Bethlehem Records Discography: 1957
1957
Eddie Davis Quintet
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (ts) Shirley Scott (org) Carl Pruitt (b) Charlie Rice (d) Ray Barretto (per)NYC, January 22, 1957
| K8832 | I Wished On The Moon | King LP 566; Bethlehem 3026 |
| K8833 | Speak Low | King 5026, LP 566 |
| K8834 | Sheila | King 5080, LP 566 |
| K8835 | Ebb Tide | King LP 566, LP 837; Bethlehem BCP 6069 |
* Various Artists - Giants Of Jazz Organ (King LP 837)
* The Best Of Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (Bethlehem BCP 6069)
* Eddie Davis Quintet (no details) (Bethlehem 3026; King 5026, 5080)
Eddie Davis Quintet
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (ts) Shirley Scott (org) Carl Pruitt (b) Charlie Rice (d) Ray Barretto (per): same personnelNYC, February 5, 1957
| K8836 | Say What? | King 5080, LP 566 |
| K8837 | From This Moment On | King LP 599 |
| K8838 | It Ain't Necessarily So | King 5026, LP 566 |
| K8839 | Eddie's Function | King 5164, LP 566; Bethlehem BCP 6069 |
* Eddie Davis - Big Beat Jazz (King LP 599)
* The Best Of Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (Bethlehem BCP 6069)
* Eddie Davis Quintet (no details) (King 5080, 5026, 5164)
Mel Torme
Don Fagerquist (tp) Larry Bunker (vib, accor, vib, cga, bgo) Marty Paich (p -1/5,7,9/21) Max Bennett (b) Mel Lewis (d) Mel Torme (vo)"Crescendo Club", Los Angeles, CA, February 22, 1957
| 1. | It's Only A Paper Moon | Bethlehem BCP 6020 |
| 2. | What Is This Thing Called Love? | Bethlehem BCP 6020, BCP 6068 |
| 3. | One For My Baby | Bethlehem BCP 6020 |
| 4. | Love Is Just A Bug | - |
| 5. | A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square | - |
| 6. | Autumn Leaves | - |
| 7. | Just One Of Those Things | - |
| 8. | The Boy Next Door | - |
| 9. | Lover Come Back To Me | - |
| 10. | Looking At You | - |
| 11. | The Tender Trap | - |
| 12. | I'm Beginning To See The Light | - |
| 13. | It's All Right With Me | Bethlehem BCP 6031 |
| 14. | Manhattan | - |
| 15. | Here I Go Again | - |
| 16. | Home By The Sea | - |
| 17. | Delovely | - |
| 18. | Tenderly | - |
| 19. | I Wish I Were In Love Again | - |
| 20. | Autumn Leaves | - |
| 21. | Nobody's Heart | - |
* Various Artists - Jazz Vocals Award Album (Bethlehem BCP 6068)
* Mel Torme - Songs For Any Taste (Bethlehem BCP 6031)
Jerri Winters
Willis Thomas (tp, vo) Jimmy Guinn (tb, vo) Al Belletto (cl, as, vo) Fred Crane (bars, p, vo) Kenny O'Brien (b -1/8) Ray Brown (b -9/12) Louis Mariano (d -9/12) Tom Montgomery (d, vo -1/8) Jerri Winters (vo)Chicago, IL, February, March, 1957
| 1. | Sometimes I'm Happy | Bethlehem BCP 76 |
| 2. | I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good | - |
| 3. | Ridin' On The Moon | - |
| 4. | All Or Nothing At All | - |
| 5. | In Other Words | - |
| 6. | There Will Never Be Another You | Bethlehem BCP 76, BCP 6068 |
| 7. | Kind Of Moody | Bethlehem BCP 76 |
| 8. | I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me | - |
| 9. | It's Always You | - |
| 10. | Somebody Loves Me | - |
| 11. | Dark Shadows | - |
| 12. | Crazy In The Heart | - |
* Various Artists - Jazz Vocals Award Album (Bethlehem BCP 6068)
Frances Faye
Don Fagerquist, Maynard Ferguson, Jimmy Salko (tp) Milt Bernhart, Herbie Harper, Frank Rosolino, Lloyd Ulyate (tb) Howard Roberts (g) Max Bennett (b) Mel Lewis (d) Frances Faye (vo) Russ Garcia (arr, cond) unidentified stringsLos Angeles, CA, February, March, 1957
| Frankie And Johnny | Bethlehem BCP 6017 | |
| Greensleeves | - | |
| Skip To My Lou | - | |
| Lonesome Road | Bethlehem 11002, BCP 6017 | |
| Medley: Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen / Deep River / Goin' Home | Bethlehem BCP 6017 | |
| Johnny Has Gone For A Soldier | - | |
| St. James Infirmary | - | |
| Go 'Way Down From My Window | - | |
| The Three Ravens | - | |
| Clementine | - | |
| Medley: Oif'n Pripitchik / Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral / Come Back To Sorrento | - | |
| John Henry | - |
* Frances Faye - Lonesome Road c/w Somebody Loves Me (Bethlehem 11002)
Marilyn Moore
Joe Wilder (tp -1,3/9,12) Al Cohn (ts, bcl -1,3/12) Don Abney (p) Barry Galbraith (g) Milt Hinton (b) Osie Johnson (d) Marilyn Moore (vo)NYC, February-March, 1957
| 1. | I'm Just A Lucky So And So | Bethlehem BCP 73 |
| 2. | Ill Wind | - |
| 3. | If Love Is Trouble | - |
| 4. | Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby | - |
| 5. | Born To Blow The Blues | - |
| 6. | Lover Come Back To Me | - |
| 7. | You're Driving Me Crazy | - |
| 8. | Trav'lin' All Alone | - |
| 9. | I Cried For You | - |
| 10. | Leavin' Town | - |
| 11. | Trouble Is A Man | - |
| 12. | I Got Rhythm | - |
Sam Most Orchestra
Charles Harmon, Doug Mettome, Ed Reider, Al Stewart, Don Stratton (tp) Jim Dahl, Bill Elton, Frank Rehak (tb) Sam Most (fl, cl) Dick Meldonian, Dave Schildkraut (as) Ed Wasserman (ts) Marty Flax (bars) Bob Dorough (p) Oscar Pettiford (b) Paul Motian (d)NYC, March 6, 1957
| Strictly Confidential | Bethlehem BCP 75 | |
| 'Round About Midnight | - | |
| Serpent's Tooth | - | |
| Blue Bird | - |
Mel Torme
Mel Torme (vo) Marty Paich (dir) The Bethlehem Orchestra, unidentified chorusLos Angeles, CA, March 7, 1957
| California Suite | Bethlehem BCP 6016 |
Sam Most Sextet
Doug Mettome (tp) Sam Most (fl, cl) Dave Schildkraut (as) Bob Dorough (p) Tommy Potter (b) Paul Motian (d)NYC, March 7, 1957
| Half Nelson | Bethlehem BCP 75 | |
| In Walked Bud | - | |
| Celia | - | |
| Confirmation | - |
Sallie Blair
Joe Cabot, Al DeRisi, Bernie Glow, Frank LoPinto (tp) Urbie Green, Frank Rehak, Chauncey Welsch (tb) Romeo Penque, Jerry Sanfino, Frank Socolow, Joe Soldo (reeds) Sanford Gold (p) Sal Salvador (g) Milt Hinton (b) Sol Gubin (d) Ramon Santamaria (cga) William Correa (bgo) Sallie Blair (vo) Richard Wess (arr, cond)NYC, March, 1957
| Squeeze Me | Bethlehem BCP 6009 | |
| What Is This Thing Called Love? | - | |
| Come By Sunday | - | |
| Similau | - |
same location, date
| Almost Like Being In Love | Bethlehem BCP 6009 | |
| You Make Me Feel So Young | Bethlehem BCP 6009, BCP 6068 | |
| Ain't She Sweet | Bethlehem BCP 6009 |
* Various Artists - Jazz Vocals Award Album (Bethlehem BCP 6068) add Urbie Green (tb) Romeo Penque, Jerry Sanfino (reeds) unidentified strings
same location, date
| Better Luck Next Time | Bethlehem BCP 6009 | |
| The More I See You | - | |
| How Long Has This Been Going On? | - | |
| Then I'll Be Tired Of You | - |
The Australian Jazz Quintet + 1
Dick Healey (as, fl) Erroll Buddle (ts, basn) Jack Brokensha (vib) Bryce Rohde (p) Jack Lander (b) Osie Johnson (d)NYC, March, 1957
| Jazz In D Minor Suite, Pt. 1 | Bethlehem BCP 6015 | |
| Jazz In D Minor Suite, Pt. 2 | - | |
| Jazz In D Minor Suite, Pt. 3 | - | |
| Cubano Chant | - | |
| In A Sentimental Mood | - | |
| Star Eyes | - | |
| I'll Be Around | - | |
| You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To | - |
Pat Moran And Her Quartet
Burt Collins (tp) Earl Swope (tb) Sam Most (fl) Dick Meldonian, Tony Ortega (as) Pat Moran (p, vo) Oscar Pettiford (b) John Doling (b, vo) Johnny Whited (d, vo) Bev Kelly (vo) Nat Pierce (cond)NYC, March, April, 1957
| Thou Swell | Bethlehem BCP 6018 | |
| Have You Met Miss Jones | - | |
| Lover Man | - | |
| Jor-Du | Bethlehem 11074, BCP 6018 | |
| It Never Entered My Mind | Bethlehem BCP 6018 | |
| Come Rain Or Come Shine | - | |
| I'll Be Around | - | |
| Just Squeeze Me | - | |
| I Can't Get Started | Bethlehem 11074, BCP 6018 | |
| Lullaby Of The Leaves | Bethlehem BCP 6018 | |
| I'll Remember April | - | |
| Mother Macree | - |
* Pat Moran - Jor-Du c/w I Can't Get Started (Bethlehem 11074)
Sal Salvador Quartet
Eddie Costa (p, vib) Sal Salvador (g) Sonny Dallas (b) Ronnie Free (d)NYC, June 3-5, 1957
| Artistry In Rhythm | Bethlehem BCP 74 | |
| Taps Miller | - | |
| Prelude To A Kiss | - | |
| Walking Shoes | - | |
| Solos For Guitar | - | |
| Four Brothers | - | |
| In Your Own Sweet Way | - | |
| Ruby, My Dear | - | |
| Manteca | - | |
| Cool Eyes | - | |
| Yardbird Suite | - |
Frank Rosolino Quintet
Frank Rosolino (tb, ldr) Charlie Mariano (as) Lou Levy (p) Max Bennett (b) Lawrence Marable (d)"Jazz City", Los Angeles, CA, June, 1957
| It Had To Be You | Bethlehem BCP 80 |
Charles Mingus Sextet
Clarence Shaw (tp) Jimmy Knepper (tb) Curtis Porter (as, ts) Bill Evans (p) Charles Mingus (b) Dannie Richmond (d)Cincinnati, OH, August 6, 1957
| 6466 | 51st Street Blues, Pt. 1 | Bethlehem 11041, BCP 6019 |
| 6467 | 51st Street Blues, Pt. 2 | - |
| 6468 | East Coasting | Bethlehem BCP 6019 |
| 6468-alt | East Coasting (alt. take 3) | Bethlehem Jazz Classic 30022 |
| 6469 | Memories Of You | Bethlehem BCP 6019, BCP 6065 |
| 6469-alt | Memories Of You (alt. take 3) | Bethlehem Jazz Classic 30022 |
| 6470 | West Coast Ghost | Bethlehem BCP 6019 |
| 6471 | Conversation | - |
| 6472 | Celia | - |
* Various Artists - Golden Jazz Instrumentals (Bethlehem BCP 6065)
* East Coasting By Charles Mingus (Bethlehem Jazz Classic 30022)
* Charles Mingus - Street Blues, Pt. 1&2 (Bethlehem 11041)
Paul Quinichette - Charlie Rouse Quintet
Paul Quinichette, Charlie Rouse (ts) Wynton Kelly (p) Wendell Marshall (b) Ed Thigpen (d)NYC, August 29, 1957
| The Chase Is On | Bethlehem 11045, BCP 6021 | |
| This Can't Be Love | Bethlehem BCP 6021, BCP 6035 | |
| Last Time Out For Love | Bethlehem BCP 6021 | |
| Knittin' | - | |
| The Tender Trap | - | |
| The Things I Love | Bethlehem 11045, BCP 6021 |
* Various Artists - Fifteen Star Saxphones (Bethlehem BCP 6035)
* Charlie Rouse/Paul Quinichette - The Chase Is On c/w The Things I Love (Bethlehem 11045)
Paul Quinichette - Charlie Rouse Sextet
Paul Quinichette, Charlie Rouse (ts) Hank Jones (p) Freddie Green (g) Wendell Marshall (b) Ed Thigpen (d)NYC, September 8, 1957
| When The Blues Comes On | Bethlehem 11046, BCP 6021 | |
| You're Cheating Yourself | Bethlehem BCP 6021 |
* Charlie Rouse/Paul Quinichette - When The Blues Comes On, Pt. 1&2 (Bethlehem 11046)
Eddie Vinson
Joe Newman (tp) Henry Coker (tb) Bill Graham (as) Frank Foster (ts) Nat Pierce (p) Turk Van Lake (g) Eddie Jones (b) Gus Johnson (d) Eddie Vinson (vo)NYC, September, 1957
| Sweet Lovin' You | Bethlehem BCP 5005 | |
| I Just Can't Keep The Tears From Tumblin' Down | - | |
| Your Baby Ain't Sweet Like Mine | - | |
| Cleanhead's Back In Town | - |
same location, date
| Kidney Stew | Bethlehem 11097, BCP 5005 | |
| Cherry Red | - | |
| Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby | Bethlehem BCP 5005 | |
| It Ain't Necessarily So | - |
* Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson - Cherry Red c/w Kidney Stew (Bethlehem 11097) Charlie Rouse (ts) Freddie Green (g) replaces Quinichette, Lake
same location, date
| Hold It Right Here | Bethlehem BCP 5005 | |
| That's The Way To Treat Your Woman | - | |
| Trouble In Mind | - | |
| Caldonia | - |
Jimmy Knepper Quintet
Gene Roland (tp -7/9) Jimmy Knepper (tb) Gene Quill (as -1/6) Bill Evans (p -1/6) Bob Hammer (p -7/9) Teddy Kotick (b) Dannie Richmond (d)NYC, September, 1957
| 1. | Love Letters | Bethlehem BCP 77, BCP 6065 |
| 2. 6448 | Ogling Ogre | Bethlehem 11032, BCP 77 |
| 3. 6449 | You Stepped Out Of A Dream | - |
| 4. | How High The Moon | Bethlehem BCP 77 |
| 5. | Idol Of The Flies | - |
| 6. | Avid Admier | - |
| 7. | Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You | Bethlehem BCP 77, BCP 6036 |
| 8. | Close As Pages In A Book | Bethlehem BCP 77 |
| 9. | Irresistible You | - |
* Various Artists - Golden Jazz Instrumentals (Bethlehem BCP 6065)
* Various Artists - Trombone Band Stand (Bethlehem BCP 6036)
* Jimmy Knepper - Ogling Ogre c/w You Stepped Out Of A Dream (Bethlehem 11032)
Oscar Pettiford All Stars
Art Farmer (tp) Rolf Kuhn (cl) Eddie Costa (vib, p) Kenny Burrell (g) Oscar Pettiford (b) Ed Thigpen (d)NYC, September, 1957
| Lazy Afternoon | Bethlehem BCP 6024, BCP 6066 | |
| Sea Breeze | - | |
| She Didn't Say Yes | Bethlehem 11051, BCP 6024, BCP 6066 | |
| At Home With The Blues | Bethlehem BCP 6024, BCP 6066 |
* John Coltrane In The Winners Circle (Bethlehem BCP 6066)
* Winner's Circle - She Didn't Say Yes c/w Love And The Weather (Bethlehem 11051)
The Australian Jazz Quintet
Dick Healey (as, fl) Erroll Buddle (ts, basn) Jack Brokensha (vib) Bryce Rohde (p) Ed Gaston (b) Frank Capp, Osie Johnson, Jerry Segal (d)Los Angeles, CA & NYC, September, October-December, 1957
| Surrey With The Fringe On Top | Bethlehem BCP 6022 | |
| March Of The Siamese Children | - | |
| Hello, Young Lovers | Bethlehem 11023, BCP 6022 | |
| I Have Dreamed | Bethlehem BCP 6022 | |
| People Will Say We're In Love | Bethlehem 11023, BCP 6022 | |
| Gentleman Is A Dope | Bethlehem BCP 6022 | |
| Do I Love You | - | |
| Younger Than Springtime | - | |
| Wonderful Guy | - | |
| If I Loved You | - |
* The Australian Jazz Quintet - Hello, Young Lovers c/w People Will Say We're In Love (Bethlehem 11023)
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers
Bill Hardman (tp) Johnny Griffin (ts) Sam Dockery (p) Spanky DeBrest (b) Art Blakey (d)NYC, October 9, 1957
| Deo-X | Bethlehem BCP 6023 |
= Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - For Minors Only (West Wind (G) WW 065, WW 2065)
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers
Bill Hardman (tp) Johnny Griffin (ts) Junior Mance (p) Spanky DeBrest (b) Art Blakey (d)NYC, October 11, 1957
| For Minors Only | Bethlehem BCP 6023 | |
| 6442 | Right Down Front | Bethlehem 11029, BCP 6023 |
| Sweet Sakeena | Bethlehem BCP 6023 | |
| For Miles And Miles | - | |
| Krafty | - | |
| 6443 | Late Spring | Bethlehem 11029, BCP 6023 |
= Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - For Minors Only (West Wind (G) WW 065, WW 2065)
* Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers - Right Down Front c/w Late Spring (Bethlehem 11029)
Charles Mingus Orchestra
Clarence Shaw (tp) Jimmy Knepper (tb) Curtis Porter (as, ts) Bob Hammer (p) Horace Parlan (p, left hand) Charles Mingus (b) Dannie Richmond (d) Melvin Stewart (nar)NYC, October, 1957
| Scenes In The City | Bethlehem BCP 6026, BCP 6068 | |
| Wouldn't You | unissued | |
| Bounce | - |
* Various Artists - Jazz Vocals Award Album (Bethlehem BCP 6068) omit Stewart
same location, date
| New York Sketchbook | Bethlehem BCP 6026 |
same location, date
| Duke's Choice | Bethlehem BCP 6026 | |
| Slippers | - | |
| Slippers (alt. take) | unissued |
same location, date
| Nourog | Bethlehem BCP 6026 |
Oscar Pettiford All Stars
Donald Byrd (tp) Frank Rehak (tb) Gene Quill (as -1,4) John Coltrane (ts) Al Cohn (bars) Eddie Costa (p -1/4) Freddie Green (g -1) Oscar Pettiford (b) Philly Joe Jones (d -1) Ed Thigpen (d -2/5)NYC, October, 1957
| 1. | Not So Sleepy | Bethlehem BCP 6024, BCP 6066 |
| 2. | Love And The Weather | Bethlehem 11051, BCP 6024, BCP 6066 |
| 3. | Turtle Walk | Bethlehem BCP 6024, BCP 6066 |
| 4. | If I'm Lucky | Bethlehem BCP 6024, BCP 6066, BCP 6035, BCP 6065 |
| 5. | Strictly Instrumental | Europe Jazz Tone (E) J 1245 |
* John Coltrane In The Winners Circle (Bethlehem BCP 6066)
* Various Artists - Fifteen Star Saxphones (Bethlehem BCP 6035)
* Various Artists - Golden Jazz Instrumentals (Bethlehem BCP 6065)
* Various Artists - Modern Jazz Festival (Europe Jazz Tone (E) J 1245)
* Winner's Circle - She Didn't Say Yes c/w Love And The Weather (Bethlehem 11051)
Sam Most With Strings
Sam Most (fl, cl) Hall Overton (p) Jimmy Raney (g) Addison Farmer (b) Roy Haynes (d) Teddy Charles (cond) unidentified stringsNYC, October, 1957
| Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise | Bethlehem BCP 78 | |
| Alone Together | - | |
| When Your Lover Has Gone | - | |
| Lover Man | - | |
| It Might As Well Be Spring | - | |
| You Stepped Out Of A Dream | - |
Herbie Nichols Trio
Herbie Nichols (p) George Duvivier (b -1/8,10) Dannie Richmond (d -1/8,10)NYC, November, 1957
| 1. | Too Close For Comfort | Bethlehem BCP 81 |
| 2. | Every Cloud | - |
| 3. | Argumentative | - |
| 4. | Love Gloom Cash Love | - |
| 5. | Portrait Of Ucha | - |
| 6. | Beyond Recall | - |
| 7. | All The Way | - |
| 8. | 45 Degree Angle | - |
| 9. | Infatuation Eyes | - |
| 10. | S' Crazy Pad | - |
Art Blakey Big Band
Donald Byrd, Ray Copeland, Bill Hardman, Idrees Sulieman (tp) Jimmy Cleveland, Melba Liston, Frank Rehak (tb) Bill Graham, Sahib Shihab (as) Al Cohn, John Coltrane (ts) Bill Slapin (bars) Walter Bishop Jr. (p) Wendell Marshall (b) Art Blakey (d)NYC, December, 1957
| Oasis (take 4) | Bethlehem 20 50012 | |
| Midriff | Bethlehem BCP 6027 | |
| Midriff (take 1) | Bethlehem 20 50012 | |
| Midriff (take 2) | - | |
| The Kiss Of No Return | Bethlehem BCP 6027 | |
| The Kiss Of No Return (take 1) | Bethlehem 20 50012 | |
| The Kiss Of No Return (take 2) | - | |
| The Outer World | Bethlehem BCP 6027, BCP 6037 | |
| The Outer World (take 2) | Bethlehem 20 50012 | |
| The Outer World (take 5) | - | |
| El Toro Valiente | Bethlehem 11086, BCP 6027 | |
| El Toro Valiente (take 1) | Bethlehem 20 50012 | |
| Ain't Life Grand | Bethlehem 11086, BCP 6027 | |
| Ain't Life Grand (take 2) | Bethlehem 20 50012 | |
| Ain't Life Grand (take 5) | - | |
| Last Date | Bethlehem BCP 6027, BCP 6037 |
* Various Artists - Big Band Contrast (Bethlehem BCP 6037)
* John Coltrane - Bethlehem Years (Bethlehem 20 50012)
* Art Blakey - El Toro Valiente c/w Ain't Life Grand (Bethlehem 11086) Donald Byrd (tp) John Coltrane (ts) Walter Bishop Jr. (p) Wendell Marshall (b) Art Blakey (d)
same location, date
| Pristine | Bethlehem BCP 6027 | |
| Pristine (take 2) | Bethlehem 20 50012 | |
| Pristine (take 6) | - | |
| Pristine (take 8) | - | |
| Tippin' | Bethlehem BCP 6027, BCP 6065 | |
| Tippin' (take 1) | Bethlehem 20 50012 | |
| Tippin' (take 3) | - |
* Various Artists - Golden Jazz Instrumentals (Bethlehem BCP 6065)
* John Coltrane - Bethlehem Years (Bethlehem 20 50012)
Mel Torme
Howard McGhee (tp) Ralph Sharon (p) Max Bennett (b) Stan Levey (d) Mel Torme (vo) Pat Moran And Her Quartet (chorus)Los Angeles, CA, 1957
| I Got Plenty O' Nuttin' | Bethlehem BCP 6031 |
Nina Simone Trio
Nina Simone (p, vo) Jimmy Bond (b) Albert "Tootie" Heath (d)NYC, 1957
| Mood Indigo | Bethlehem 11057, BCP 6028 | |
| Don't Smoke In Bed | Bethlehem 11055, BCP 6028 | |
| He Needs Me | Bethlehem 11052, BCP 6028, BCP 6068 | |
| Little Girl Blue | Bethlehem 11052, BCP 6028 | |
| Love Me Or Leave Me | Bethlehem 11021, BCP 6028 | |
| My Baby Just Cares For Me | Bethlehem BCP 6028 | |
| Good Bait | Bethlehem 11087, BCP 6028 | |
| Plain Gold Ring | Bethlehem BCP 6028 | |
| You'll Never Walk Alone | Bethlehem 11088, BCP 6028 | |
| I Loves You, Porgy | Bethlehem 11021, BCP 6028, BCP 87, BCP 6041 | |
| Central Park Blues | Bethlehem 11057, 11089, BCP 6028 | |
| He's Got The Whole World In His Hands | Bethlehem 11088, 11089, BCP 6041 | |
| For All We Know | Bethlehem 11087, BCP 6041 | |
| African Mailman | Bethlehem 11055, BCP 6041 |
* Various Artists - Jazz Vocals Award Album (Bethlehem BCP 6068)
* Various Artists - Double Barrell Jazz (Bethlehem BCP 87)
* Nina Simone And Her Friends (Bethlehem BCP 6041)
* Nina Simone - Central Park Blues c/w Mood Indigo (Bethlehem 11057)
* Nina Simone - Don't Smoke In Bed c/w African Mailman (Bethlehem 11055)
* Nina Simone - Little Girl Blue c/w He Needs Me (Bethlehem 11052)
* Nina Simone - I Loves You, Porgy c/w Love Me Or Leave Me (Bethlehem 11021)
* Nina Simone - For All We Know c/w Good Bait (Bethlehem 11087)
* Nina Simone - You'll Never Walk Alone c/w He's Got The Whole World In His Hands (Bethlehem 11088)
* Nina Simone - He's Got The Whole World In His Hands c/w Central Park (Bethlehem 11089)
The Bethlehem Orchestra
Frank Beach, Buddy Childers, Don Fagerquist, Maynard Ferguson, Roy Linn, Howard McGhee, Uan Rasey (tp) Bob Enevoldsen, Herbie Harper, Joe Howard, Tommy Pederson, Frank Rosolino, Lloyd Ulyate (tb) John Cave, Vince DeRosa (frh) Albert Pollan (tu) Sam Most (fl) Bill Holman (ts, cl) Ralph Sharon, Claude Williamson (p) Stan Levey (d) Irv Kluger, Alvin Stoller (d, timp, vib) Russ Garcia (arr, cond) 10 violin, 2 viola, 1 violoncelloLos Angeles, CA, 1957?
| Introduction | Bethlehem EXLP 1 | |
| Crap Game Fugue | - | |
| Crown And Robbins Fight | - | |
| Storm Music | - |
Betty Roche With Howard McGhee, Sam Most And Rhythm
Howard McGhee (tp) Sam Most (fl, cl, as) Betty Roche (vo, (Clara)) unidentified rhythmLos Angeles, CA, 1957?
| Summertime | Bethlehem EXLP 1 | |
| Summertime (reprise) | - | |
| - | - |
Frank Rosolino With Stan Levey Group
Don Fagerquist (tp) Bob Enevoldsen (vtb) Bill Holman (ts) Claude Williamson (p) Max Bennett (b) Stan Levey (d) Frank Rosolino (vo, tb, (Jake))Los Angeles, CA, 1957?
| A Woman Is A Sometime Thing | Bethlehem EXLP 1, BCP 6040 | |
| It Takes A Long Pull To Get There | Bethlehem EXLP 1 | |
| It Takes A Long Pull To Get There (reprise) | - |
* Mel Torme/Frances Faye, and others - Porgy And Bess (Bethlehem BCP 6040)
Mel Torme
Mel Torme (vo, (Porgy))Los Angeles, CA, 1957?
| They Pass By Singing | Bethlehem EXLP 1 | |
| I Can't Puzzle This Thing Out | - | |
| The Buzzard Song | - | |
| I Got Plenty Of Nuthin' (reprise) | - |
Sallie Blair And Chorus
Sallie Blair (vo, (Serena)) Ralph Carmichael, Berry Joyce, James Joyce, Ernest Newton, Sam Pfnerm, Toni Stevens (back vo) John Doling, Beverly Kelly, Pat Moran, Johnny Whited (chorus) Al Collins (nar)Los Angeles, CA, 1957?
| Gone, Gone, Gone | Bethlehem EXLP 1, BCP 6040 | |
| My Man Is Gone Now | - |
* Mel Torme/Frances Faye, and others - Porgy And Bess (Bethlehem BCP 6040)
Mel Torme And Chorus
Mel Torme (vo, (Porgy)) Ralph Carmichael, Berry Joyce, James Joyce, Ernest Newton, Sam Pfnerm, Toni Stevens (back vo) John Doling, Beverly Kelly, Pat Moran, Johnny Whited (chorus) Al Collins (nar): Mel Torme (vo, (Porgy)) replaces BlairLos Angeles, CA, 1957?
| Overflow | Bethlehem EXLP 1 | |
| I'm On My Way | Bethlehem EXLP 1, BCP 6040 |
* Mel Torme/Frances Faye, and others - Porgy And Bess (Bethlehem BCP 6040)
Chorus
Ralph Carmichael, Berry Joyce, James Joyce, Ernest Newton, Sam Pfnerm, Toni Stevens (back vo) John Doling, Beverly Kelly, Pat Moran, Johnny Whited (chorus) Al Collins (nar): omit TormeLos Angeles, CA, 1957?
| Train Song | Bethlehem EXLP 1 | |
| Somebody Knockin' | - | |
| Doctor Jesus (reprise) | - | |
| Clara, Don't Be Downhearted | Bethlehem EXLP 1, BCP 6040 | |
| Good Mornin' | Bethlehem EXLP 1 |
* Mel Torme/Frances Faye, and others - Porgy And Bess (Bethlehem BCP 6040)
Mel Torme With Howard McGhee, Ralph Sharon, Max Bennett, Stan Levey
Howard McGhee (tp) Ralph Sharon (p) Max Bennett (b) Stan Levey (d) Mel Torme (vo, (Porgy))Los Angeles, CA, 1957?
| I Got Plenty Of Nuthin' | Bethlehem EXLP 1, BCP 6040 |
* Mel Torme/Frances Faye, and others - Porgy And Bess (Bethlehem BCP 6040)
Mel Torme And Frances Faye
Frances Faye (vo, (Bess)) Mel Torme (vo, (Porgy))Los Angeles, CA, 1957?
| Bess, You Is My Woman Now | Bethlehem EXLP 1, EXLP 2, BCP 6040 | |
| I Loves You, Porgy | Bethlehem EXLP 1, BCP 6040 |
* Various Artists - Bethlehem's Grab Bag (Bethlehem EXLP 2)
* Mel Torme/Frances Faye, and others - Porgy And Bess (Bethlehem BCP 6040)
Betty Roche With Don Fagerquist, Herbie Harper, Bill Holman, Alvin Stoller
Don Fagerquist (tp) Herbie Harper (tb) Bill Holman (ts) Alvin Stoller (d) Betty Roche (vo, (Clara))Los Angeles, CA, 1957?
| It Ain't Necessarily So | Bethlehem EXLP 1, BCP 6040 |
* Mel Torme/Frances Faye, and others - Porgy And Bess (Bethlehem BCP 6040)
George Kirby With Stan Levey Group
Don Fagerquist (tp) Bob Enevoldsen (vtb) Bill Holman (ts) Claude Williamson (p) Max Bennett (b) Stan Levey (d) George Kirby (vo, (Sportin' Life))Los Angeles, CA, 1957?
| It Ain't Necessarily So | Bethlehem EXLP 1 |
Frances Faye And Johnny Hartman
Frances Faye (vo, (Bess)) Johnny Hartman (vo, (Crown))Los Angeles, CA, 1957?
| What Do You Want With Bess? | Bethlehem EXLP 1, BCP 6040 |
* Mel Torme/Frances Faye, and others - Porgy And Bess (Bethlehem BCP 6040)
Sallie Blair
Sallie Blair (vo, (Serena))Los Angeles, CA, 1957?
| Doctor Jesus | Bethlehem EXLP 1 |
Loulie Jean Norman
Loulie Jean Norman (vo, (Strawberry Woman))Los Angeles, CA, 1957?
| Street Cries: Strawberry Woman | Bethlehem EXLP 1 |
Bob Dorough
Bob Dorough (vo, (Clab Man))Los Angeles, CA, 1957?
| Street Cries: Crab Man | Bethlehem EXLP 1 |
Johnny Hartman
Johnny Hartman (vo, (Crown))Los Angeles, CA, 1957?
| If God Wants To Kill Me | Bethlehem EXLP 1 |
Johnny Hartman With Howard McGhee, Sam Most And Rhythm
Howard McGhee (tp) Sam Most (fl, cl, as) Johnny Hartman (vo, (Crown)) unidentified rhythmLos Angeles, CA, 1957?
| A Red Headed Woman | Bethlehem EXLP 1 |
George Kirby
George Kirby (vo, (Sportin' Life))Los Angeles, CA, 1957?
| There's A Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon For New York | Bethlehem EXLP 1, BCP 6040 |
* Mel Torme/Frances Faye, and others - Porgy And Bess (Bethlehem BCP 6040)
Mel Torme And Loulie Jean Norman
Loulie Jean Norman (vo, (Strawberry Woman)) Mel Torme (vo, (Porgy))Los Angeles, CA, 1957?
| Oh Bess, Oh Where's My Bess? | Bethlehem EXLP 1, BCP 6040 |
* Mel Torme/Frances Faye, and others - Porgy And Bess (Bethlehem BCP 6040)
Joe Derise With The Australian Jazz Quintet plus Herbie Mann And Sal Salvador
Herbie Mann (fl) Dick Healey (fl, cl) Erroll Buddle (ts, bars, cl) Jack Brokensha (vib) Bryce Rohde (p) Sal Salvador (g) Jimmy Gannon (b) Nick Stabulas (d) Joe Derise (vo, (Peter/The Honey Man))NYC, 1957?
| The Honey Man | Bethlehem EXLP 1 | |
| Street Cries: The Honey Man | - |
John (Towner) Williams Orchestra
Milt Bernhart (tb) Herb Geller, Francis Howard (as) Gene Cipriano (ts) John Towner Williams (p, arr) unidentified large bandLos Angeles, CA, 1957-1958
| Let's Fall In Love | Bethlehem BCP 6025 | |
| Over The Rainbow | - | |
| My Shining Hour | - | |
| Here's What I'm Here For | - | |
| Come Rain Or Come Shine | - | |
| That Old Black Magic | Bethlehem 11075, BCP 6025 | |
| Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea | Bethlehem 11075, BCP 6025, BCP 6036 | |
| Hit The Road To Dreamland | Bethlehem BCP 6025 | |
| Stormy Weather | - | |
| I've Got The World On A String | - | |
| A Sleepin' Bee | - | |
| Get Happy | - |
= John Towner Williams - Here's What I'm Here For (Discovery DS 891, DSCD 891)
* Various Artists - Trombone Band Stand (Bethlehem BCP 6036)
* Milt Bernhart/Herb Geller - Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea c/w That Old Black Magic (Bethlehem 11075)
Herbie Harper Nonet
Clora Bryant, Don Fagerquist (tp) Herbie Harper (tb, ldr) Herb Geller (as) Bill Perkins (ts) Pepper Adams (bars) Claude Williamson (p) Curtis Counce (b) Mel Lewis (d)"Jazz City", Los Angeles, CA, circa 1957
| Lady Be Good | Bethlehem BCP 80 |
Russ Garcia Orchestra
Don Fagerquist (tp) Bill Kurasch, Rickey Mariano (vln) Stan Harris (vla) Fred Katz (vlc) Howard Roberts (g) Bob Enevoldsen (b) Don Heath (d) Russ Garcia (ldr)"Jazz City", Los Angeles, CA, circa 1957
| I'm Glad There Is You | Bethlehem BCP 80 |