Bethlehem Records Discography: 1946-1954

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1946

Johnny Temple

unknown (sax, p, bj, b, d) Johnny Temple (vo)
September, 1946
K5152I Believe I'll Go Downtown AgainQueen/King 4151; Bethlehem BCP 6071
K5153Thirty Daysunissued
K5154Something In The Moon That Gives Me A Thrill-
K5155Between Sun Up And Sun Down-
K5156Dixie Flyer-
K5157Pocket Change-
K5158Believe My Sins Have Found Me Out-
K5159Rhythm Mama-
* Various Artists - Blues 'N' Folk (Bethlehem BCP 6071)
* Johnny Temple (no details) (Queen/King 4151)

1947

Lonnie Johnson

John Hughes (p) Lonnie Johnson (g, vo) Roy Coulter (b) unknown (d) unidentified vocal group
Cincinnati, OH, December 10, 1947
K5310-1I Am So GladKing 4212
K5311-1What A WomanKing 4201
K5312Happy New Year, DarlingKing 4251, 4492
K5313-1Tomorrow NightKing 4201, 4258; Bethlehem BCP 6071
* Various Artists - Blues 'N' Folk (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
K5590Stomp BoogieKing 4283, 4504; Bethlehem BCP 6071
K5591Who's Been Jivin' YouKing LP 885
K5592Black Man BluesKing 4283
K5593Poor JoeKing LP 885
K5594unknown titleunissued
* Various Artists - Blues 'N' Folk (Bethlehem BCP 6071)
* 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
K5662Cheatin' AroundKing 4284, LP 885
K5663A Letter HomeKing 4312, LP 1082, LP 885; Bethlehem BCP 6071
K5664Now I Got The BluesKing 4284, LP 1082, LP 885
K5665Grinder Man BluesKing 4327, LP 1082, LP 885
K5666Don't Ration My Love-
K5667Slim's BoogieKing 4312, LP 1082, LP 885
K5668Little MaryKing 4324, LP 885
K5669Mistake In LiveKing 4324, 6301, LP 1082, LP 859, LP 885
* Various Artists - Blues 'N' Folk (Bethlehem BCP 6071)
* 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
K4750Late Last NightFederal 12377; King LP 859; Bethlehem BCP 6071
K4751Don't You Remember Me?Federal 12377; King LP 859
* Various Artists - Turn Back The Clock (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
K9156-4Lonesome TrainKing 4582, LP 668, KS 1087
K9157-4Person To PersonKing 4582, 6305, KS 1087; Bethlehem BCP 6071
K9158I Need You TonightKing 4563, KS 1087
K9159Good Bread AlleyKing 4563, LP 668, KS 1087
* Various Artists - Blues 'N' Folk (Bethlehem BCP 6071)
* 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
K8287-1In The MoonlightKing 4588, EP 305
K8288She's Mine, She's YoursKing 4606, EP 305; Bethlehem BCP 6071
K8289-1Where Were You?King 4588
K8290Somebody's Spoiling These WomenKing 4606, EP 305
* Various Artists - Blues 'N' Folk (Bethlehem BCP 6071)
* Jimmy Rushing (no details) (King 4588, EP 305, 4606)

1953 (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
K8346-1Little Things We Used To DoKing 4610; Bethlehem BCP 6071
K8347-1Blues In Heart And Tears In EyesKing 4628
K8348-1Whiskey, Women And Loaded Dice-
K8349-1Head Happy With WineKing 4610
* Various Artists - Blues 'N' Folk (Bethlehem BCP 6071)
* 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
K8395Whispering BluesKing 4036, LP 859; Bethlehem BCP 6071
K8396Walk A Block And FallKing 4036
* Various Artists - Turn Back The Clock (King LP 859)
* 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 MeBethlehem B 1293, BCP 6004
Ask Me (alt. take)unissued
Blue SilhouetteBethlehem B 1291, BCP 6004, BCP 82
Chiquita From Chi-Wah-WahBethlehem B 1293, BCP 6004
Miser's SerenadeBethlehem B 1291, BCP 56
Ev'rything I LoveBethlehem BCP 56
Indian Summer-
* Chris Connor Sings Lullabys Of Birdland (Bethlehem BCP 6004)
* 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.ChloeBethlehem BCP 1022, BCP 49
2.'S NiceBethlehem 11039, BCP 1022, BCP 49, BCP 83
3.Three Little WordsBethlehem BCP 1022, BCP 49
4.Green WallsBethlehem 11040, BCP 1022, BCP 49
5.You Go To My HeadBethlehem 11039, BCP 1022, BCP 49
6.My Melancholy BabyBethlehem BCP 1022, BCP 49
* Charlie Mariano Plays (Bethlehem 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 BirdlandBethlehem BCP 1001, BCP 6004, BCP 6068
What Is There To Say?Bethlehem 11001, BCP 1001, BCP 6004
Try A Little Tenderness-
Spring Is HereBethlehem BCP 1001, BCP 6004
Why Shouldn't I?-
Why Shouldn't I? (alt. take)unissued
All About RonnieBethlehem BCP 1001, BCP 56
I Hear Music-
Come Back To SorrentoBethlehem 11005, BCP 1001, BCP 56, BCP 83
* Chris Connor Sings Lullabys Of Birdland (Bethlehem BCP 6004)
* 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 SaleBethlehem 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 WorldBethlehem BCP 1002, BCP 56
Lush LifeBethlehem BCP 1002, BCP 56, BCP 6006
* Chris Connor Sings Lullabys Of Birdland (Bethlehem BCP 6004)
* 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 WeeBethlehem 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 - Terry Pollard (Bethlehem BCP 1)
* 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 HolidayBethlehem BCP 1006, BCP 7
Billy's Bubble-
Tomorrow-
GoneBethlehem BCP 7
GrasshopperBethlehem BCP 1006, BCP 7
Bernie's TuneBethlehem BCP 7
Hank's DilemmaBethlehem BCP 1006, BCP 7
The Nearness Of You-
* Hank D'Amico/Aaron Sachs - We Bought Our "Axes" (Bethlehem BCP 7)
* 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 LoveBethlehem BCP 1023, BCP 6006, BCP 84, BCP 6068
If I'm LuckyBethlehem 11009, BCP 1023, BCP 6006
Old Devil MoonBethlehem BCP 1023, BCP 6041, EXLP 2
Tip Toe GentlyBethlehem 11009, BCP 1023, BCP 6006
* Chris Connor/Carmen McRae/Julie London - Bethlehem's Girl Friends (Bethlehem 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 HornBethlehem BCP 1007
Dark EyesBethlehem BCP 1007, BCP 67, BCP 6065
Dawn On The DesertBethlehem 11068, BCP 67
Moten SwingBethlehem BCP 1007, BCP 67, BCP 6034
Story Of The Jazz TrumpetBethlehem BCP 67
Desert DawnBethlehem BCP 1007
* The Complete Charlie Shavers With Maxine Sullivan (Bethlehem BCP 67)
* 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 BarbecueBethlehem BCP 1005, BCP 5, BCP 85, BCP 6043
Mean To MeBethlehem BCP 1005, BCP 5, BCP 87, BCP 6043
EllieBethlehem 11078, BCP 1005, BCP 5, BCP 90
You're A SweetheartBethlehem BCP 1005, BCP 6034, BCP 6043
Blue And SentimentalBethlehem BCP 1005, BCP 5, BCP 92
Blue RoomBethlehem BCP 1005
I Can't Get StartedBethlehem BCP 1005, BCP 6043
This Can't Be LoveBethlehem 11078, BCP 1005, BCP 6034
* A Ruby Braff Omnibus (Bethlehem BCP 5)
* 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 ShuffleBethlehem BCP 32; Period SPL 1110; Good Time Jazz L 12063
Mis'ry And The BluesBethlehem BCP 32, BCP 6042; Period SPL 1106; Good Time Jazz L 12063
Milenberg JoysBethlehem BCP 32, BCP 6036, BCP 6042; Period SPL 1110; Good Time Jazz L 12063
King Porter StompBethlehem BCP 32; Period SPL 1110; Good Time Jazz L 12063
* Jack Teagarden - Jazz Great (Bethlehem BCP 32)
* 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 FunkBethlehem BCP 6036; Period SPL 1106; Good Time Jazz L 12063
Davenport BluesBethlehem BCP 32, BCP 6042; Period SPL 1106; Good Time Jazz L 12063
Meet Me Where They Play The BluesBethlehem BCP 32; Period SPL 1106; Good Time Jazz L 12063
Music To Love By-
* Various Artists - Trombone Band Stand (Bethlehem BCP 6036)
* 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 VermontBethlehem 11080, BCP 1011, BCP 4, BCP 89, BCP 6034
The World Is Waiting For The SunriseBethlehem 11080, BCP 1011, BCP 4, BCP 92
There Will Never Be Another YouBethlehem BCP 1011, BCP 4, BCP 85
I Can't Believe That You're In Love With MeBethlehem BCP 1011, BCP 4
Used BluesBethlehem BCP 1011, BCP 4, BCP 86, BCP 6038
Tea For TwoBethlehem BCP 1011, BCP 4
Delta BluesBethlehem BCP 1011, BCP 4, BCP 88, BCP 6038
* Pete Brown/Jonah Jones - Jazz Kaleidoscope (Bethlehem BCP 4)
* 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 DandyBethlehem BCP 1016, BCP 9
Night FlightBethlehem BCP 1016, BCP 9, BCP 91
I Can't Get StartedBethlehem 11076, BCP 1016, BCP 9
On The AlamoBethlehem BCP 1016, BCP 9, BCP 86
Tune For TexBethlehem BCP 1016, BCP 9, BCP 82, BCP 88
They Can't Take That Away From MeBethlehem 11076, BCP 1016, BCP 9, BCP 6034
Everything Happens To MeBethlehem BCP 1016, BCP 9, BCP 89, BCP 6034
I'll Remember AprilBethlehem BCP 1016, BCP 9, BCP 90
My Funny Valentineunissued
* Westcoasting With Conte Candoli And Stan Levey (Bethlehem BCP 9)
* 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 ManBethlehem BCP 1013, BCP 3
Don't Blame Me-
Day By Day-
Tom Dick And JimBethlehem BCP 1013, BCP 3, BCP 91
Blues For BabyBethlehem BCP 1013, BCP 3, BCP 86
On East SideBethlehem BCP 1013, BCP 3, BCP 87
PeaceBethlehem BCP 1013, BCP 3, BCP 88
JusticeBethlehem BCP 1013, BCP 3, BCP 92
* Eddie Shu/Bob Hardaway - Jazz Practitioners (Bethlehem BCP 3)
* 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 RaineyBethlehem BCP 1012
How About You?-
Pumatic-
What Is There To Say?-
Hallelujah-
Liza-
Moon Song-
* Joe Puma - East Coast Jazz/3 (Bethlehem BCP 1012)

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
DotBethlehem BCP 1009, BCP 8
Moon Tan-
Betty-
Aunt Sarah-
Cerebellum-
* The Compositions Of Bobby Scott (Bethlehem BCP 8)
* 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-StepBethlehem 11019, 11060, BCP 32, BCP 6042; Period SPL 1110; Good Time Jazz L 12063
Eccentric-
Bad Actin' WomanBethlehem BCP 32; Period SPL 1106; Good Time Jazz L 12063
High SocietyBethlehem BCP 32, BCP 6042; Period SPL 1110; Good Time Jazz L 12063
* Jack Teagarden - Jazz Great (Bethlehem BCP 32)
* 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
SextetteBethlehem 11056, BCP 1003, BCP 6
Edge Of Love-
Cable CarBethlehem BCP 1003, BCP 6
Tractisisms-
Oscar Rides Again-
The Golden Touch-
* Oscar Pettiford/Vinnie Burke - Bass By Pettiford/Burke (Bethlehem BCP 6)
* 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
ExaktamoBethlehem BCP 1017, BCP 9, BCP 85, BCP 6035
ExtraversionBethlehem 11077, BCP 1017, BCP 9, BCP 87
Drum SticksBethlehem BCP 1017, BCP 9
Lightnin' BugBethlehem BCP 1017, BCP 9, BCP 89
West CoastingBethlehem BCP 1017, BCP 9, BCP 83, BCP 87
Fast ClipBethlehem 11077, BCP 1017, BCP 9
* Westcoasting With Conte Candoli And Stan Levey (Bethlehem 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 BluesBethlehem BCP 1014, BCP 4, BCP 6042
Down By The Riverside-
European BluesBethlehem BCP 1014, BCP 4, BCP 85
The Sheik Of ArabyBethlehem 11014, BCP 1014, BCP 6042
* Pete Brown/Jonah Jones - Jazz Kaleidoscope (Bethlehem BCP 4)
* 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 BearBethlehem 11081, BCP 1019, BCP 2, BCP 85
TamalpaisBethlehem 11081, BCP 1019, BCP 2, BCP 91
ChucklesBethlehem BCP 1019, BCP 2, BCP 88
Mood IndigoBethlehem BCP 1019, BCP 2, BCP 92
Time On My HandsBethlehem BCP 1019, BCP 2
Swing 'Til The Girls Come HomeBethlehem BCP 1019, BCP 2, BCP 87
* Oscar Pettiford/Red Mitchell - Jazz Mainstream (Bethlehem BCP 2)
* 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 MeBethlehem BCP 1034
Auld Lang StyleBethlehem BCP 1034, BCP 5, BCP 88
I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A LetterBethlehem BCP 1034, BCP 5
Rosetta-
Sometimes I'm HappyBethlehem BCP 1034, BCP 5, BCP 92
* A Ruby Braff Omnibus (Bethlehem BCP 5)
* 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 CareBethlehem BCP 1023, BCP 6041
2.Last Time For Love-
3.Too Much In Love To Care-
4.MiseryBethlehem BCP 1023, BCP 6006
* Nina Simone And Her Friends (Bethlehem BCP 6041)
* 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 WeatherPeriod SPL 1107; Bethlehem BCP 65, BCP 88, BCP 6034
3.Minor IntrusionPeriod SPL 1107; Bethlehem BCP 65
4.AbstractionsPeriod SPL 1107
5.Thrice Upon A ThemePeriod SPL 1111; Bethlehem BCP 65, BCP 85
6.Four HandsPeriod SPL 1111; Bethlehem BCP 65, BCP 90
7.The Spur Of The Moment / EchonitusPeriod SPL 1111; Bethlehem BCP 65
* The Jazz Experiments Of Charles Mingus (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 LittleBethlehem BCP 1018, BCP 58, BCP 6067
Chicken Little (alt. take 3)unissued
The Things We Did Last SummerBethlehem BCP 1018, BCP 58, BCP 6067
Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea-
After Work-
A Spring MorningBethlehem BCP 1018, BCP 58
A Spring Morning (alt. take 6)unissued
The Purple GrottoBethlehem BCP 1018, BCP 58
The Purple Grotto (alt. take 1)unissued
My Little Suede ShoesBethlehem BCP 1018, BCP 58, BCP 6067
* Herbie Mann Plays (Bethlehem BCP 58)
* 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 CoffeeBethlehem 11014, BCP 1014, BCP 4, BCP 91, BCP 6034
Wrap Your Troubles In DreamsBethlehem 11010, BCP 1014, BCP 4, BCP 88, BCP 6042
J.J. SpecialBethlehem BCP 1014, BCP 4, BCP 92, BCP 6042
Stars Fell On AlabamaBethlehem 11010, BCP 1014, BCP 4, BCP 90, BCP 6034, BCP 6042
* Pete Brown/Jonah Jones - Jazz Kaleidoscope (Bethlehem BCP 4)
* 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 TrackBethlehem BCP 1008, BCP 7
King Fish-
Helen-
Conversation-
If You Are But A Dream-
The Bullfrog-
* Hank D'Amico/Aaron Sachs - We Bought Our "Axes" (Bethlehem BCP 7)
* 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 OutBethlehem 11058, BCP 1010, BCP 6
2.Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise-
3.For All We KnowBethlehem BCP 1010, BCP 6
4.Honeysuckle Rose-
5.Imagination-
6.On The Alamo-
7.The Continental-
8.Yesterdays-
* Oscar Pettiford/Vinnie Burke - Bass By Pettiford/Burke (Bethlehem BCP 6)
* 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 SequenceBethlehem BCP 68; Fantasy OJCCD 1917-2
2.It Might As Well Be SpringFantasy OJCCD 1917-2
3.Spring Is HereBethlehem 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 (Bethlehem BCP 68)
* 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
RondetteBethlehem BCP 1035
Sad Walk-
Re-Search-
Piece Caprico-
Just Duo-
Pomp-
Brash-
Shiftful-
* Dick Wetmore (Bethlehem BCP 1035)

Paula Castle

Sam Most (fl) Ronnie Selbey (p) Chet Amsterdam (b) Herb Wasserman (d) Paula Castle (vo)
circa 1954 or 1955
I'm Shooting HighBethlehem 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?-
* Paula Castle - Lost Love (Bethlehem BCP 1036)

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