Bethlehem Records Discography: 1946-1954
1946
Johnny Temple
unknown, sax, piano, banjo, bass, drums; Johnny Temple, vocal.
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 | - |
* Bethlehem BCP-6071 Various Artists - Blues 'N' Folk 1963
* Queen/King 4151 Johnny Temple - I Believe I'll Go Downtown Again / no info
1947
Lonnie Johnson
John Hughes, piano; Lonnie Johnson, guitar, vocal; Roy Coulter, bass; unknown, drums; unidentified vocal group.
Cincinnati, 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; Bethlehem BCP-6071 |
* Bethlehem BCP-6071 Various Artists - Blues 'N' Folk 1963
* King 4212 Lonnie Johnson - I Am So Glad / Working Man's Blues 1948
* King 4201 Lonnie Johnson - Tomorrow Night / What A Woman 1948
* King 4251 Lonnie Johnson - Happy New Year, Darling / Backwater Blues 1951
* King 4492 Lonnie Johnson - Happy New Year, Darling / no info 1951
1948
Texas Slim
John Lee Hooker, guitar, vocal.
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 |
* Bethlehem BCP-6071 Various Artists - Blues 'N' Folk 1963
* King 4283 Texas Slim - Stomp Boogie / Black Man Blues 1949
* King 4504 Texas Slim - Moaning Blues / Stomp Boogie 1951
* King LP 885 no information
1949
Memphis Slim
Alex Atkins, alto sax; Timothy Overton, tenor sax; Memphis Slim, piano, vocal; 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 |
* Bethlehem BCP-6071 Various Artists - Blues 'N' Folk 1963
* King LP 859 Various Artists - Turn Back The Clock 1964
* King 4284 Memphis Slim - Cheatin' Around / Now I Got The Blues 1949
* King 4312 Memphis Slim - A Letter Home / Slim's Boogie 1949
* King 4327 Memphis Slim - Grinder Man Blues / Don't Ration My Love 1949
* King 4324 Memphis Slim - Little Mary / Mistake In Live 1949
* King 6301 Memphis Slim - Mistake In Live / no info
* King LP 885, LP 1082 no information
John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker, guitar, vocal; 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 |
* King LP 859 Various Artists - Turn Back The Clock 1964
* Bethlehem BCP-6071 Various Artists - Blues 'N' Folk 1963
* Federal 12377 John Lee Hooker - Late Last Night / Don't You Remember Me
1952
Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
Charles Lee, trumpet; Slide Hampton, trombone; Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, alto sax, vocal; Charlie Rouse, tenor sax; Walter Hiles, baritone sax; 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 "Cleanhead" Vinson - Cherry Red Blues 1970
* Bethlehem BCP-6071 Various Artists - Blues 'N' Folk 1963
* King 4582 Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson - Lonesome Train / Person To Person 1952
* King 6305 Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson - Person To Person / no info
* King 4563 Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson - I Need You Tonight / Good Bread Alley 1952
* King LP 668 no information
Jimmy Rushing
Frank Galbraith, trumpet; Dicky Wells, trombone; Pete Clark, alto sax; Buddy Tate, tenor sax; Fletcher Smith, piano; Jimmy Shirley, guitar; Walter Page, bass; Bobby Donaldson, drums; Jimmy Rushing, vocal.
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 |
* Bethlehem BCP-6071 Various Artists - Blues 'N' Folk 1963
* King EP 305 Jimmy Rushing
* King 4588 Jimmy Rushing - In The Moonlight / Where Were You 1953
* King 4606 Jimmy Rushing - She's Mine, She's Yours / Somebody's Spoiling These Women 1953
1953 (founded)
Sticks McGhee
Ed Vanderveer, trumpet; Maxwell Lucas, Charles Rawlins, tenor sax; Douglas Blackman, piano; Sticks McGhee, guitar, vocal; 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 |
* Bethlehem BCP-6071 Various Artists - Blues 'N' Folk 1963
* King 4610 Sticks McGhee - Little Things We Used To Do / Head Happy With Wine 1953
* King 4628 Sticks McGhee - Blues In Heart And Tears In Eyes / Whiskey, Women And Loaded Dice 1953
Piney Brown
Sidney Grant, tenor sax; Jack Dupree, piano; Mickey Baker, guitar; Cedric Wallace, bass; John Taylor, drums; Piney Brown, vocal.
NYC, April 7, 1953
| K8395 | Whispering Blues | King 4036, LP 859; Bethlehem BCP-6071 |
| K8396 | Walk A Block And Fall | King 4036 |
* King LP 859 Various Artists - Turn Back The Clock 1964
* Bethlehem BCP-6071 Various Artists - Blues 'N' Folk 1963
* King 4036 Piney Brown - Whispering Blues / Walk A Block And Fall 1947
Chris Connor
Jim Bright, Jimmy Nottingham, Red Solomon, trumpet; Vern Friley, Frank Saracco, Ward Silloway, Kai Winding, trombone; Sid Cooper, Milt Yaner, alto sax; Boomie Richman, Sam Taylor, tenor sax; Dave McRae, baritone sax; Dave Martin, piano; Sidney Block, bass; Jimmy Crawford, drums; Chris Connor, vocal; Sy Oliver, arranger, conductor.
NYC, December 17 and 18, 1953
| Ask Me | Bethlehem B-1293, BCP-6004 | |
| Ask Me (alternate 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-6004 Chris Connor Sings Lullabys Of Birdland 1956
* Bethlehem BCP-82 Various Artists - Just For Variety - Bethlehem's Best Volume One 1958
= Bethlehem EXLP-6 Various Artists - Bethlehem's Best 1956
* Bethlehem BCP-56 Chris Connor - Chris 1956
= Bethlehem BCP-56 (later) The Rich Sound Of Chris Connor 1961
* Bethlehem B-1293 Chris Connor - Ask Me / Chiquita From Chi-Wah-Wah 1954
* Bethlehem B-1291 Chris Connor - Blue Silhouette / Miser's Serenade 1954
Charlie Mariano Sextet
Stu Williamson, trumpet #1-4,6; Frank Rosolino, trombone #1-4; Charlie Mariano, alto sax; 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 BCP-1022, BCP-49, BCP-83, 45-11039 |
| 3. | Three Little Words | Bethlehem BCP-1022, BCP-49 |
| 4. | Green Walls | Bethlehem BCP-1022, BCP-49, 45-11040 |
| 5. | You Go To My Head | Bethlehem BCP-1022, BCP-49, 45-11039 |
| 6. | My Melancholy Baby | Bethlehem BCP-1022, BCP-49 |
* Bethlehem BCP-49 Charlie Mariano Plays 1956
* Bethlehem BCP-83 Various Artists - Just For Variety - Bethlehem's Best Volume Two 1958
= Bethlehem EXLP-6 Various Artists - Bethlehem's Best 1956
* Bethlehem BCP-1022 Charlie Mariano Sextet 1955
* Bethlehem 45-11039 Charlie Mariano - You Go To My Head / 'S Nice
* Bethlehem 45-11040 Charlie Mariano - I Should Care / Green Walls 1960
1954
Chris Connor
Ellis Larkins, piano; Everett Barksdale, guitar; Beverly Peer, bass; Chris Connor, vocal.
NYC, August 9 and 11, 1954
| Lullaby Of Birdland | Bethlehem BEP 101B, BCP-1001, BCP-6004, BCP-6068, 45-3081 | |
| What Is There To Say | Bethlehem BEP 101A, BCP-1001, BCP-6004, 45-11001 | |
| Try A Little Tenderness | Bethlehem BEP 101B, BCP-1001, BCP-6004, 45-11001 | |
| Spring Is Here | Bethlehem BEP 101B, BCP-1001, BCP-6004 | |
| Why Shouldn't I | Bethlehem BEP 101A, BCP-1001, BCP-6004 | |
| Why Shouldn't I (alternate take) | unissued | |
| All About Ronnie | Bethlehem BEP 101B, BCP-1001, BCP-56, 45-3081 | |
| I Hear Music | Bethlehem BEP 101A, BCP-1001, BCP-56 | |
| Come Back To Sorrento | Bethlehem BEP 101A, BCP-1001, BCP-56, BCP-83, 45-11005 |
* Bethlehem BCP-6004 Chris Connor Sings Lullabys Of Birdland 1956
* Bethlehem BCP-6068 Various Artists - Award Album - Jazz Vocals 1962
* Bethlehem BCP-56 Chris Connor - Chris 1956
= Bethlehem BCP-56 (later) The Rich Sound Of Chris Connor 1961
* Bethlehem BCP-83 Various Artists - Just For Variety - Bethlehem's Best Volume Two 1958
= Bethlehem EXLP-6 Various Artists - Bethlehem's Best 1956
* Bethlehem BCP-1001 Chris Connor Sings Lullabys Of Birdland 1954
* Bethlehem BEP 101B Chris Connor Sings Lullabys Of Birdland 1954
* Bethlehem BEP 101A Chris Connor Sings Lullabys Of Birdland 1954
* Bethlehem 45-3081 Chris Connor - Lullaby Of Birdland / All About Ronnie 1964
* Bethlehem 45-11001 Chris Connor - Try A Little Tenderness / What Is There To Say 1958
* Bethlehem 45-11005 Chris Connor - Come Back To Sorrento / Blame It On My Youth 1958
Chris Connor
Ronnie Odrich, flute, clarinet; Don Burns, accordion; Joe Cinderella, guitar; Vinnie Burke, bass; Art Mardigan, drums; Chris Connor, vocal.
NYC, August 21, 1954
| Cottage For Sale | Bethlehem BEP-102A, BCP-1002, BCP-6004 | |
| How Long Has This Been Going On | - | |
| Stella By Starlight | Bethlehem BEP-102B, BCP-1002, BCP-6004 | |
| Gone With The Wind | - | |
| He's Coming Home | - | |
| Goodbye | - | |
| Out Of This World | Bethlehem BEP-102A, BCP-1002, BCP-56 | |
| Lush Life | Bethlehem BEP-102A, BCP-1002, BCP-56, BCP-6006 |
* Bethlehem BCP-6004 Chris Connor Sings Lullabys Of Birdland 1956
* Bethlehem BCP-56 Chris Connor - Chris 1956
= Bethlehem BCP-56 (later) The Rich Sound Of Chris Connor 1961
* Bethlehem BCP-6006 Julie London, Carmen McRae, Chris Connor - Bethlehem's Girl Friends 1956
* Bethlehem BCP-1002 Chris Connor Sings Lullabys For Lovers 1954
* Bethlehem BEP-102A Chris Connor Sings Lullabys For Lovers 1954
* Bethlehem BEP-102B Chris Connor Sings Lullabys For Lovers 1954
Bobby Scott Trio
Bobby Scott, piano; Whitey Mitchell, bass; Bill Bradley Jr., 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-1 Bobby Scott/Terry Pollard not released?
* Bethlehem BCP-1004 Bobby Scott - Great Scott 1954
Oscar Pettiford Modern Quintet
Julius Watkins, French horn; Charlie Rouse, tenor sax; Duke Jordan, piano; Oscar Pettiford, bass, cello; Ron Jefferson, drums.
NYC, September, 1954
| Sextette | Bethlehem BCP-1003, BCP-6, 45-11056 | |
| The Golden Touch | Bethlehem BCP-1003, BCP-6 | |
| Cable Car | - | |
| Tractisisms | - | |
| Edge Of Love | Bethlehem BCP-1003, BCP-6, 45-11056 | |
| Oscar Rides Again | Bethlehem BCP-1003, BCP-6 |
* Bethlehem BCP-6 Bass By Pettiford/Burke 1957
* Bethlehem BCP-1003 Oscar Pettiford Modern Quintet 1954
* Bethlehem 45-11056 Oscar Pettiford - Edge Of Love / Sextette
Hank D'Amico Quartet / Hank D'Amico's Quartet
Hank D'Amico, clarinet; Billy Triglia, piano; Milton Hinton, bass; Charlie Smith, drums.
NYC, October 5-8, 1954
| Hank's Holiday | Bethlehem BCP-1006, BCP-7 | |
| Billy's Bubble | - | |
| Tomorrow | - | |
| Gone | - | |
| Grasshopper | - | |
| Bernie's Tune | - | |
| Hank's Dilemma | - | |
| The Nearness Of You | - |
* Bethlehem BCP-7 Hank D'Amico/Aaron Sachs - We Brought Our Axes 1957
* Bethlehem BCP-1006 Hank D'Amico Quartet - Holiday With Hank 1955
Carmen McRae
Herbie Mann, flute, tenor sax; Mat Mathews, accordion; Mundell Lowe, guitar; Wendell Marshall, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums; Carmen McRae, vocal.
NYC, October 6, 1954
| Easy To Love | Bethlehem BCP-1023, BCP-6006, BCP-84, BCP-6068 | |
| If I'm Lucky | Bethlehem BCP-1023, BCP-6006, 45-11009 | |
| Old Devil Moon | Bethlehem BCP-1023, BCP-6041, EXLP-2 | |
| Tip Toe Gently | Bethlehem BCP-1023, BCP-6006, 45-11009 |
* Bethlehem BCP-6006 Julie London, Carmen McRae, Chris Connor - Bethlehem's Girl Friends 1956
* Bethlehem BCP-84 Various Artists - Just For Variety - Bethlehem's Best Volume Three 1958
= Bethlehem EXLP-6 Various Artists - Bethlehem's Best 1956
* Bethlehem BCP-6068 Various Artists - Award Album - Jazz Vocals 1962
* Bethlehem BCP-6041 Nina Simone And Her Friends - An Intimate Variety Of Vocal Charm 1960
* Bethlehem EXLP-2 Various Artists - Bethlehem's Grab Bag 1957
* Bethlehem BCP-1023 Carmen McRae 1955
* Bethlehem 45-11009 Carmen McRae - If I'm Lucky / Tip Toe Gently 1959
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 and 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 BCP-67, 45-11068 | |
| Moten Swing | Bethlehem BCP-1007, BCP-67, BCP-6034 | |
| Story Of The Jazz Trumpet | Bethlehem BCP-67 | |
| Desert Dawn | Bethlehem BCP-1007 |
* Bethlehem BCP-67 The Complete Charlie Shavers With Maxine Sullivan 1957
* Bethlehem BCP-6065 Various Artists - Golden Jazz Instrumentals 1962
* Bethlehem BCP-6034 Various Artists - Smart.. Luscious.. Beautiful - Sounds Of The Trumpets 1960
* Bethlehem BCP-1007 Charlie Shavers - Horn O' Plenty 1955
* Bethlehem 45-11068 Charlie Shavers - Dawn On The Desert / 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 BCP-1005, BCP-5, BCP-90, 45-11078 | |
| 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 BCP-1005, BCP-6034, 45-11078 |
* Bethlehem BCP-5 A Ruby Braff Omnibus 1957
* Bethlehem BCP-85 Various Artists - Nothing Cheesy About This Jazz - Do You Dig It? 1959
* Bethlehem BCP-6043 Ruby Braff, Trumpet And Orchestra - The Best Of Ruby Braff 1960
* Bethlehem BCP-87 Various Artists - Double Barrel Jazz - No Blanks Here 1959
* Bethlehem BCP-90 Various Artists - A Handful Of Cool Jazz 1960
* Bethlehem BCP-6034 Various Artists - Smart.. Luscious.. Beautiful - Sounds Of The Trumpets 1960
* Bethlehem BCP-92 Various Artists - No Sour Grapes ...Just Pure Jazz 1959
* Bethlehem BCP-1005 Ruby Braff Swings 1955
* Bethlehem 45-11078 Ruby Braff, Ellis Larkins - Ellie / This Can't Be Love
Jack Teagarden And His Orchestra
Jack Teagarden, vocal, trombone, leader; with Jimmy McPartland, trumpet; Edmond Hall, clarinet; Dick Cary, piano, arranger; Walter Page, bass; Jo Jones, drums.
Esoteric Sound Studios, NYC, November 12 and 13, 1954
| Original Dixieland One Step | Period SPL 1110; Bethlehem BCP-32, BCP-6042, 45-11019, 45-11060; Good Time Jazz GTJCD-12063-2 | |
| Eccentric | - | |
| Bad Actin' Woman | Period SPL 1106; Bethlehem BCP-32; Good Time Jazz GTJCD-12063-2 | |
| High Society | Period SPL 1110; Bethlehem BCP-32, BCP-6042; Good Time Jazz GTJCD-12063-2 |
Jack Teagarden, vocal, trombone, leader; with Fred Greenleaf, trumpet; Kenny Davern, clarinet; Norma Teagarden, piano; Kass Malone, bass; Ray Bauduc, drums.
| Riverboat Shuffle | Period SPL 1110; Bethlehem BCP-32; Good Time Jazz GTJCD-12063-2 | |
| Mis'ry And The Blues | Period SPL 1106; Bethlehem BCP-32, BCP-6042; Good Time Jazz GTJCD-12063-2 | |
| Milenberg Joys | Period SPL 1110; Bethlehem BCP-6036, BCP-6042; Good Time Jazz GTJCD-12063-2 | |
| King Porter Stomp | Period SPL 1110; Bethlehem BCP-32; Good Time Jazz GTJCD-12063-2 |
Jack Teagarden, vocal, trombone, leader; with Dick Cary, trumpet, arranger; Edmond Hall, clarinet; Leonard Feather, piano; Carl Kress, guitar; Walter Page, bass; Ray Bauduc, drums.
| Blue Funk | Period SPL 1106; Bethlehem BCP-6036; Good Time Jazz GTJCD-12063-2 | |
| Davenport Blues | Period SPL 1106; Bethlehem BCP-32, BCP-6042; Good Time Jazz GTJCD-12063-2 | |
| Meet Me Where They Play The Blues | Period SPL 1106; Bethlehem BCP-32; Good Time Jazz GTJCD-12063-2 | |
| Music To Love By | - |
* Bethlehem BCP-32 Jack Teagarden - Jazz Great 1956
= Bethlehem BCP-32 (later) Jack Teagarden - Jazz Great: Dixie At It's Best 1959
* Bethlehem BCP-6042 Jonah Jones, Jack Teagarden - Dixieland 1960
* Bethlehem BCP-6036 Various Artists - Trombone Bandstand 1960
* Good Time Jazz GTJCD-12063-2 Jack Teagarden And His Orchestra - Meet Me Where They Play The Blues 1999
* Period SPL 1110 Jack Teagarden And His Orchestra - Original Dixieland 1955
* Period SPL 1106 Jack Teagarden And His Orchestra - Meet Me Where They Play The Blues 1955
* Bethlehem 45-11019 Jack Teagarden - Eccentric / Original Dixieland One Step
* Bethlehem 45-11060 Jack Teagarden - Original Dixieland One Step / Eccentric
Pete Brown Sextet
Joe Wilder, trumpet; Pete Brown, alto sax; Wade Legge, piano; Wally Richardson, guitar; Gene Ramey, bass; Rudy Collins, drums.
NYC, November 16, 1954
| Moonlight In Vermont | Bethlehem BCP-1011, BCP-4, BCP-89, BCP-6034, 45-11080 | |
| The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise | Bethlehem BCP-1011, BCP-4, BCP-92, 45-11080 | |
| 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-4 Pete Brown/Jonah Jones - Jazz Kaleidoscope 1957
* Bethlehem BCP-89 Various Artists - We've Built A Jazz Album ...For You 1959
* Bethlehem BCP-6034 Various Artists - Smart.. Luscious.. Beautiful - Sounds Of The Trumpets 1960
* Bethlehem BCP-92 Various Artists - No Sour Grapes ...Just Pure Jazz 1959
* Bethlehem BCP-85 Various Artists - Nothing Cheesy About This Jazz - Do You Dig It? 1959
* Bethlehem BCP-86 Various Artists - We Cut This Album For Bread 1959
* Bethlehem BCP-6038 Various Artists - Blues Ville 1960
* Bethlehem BCP-88 Various Artists - Jazz Music For People Who Don't Care About Money 1959
* Bethlehem BCP-1011 Pete Brown - Peter The Great 1955
* Bethlehem 45-11080 Pete Brown - The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise / 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 BCP-1016, BCP-9, 45-11076 | |
| 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 BCP-1016, BCP-9, BCP-6034, 45-11076 | |
| 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-9 West Coasting With Conte Candoli/Stan Levey 1957
* Bethlehem BCP-91 Various Artists - A Lot Of Yarn But A Well Knitted Jazz Album 1960
* Bethlehem BCP-86 Various Artists - We Cut This Album For Bread 1959
* Bethlehem BCP-82 Various Artists - Just For Variety - Bethlehem's Best Volume One 1958
= Bethlehem EXLP-6 Various Artists - Bethlehem's Best 1956
* Bethlehem BCP-88 Various Artists - Jazz Music For People Who Don't Care About Money 1959
* Bethlehem BCP-6034 Various Artists - Smart.. Luscious.. Beautiful - Sounds Of The Trumpets 1960
* Bethlehem BCP-89 Various Artists - We've Built A Jazz Album ...For You 1959
* Bethlehem BCP-90 Various Artists - A Handful Of Cool Jazz 1960
* Bethlehem BCP-1016 Conte Candoli - Sincerely, Conte 1955
* Bethlehem 45-11076 Conte Candoli - They Can't Take That Away From Me / I Can't Get Started
Eddie Shu Quartet
Eddie Shu, trumpet, clarinet, alto, tenor sax; 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-3 Eddie Shu/Bob Hardaway - Jazz Practitioners 1957
* Bethlehem BCP-91 Various Artists - A Lot Of Yarn But A Well Knitted Jazz Album 1960
* Bethlehem BCP-86 Various Artists - We Cut This Album For Bread 1959
* Bethlehem BCP-87 Various Artists - Double Barrel Jazz - No Blanks Here 1959
* Bethlehem BCP-88 Various Artists - Jazz Music For People Who Don't Care About Money 1959
* Bethlehem BCP-92 Various Artists - No Sour Grapes ...Just Pure Jazz 1959
* Bethlehem BCP-1013 Eddie Shu Quartet 1955
Joe Puma Quintet
Don Elliott, vibes; 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 | - |
* Bethlehem BCP-1012 Joe Puma - East Coast Jazz/3 1955
Aaron Sachs Quintette / Aaron Sachs' Sextet
Urbie Green, trombone; Aaron Sachs, tenor sax, clarinet; Danny Bank, baritone sax; Barry Galbraith, guitar; Clyde Lombardi, bass; Osie Johnson, drums.
NYC, November, 1954
| One Track | Bethlehem BCP-1008, BCP-7 | |
| Kingfish | - | |
| Helen | - | |
| Conversation | - | |
| If You Are But A Dream | - | |
| The Bullfrog | - |
* Bethlehem BCP-7 Hank D'Amico/Aaron Sachs - We Brought Our Axes 1957
* Bethlehem BCP-1008 Aaron Sachs Quintette 1955
Bobby Scott Septet
Ronnie Woellner, trumpet; Eddie Bert, trombone; Hal McKusick, alto sax; Al Epstein, baritone sax; 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-8 The Compositions Of Bobby Scott 1957
* Bethlehem BCP-1009 Bobby Scott - East Coast Jazz/1 1955
Conte Candoli - Stan Levey Sextet
Conte Candoli, trumpet; Zoot Sims, tenor sax; Jimmy Giuffre, baritone sax; 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 BCP-1017, BCP-9, BCP-87, 45-11077 | |
| 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 BCP-1017, BCP-9, 45-11077 |
* Bethlehem BCP-9 West Coasting With Conte Candoli/Stan Levey 1957
* Bethlehem BCP-85 Various Artists - Nothing Cheesy About This Jazz - Do You Dig It? 1959
* Bethlehem BCP-6035 Various Artists - Fifteen Star Saxophones 1960
* Bethlehem BCP-87 Various Artists - Double Barrel Jazz - No Blanks Here 1959
* Bethlehem BCP-89 Various Artists - We've Built A Jazz Album ...For You 1959
* Bethlehem BCP-83 Various Artists - Just For Variety - Bethlehem's Best Volume Two 1958
= Bethlehem EXLP-6 Various Artists - Bethlehem's Best 1956
* Bethlehem BCP-1017 Stan Levey Plays The Composition Of Bill Holman, Bob Cooper And Jimmy Giuffre 1955
* Bethlehem 45-11077 Jimmy Giuffre, Zoot Sims, Stan Levey - Extraversion / 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 BCP-1014, BCP-6042, 45-11014 |
* Bethlehem BCP-4 Pete Brown/Jonah Jones - Jazz Kaleidoscope 1957
* Bethlehem BCP-6042 Jonah Jones, Jack Teagarden - Dixieland 1960
* Bethlehem BCP-85 Various Artists - Nothing Cheesy About This Jazz - Do You Dig It? 1959
* Bethlehem BCP-1014 Jonah Jones Sextet 1955
* Bethlehem 45-11014 Jonah Jones - You're The Cream In My Coffee / The Sheik Of Araby 1959
Oscar Pettiford Nonet
Clark Terry, Joe Wilder, trumpet; Jimmy Cleveland, trombone; Jimmy Hamilton, clarinet, tenor sax; Dave Schildkraut, alto sax; Danny Bank, baritone sax; Earl Knight, piano; Oscar Pettiford, bass, cello; Osie Johnson, drums.
NYC, December 17, 1954
| Jack The Bear | Bethlehem BCP-1019, BCP-2, BCP-85, 45-11081 | |
| Tamalpais | Bethlehem BCP-1019, BCP-2, BCP-91, 45-11081 | |
| 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-2 Oscar Pettiford/Red Mitchell - Jazz Mainstream 1957
* Bethlehem BCP-85 Various Artists - Nothing Cheesy About This Jazz - Do You Dig It? 1959
* Bethlehem BCP-91 Various Artists - A Lot Of Yarn But A Well Knitted Jazz Album 1960
* Bethlehem BCP-88 Various Artists - Jazz Music For People Who Don't Care About Money 1959
* Bethlehem BCP-92 Various Artists - No Sour Grapes ...Just Pure Jazz 1959
* Bethlehem BCP-87 Various Artists - Double Barrel Jazz - No Blanks Here 1959
* Bethlehem BCP-1019 Oscar Pettiford - Basically Duke 1955
* Bethlehem 45-11081 Oscar Pettiford - Jack The Bear / Tamalpais
Ruby Braff Sextet
Ruby Braff, trumpet; Ed Hubble, trombone; Sam Margolis, tenor sax; Dick Katz, piano; Gene Ramey, bass; Izzy Skylar, drums.
NYC, December 31, 1954, and 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-5 A Ruby Braff Omnibus 1957
* Bethlehem BCP-88 Various Artists - Jazz Music For People Who Don't Care About Money 1959
* Bethlehem BCP-92 Various Artists - No Sour Grapes ...Just Pure Jazz 1959
* Bethlehem BCP-1034 Ruby Braff - Ball At Bethlehem 1955
Jonah Jones Sextet
Jonah Jones, trumpet; Urbie Green, trombone; George Clarke, tenor sax; Kenny Kersey, piano; Milt Hinton, bass; Osie Johnson, drums.
NYC, December, 1954
| You're The Cream In My Coffee | Bethlehem BCP-1014, BCP-4, BCP-91, BCP-6034, 45-11014 | |
| Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams | Bethlehem BCP-1014, BCP-4, BCP-88, BCP-6042, 45-11010 | |
| J.J. Special | Bethlehem BCP-1014, BCP-4, BCP-92, BCP-6042 | |
| Stars Fell On Alabama | Bethlehem BCP-1014, BCP-4, BCP-90, BCP-6034, BCP-6042, 45-11010 |
* Bethlehem BCP-4 Pete Brown/Jonah Jones - Jazz Kaleidoscope 1957
* Bethlehem BCP-91 Various Artists - A Lot Of Yarn But A Well Knitted Jazz Album 1960
* Bethlehem BCP-6034 Various Artists - Smart.. Luscious.. Beautiful - Sounds Of The Trumpets 1960
* Bethlehem BCP-88 Various Artists - Jazz Music For People Who Don't Care About Money 1959
* Bethlehem BCP-6042 Jonah Jones, Jack Teagarden - Dixieland 1960
* Bethlehem BCP-92 Various Artists - No Sour Grapes ...Just Pure Jazz 1959
* Bethlehem BCP-90 Various Artists - A Handful Of Cool Jazz 1960
* Bethlehem BCP-1014 Jonah Jones Sextet 1955
* Bethlehem 45-11014 Jonah Jones - You're The Cream In My Coffee / The Sheik Of Araby 1959
* Bethlehem 45-11010 Jonah Jones - Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams / Stars Fell On Alabama 1958
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, 45-3040 | |
| Chicken Little (alternate 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 (alternate take 6) | unissued | |
| The Purple Grotto | Bethlehem BCP-1018, BCP-58 | |
| The Purple Grotto (alternate take 1) | unissued | |
| My Little Suede Shoes | Bethlehem BCP-1018, BCP-58, BCP-6067, 45-3040 |
* Bethlehem BCP-58 Herbie Mann Plays 1956
* Bethlehem BCP-6067 Herbie Mann - The Epitome Of Jazz 1962
* Bethlehem BCP-1018 Herbie Mann - East Coast Jazz/4 1955
* Bethlehem 45-3040 Herbie Mann - My Little Suede Shoes / Chicken Little 1962
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, vocal.
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-6041 Nina Simone And Her Friends - An Intimate Variety Of Vocal Charm 1960
* Bethlehem BCP-6006 Julie London, Carmen McRae, Chris Connor - Bethlehem's Girl Friends 1956
* Bethlehem BCP-1023 Carmen McRae 1955
Charlie Mingus Sextet
Thad Jones, trumpet #1-4,7; John LaPorta, clarinet, alto sax; Teo Macero, tenor, baritone sax; Jackson Wiley, cello #1-4; Charlie 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-65 The Jazz Experiments Of Charlie Mingus 1957
* Bethlehem BCP-90 Various Artists - A Handful Of Cool Jazz 1960
* Bethlehem BCP-88 Various Artists - Jazz Music For People Who Don't Care About Money 1959
* Bethlehem BCP-6034 Various Artists - Smart.. Luscious.. Beautiful - Sounds Of The Trumpets 1960
* Bethlehem BCP-85 Various Artists - Nothing Cheesy About This Jazz - Do You Dig It? 1959
* Period SPL 1107 Charles Mingus, John LaPorta - Jazzical Moods Vol. 1 1955
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1857-2 Charles Mingus, John LaPorta - Jazzical Moods 1995
* Period SPL 1111 Charles Mingus, John LaPorta - Jazzical Moods Vol. 2 1955
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1857-2 Charles Mingus, John LaPorta - Jazzical Moods 1995
Vinnie Burke Quartet
Ronnie Odrich, flute, clarinet #1-7; Don Burns, accordion #1-7; Barry Galbraith, guitar #1-7; Joe Cinderella, guitar #8; 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 BCP-1010, BCP-6, 45-11058 |
| 6. | On The Alamo | Bethlehem BCP-1010, BCP-6 |
| 7. | Honeysuckle Rose | - |
| 8. | Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise | Bethlehem BCP-1010, BCP-6, 45-11058 |
* Bethlehem BCP-6 Bass By Pettiford/Burke 1957
* Bethlehem BCP-1010 Vinnie Burke - East Coast Jazz/2 1955
* Bethlehem 45-11058 Vinnie Burke - Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise / 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 (US) 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 (US) J 1255 | |
| Echo Of Spring | Period SPL 1105; Bethlehem BCP-68 | |
| Spring In Naples | - |
same session.
| Gina | Period SPL 1109; Bethlehem BCP-68; Jazztone (US) J 1255 | |
| Autobahn Blues | - | |
| Lover Come Back To Me | Period SPL 1109; Bethlehem BCP-68 | |
| Perpetual Motion | Period SPL 1109; Bethlehem BCP-68; Jazztone (US) J 1255 | |
| Bijou | - |
* Bethlehem BCP-68 Ralph Burns - Bijou 1957
* Jazztone (US) J 1255 Mary Lou Williams, Ralph Burns - Composer-Pianists 1950s
* Period SPL 1105 Ralph Burns - Spring Sequence 1955
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1917-2 Ralph Burns - Bijou 1999
* Period SPL 1109 Ralph Burns - Bijou 1956
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1917-2 - 1999
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 | - |
* Bethlehem BCP-1035 Dick Wetmore 1955
Paula Castle
Sam Most, flute; Ronnie Selbey, piano; Chet Amsterdam, bass; Herb Wasserman, drums; Paula Castle, vocal.
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 | - |
* Bethlehem BCP-1036 Paula Castle - Lost Love 1955
Donna Brooks With Chuck Wayne Quartet
Donna Brooks, vocal; with Bobby Scott, piano; Chuck Wayne, guitar; Milt Hinton, bass; Billy Exiner as Billy Exner, drums.
released 1954
| The Things We Did Last Summer | Bethlehem BEP-104 | |
| Lullaby Of The Leaves | - | |
| Gone With The Wind | - | |
| What More Can A Woman Do | - |
* Bethlehem BEP-104 Donna Brooks - Soft And Slow 1954