny Kersey (piano) Pops Foster (bass) Osie Johnson (drums)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 |
* Bethlehem BCP 6042 Jonah Jones/Jack Teagarden - Meet In Dixieland
* Bethlehem BCP 85 Various Artists - Nothing Cheesy About This Jazz
* Bethlehem BCP 1014 Jonah Jones Sextet
* Bethlehem 11014 Jonah Jones - You're The Cream In My Coffee b/w The Sheik Of Araby
Oscar Pettiford Nonet
Clark Terry, Joe Wilder (trumpet) Jimmy Cleveland (trombone) Jimmy Hamilton (clarinet, tenor saxophone) Dave Schildkraut (alto saxophone) Danny Bank (baritone saxophone) Earl Knight (piano) Oscar Pettiford (bass, cello) Osie Johnson (drums)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 |
* Bethlehem BCP 85 Various Artists - Nothing Cheesy About This Jazz
* Bethlehem BCP 91 Various Artists - A Lot Of Yarn But A Well Knittled Jazz Album
* Bethlehem BCP 88 Various Artists - Jazz Music For People Who Don't Care About Money
* Bethlehem BCP 92 Various Artists - No Sour Grapes, Just Pure Jazz
* Bethlehem BCP 87 Various Artists - Double Barrell Jazz
* Bethlehem BCP 1019 Oscar Pettiford - Basically Duke
* Bethlehem 11081 Oscar Pettiford - Jack The Bear b/w Tamalpais
Ruby Braff Sextet
Ruby Braff (trumpet) Ed Hubble (trombone) Sam Margolis (tenor saxophone) Dick Katz (piano) Gene Ramey (bass) Izzy Skylar (drums)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 |
* Bethlehem BCP 88 Various Artists - Jazz Music For People Who Don't Care About Money
* Bethlehem BCP 92 Various Artists - No Sour Grapes, Just Pure Jazz
* Bethlehem BCP 1034 Ruby Braff - Ball At Bethlehem
Carmen McRae
Tony Scott (clarinet -1/3, piano -4) Dick Katz (piano -1/3) Skip Fawcett (bass -1/3) Osie Johnson (drums -1/3) Carmen McRae (vocals)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 |
* Bethlehem BCP 6006 Chris Connor/Carmen McRae/Julie London - Bethlehem's Girl Friends
* Bethlehem BCP 1023 Carmen McRae
Charles Mingus Sextet
Thad Jones (trumpet -1/4,7) John LaPorta (clarinet, alto saxophone) Teo Macero (tenor, baritone saxophone) Jackson Wiley (cello -1/4) Charles Mingus (bass, piano) Clem DeRosa (drums, tambourine)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 |
* Bethlehem BCP 90 Various Artists - A Handful Of Cool Jazz
* Bethlehem BCP 88 Various Artists - Jazz Music For People Who Don't Care About Money
* Bethlehem BCP 6034 Various Artists - Smart, Luscious, Beautiful: Sounds Of The Trumpet
* Bethlehem BCP 85 Various Artists - Nothing Cheesy About This Jazz
* Period SPL 1107 Charles Mingus/John LaPorta - Jazzical Moods, Vol. 1
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 1857-2 Charles Mingus/John LaPorta - Jazzical Moods
* Period SPL 1111 Charles Mingus/John LaPorta - Jazzical Moods, Vol. 2
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 1857-2 Charles Mingus/John LaPorta - Jazzical Moods
Herbie Mann Quartet
Herbie Mann (flute) Benny Weeks (guitar) Keith Hodgson (bass) Lee Rockey (drums)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 |
* Bethlehem BCP 6067 Herbie Mann - The Epitome Of Jazz
* Bethlehem BCP 1018 Herbie Mann - East Coast Jazz/4
Jonah Jones Sextet
Jonah Jones (trumpet) Urbie Green (trombone) George Clarke (tenor saxophone) Kenny Kersey (piano) Milt Hinton (bass) Osie Johnson (drums)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 |
* Bethlehem BCP 91 Various Artists - A Lot Of Yarn But A Well Knittled Jazz Album
* Bethlehem BCP 6034 Various Artists - Smart, Luscious, Beautiful: Sounds Of The Trumpet
* Bethlehem BCP 88 Various Artists - Jazz Music For People Who Don't Care About Money
* Bethlehem BCP 6042 Jonah Jones/Jack Teagarden - Meet In Dixieland
* Bethlehem BCP 92 Various Artists - No Sour Grapes, Just Pure Jazz
* Bethlehem BCP 90 Various Artists - A Handful Of Cool Jazz
* Bethlehem BCP 1014 Jonah Jones Sextet
* Bethlehem 11014 Jonah Jones - You're The Cream In My Coffee b/w The Sheik Of Araby
* Bethlehem 11010 Jonah Jones - Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams b/w Stars Fell On Alabama
Vinnie Burke Quartet
Ronnie Odrich (flute, clarinet -1/5,7,8) Don Burns (accordion -1/5,7,8) Barry Galbraith (guitar -1/5,7,8) Joe Cinderella (guitar -6) Vinnie Burke (bass)NYC, 1954
| 1. | The Continental | Bethlehem BCP 1010, BCP 6 |
| 2. | For All We Know | - |
| 3. | Yesterdays | - |
| 4. | Imagination | - |
| 5. | Time Out | Bethlehem 11058, BCP 1010, BCP 6 |
| 6. | Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise | - |
| 7. | On The Alamo | Bethlehem BCP 1010, BCP 6 |
| 8. | Honeysuckle Rose | - |
* Bethlehem BCP 1010 Vinnie Burke - East Coast Jazz/2
* Bethlehem 11058 Vinnie Burke - Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise b/w Time Out
Ralph Burns Quartet
Ralph Burns (piano) Jimmy Raney (guitar) Clyde Lombardi (bass) Osie Johnson (drums)NYC, 1954-1955
| Spring Sequence | Period SPL 1105; Bethlehem BCP 68; Jazztone J 1255 | |
| It Might As Well Be Spring | Period SPL 1105 | |
| Spring Is Here | Period SPL 1105; Bethlehem BCP 68 | |
| Sprang | Period SPL 1105; Bethlehem BCP 68; Jazztone J 1255 | |
| Echo Of Spring | Period SPL 1105; Bethlehem BCP 68 | |
| Spring In Naples | - |
| Gina | Period SPL 1109; Bethlehem BCP 68; Jazztone J 1255 | |
| Autobahn Blues | - | |
| Lover Come Back To Me | Period SPL 1109; Bethlehem BCP 68 | |
| Perpetual Motion | Period SPL 1109; Bethlehem BCP 68; Jazztone J 1255 | |
| Bijou | - |
* Jazztone J 1255 Mary Lou Williams/Ralph Burns - Composer-Pianists
* Period SPL 1105 Ralph Burns - Spring Sequence
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 1917-2 Ralph Burns - Bijou
* Period SPL 1109; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 1917-2 Ralph Burns - Bijou
Dick Wetmore Quartet
Dick Wetmore (violin) Ray Santisi (piano) Bill Nordstrom (bass) Jimmy Zitano (drums)circa 1954 or 1955
| Rondette | Bethlehem BCP 1035 | |
| Sad Walk | - | |
| Re-Search | - | |
| Piece Caprico | - | |
| Just Duo | - | |
| Pomp | - | |
| Brash | - | |
| Shiftful | - |
Paula Castle
Sam Most (flute) Ronnie Selbey (piano) Chet Amsterdam (bass) Herb Wasserman (drums) Paula Castle (vocals)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 | - |