Bethlehem Records was an American

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independent record label, founded by Gus Wildi in 1953.

History

Bethlehem is remembered for its jazz releases from the 1950s. Producers included Creed Taylor and

Teddy Charles Teddy Charles (April 13, 1928 – April 16, 2012) was an American jazz musician and composer, whose instruments were the vibraphone, piano, and drums. Career Born Theodore Charles Cohen in Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts, United States, he ...

. Bethlehem released the first albums recorded by singers Chris Connor (the dual releases ''Chris Connor Sings Lullabys for Lovers'' and ''Chris Connor Sings Lullabys of Birdland'') in 1954,

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('' Little Girl Blue'') in 1958, and singer/actress Julie London. Julie London recorded four songs that were released on the EP ''Julie London'', and they were later added to the compilation LP ''Bethlehem's Girlfriends'' in 1955, which also featured Chris Connor and

Carmen McRae Carmen Mercedes McRae (April 8, 1920 – November 10, 1994) was an American jazz singer. She is considered one of the most influential jazz vocalists of the 20th century and is remembered for her behind-the-beat phrasing and ironic interpre ...

. Bethlehem recorded the debut album by

Marilyn Moore Marilyn Montez Moore (June 16, 1930 – March 19, 1992) was an American jazz singer during the 1950s. She recorded one solo album, ''Moody Marilyn Moore'' (Bethlehem, 1957). Her vocal style was similar to Billie Holiday's, and according to jazz ...

and the album ''Somebody Loves Me'' by

Jerri Winters Jerri Winters is an American jazz singer. She worked with Stan Kenton's orchestra from 15 February until 15 June 1952, recording several titles for Capitol Records, including "Adios," "All Because of You," and "She's a Comely Wench."Easton, Carol ...

, in addition to many many modern jazz musicians including

Howard McGhee Howard McGhee (March 6, 1918 – July 17, 1987) was one of the first American bebop jazz trumpeters, with Dizzy Gillespie, Fats Navarro and Idrees Sulieman. He was known for his fast fingering and high notes. He had an influence on younger beb ...

, Herbie Nichols,

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, and

Oscar Pettiford Oscar Pettiford (September 30, 1922 – September 8, 1960) was an American jazz double bassist, cellist and composer. He was one of the earliest musicians to work in the bebop idiom. Biography Pettiford was born in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United ...

. In 1958, Bethlehem began a distributing deal with King Records. In 1962, Bethlehem Records was sold and absorbed by King Records. After Syd Nathan's death in 1968, King was acquired by

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and relaunched as Starday and King Records. It was purchased in 1970 by Lin Broadcasting and in 1972 by Tennessee Recording & Publishing, until acquired by Gusto Records in 1974. At that time, Bethlehem was purchased by the Cayre brothers'

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, who initially intended to release its back catalog for inexpensive 8-track tapes in the 1970s. By 1993, the Bethlehem name was revived as Bethlehem Music Company, although Salsoul is often used as an imprint. The Verse Music Group obtained its licensing in 2010. In 2015 BMG acquired the catalog of Verse Music, including the Bethlehem label. During 2013–2014, Verse and

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reissued the 1950s catalogue on LP, CD, and digital download. This included music by Art Blakey, Chris Connor,

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John Coltrane John William Coltrane (September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967) was an American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. Born and raise ...

Dexter Gordon Dexter Gordon (February 27, 1923 – April 25, 1990) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, bandleader, and actor. He was among the most influential early bebop musicians, which included other greats such as Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gi ...

, Mel Tormé, and

Zoot Sims John Haley "Zoot" Sims (October 29, 1925 – March 23, 1985) was an American jazz saxophonist, playing mainly tenor but also alto (and, later, soprano) saxophone. He first gained attention in the "Four Brothers" sax section of Woody Herman's big ...

Selected acquisitions

In 1956,

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sold its jazz LP catalog (10 disks) to Bethlehem. Production of all its jazz recordings were supervised by

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. Several of the Period recordings had been previously released by

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for mail-order club release."Beth'hem Buys Period's Jazz LP Catalog,"
'' Billboard,'' October 20, 1956, p. 18

Discography

BCP 1000 Series

The BCP 1000 Series of 10 inch LP records commenced in September 1954 and ran until July 1955 when the label switched to 12 in LP releases. {, class="wikitable sortable" , - ! Catalog ! Artist ! Album , - , BCP 1001 , , ''Chris Connor Sings Lullabys of Birdland'' , - , BCP 1002 , , ''Chris Connor Sings Lullabys for Lovers'' , - , BCP 1003 , , ''

'' , - , BCP 1004 , , ''Great Scott'' , - , BCP 1005 , , ''Ruby Braff Swings'' , - , BCP 1006 , , ''Holiday with Hank'' , - , BCP 1007 , , ''Horn o' Plenty'' , - , BCP 1008 , , ''Aaron Sachs Sextet'' , - , BCP 1009 , , ''The Compositions of Bobby Scott: East Coast Jazz 1'' , - , BCP 1010 , , ''East Coast Jazz/2'' , - , BCP 1011 , , ''Peter the Great'' , - , BCP 1012 , , ''East Coast Jazz/3'' , - , BCP 1013 , , ''I Only Have Eyes for Shu'' , - , BCP 1014 , , ''Jonah Jones'' , - , BCP 1015 , , ''Terry Pollard'' , - , BCP 1016 , , ''Sincerely, Conte'' , - , BCP 1017 , , ''Stan Levey Plays the Composition of Bill Holman, Bob Cooper and Jimmy Giuffre'' , - , BCP 1018 , , ''East Coast Jazz/4'' , - , BCP 1019 , , '' Basically Duke'' , - , BCP 1020 , , ''East Coast Jazz/5'' , - , BCP 1021 , , ''The Most Intimate'' , - , BCP 1022 , , ''Mariano'' , - , BCP 1023 , , ''

'' , - , BCP 1024 , , ''Sapphire'' , - , BCP 1025 , , ''Please, No More Shaggy Dog Stories! I'd Much Rather Listen to Herbie Harper'' , - , BCP 1026 , , ''Lou's Blue'' , - , BCP 1027 , , ''Down in the Depths on the 90th Floor'' , - , BCP 1028 , , ''Hence! Home, You Idle Creatures: Get You Home: and Lend an Ear to Max Bennett'' , - , BCP 1029 , , ''The Compositions of Bobby Scott: 2'' , - , BCP 1030 , , ''The Songs of Bobby Troup'' , - , BCP 1031 , , ''The Australian Jazz Quartet'' , - , BCP 1032 , , ''Holiday in Braff'' , - , BCP 1033 , ,

Bob Brookmeyer Robert Edward "Bob" Brookmeyer (December 19, 1929 – December 15, 2011) was an American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Brookmeyer first gained widespread public attention as a member of G ...

and

, ''Happy Minors'' , - , BCP 1034 , , ''Ball at Bethlehem with Braff'' , - , BCP 1035 , , ''Dick Wetmore'' , - , BCP 1036 , {{sortname, Paula, Castle , ''Lost Love'' , - , BCP 1039 , {{sortname, Joe, DeRise, nolink=1 , ''Joe DeRise Sings'' , - , BCP 1040 , {{sortname, Russ, Garcia, Russell Garcia (composer) , ''Wigville''

BCP 12-Inch "Deluxe" Series

The BCP "Deluxe" Series of 12 inch LP records commenced in 1955 and ran until 1960. Early releases consisted of reissues of 10 inch albums from the BCP 1000 Series. {, class="wikitable sortable" , - ! Catalog ! Artist ! Album ! Notes , - , BCP 1 , {{sortname, Bobby, Scott, Bobby Scott (musician) and

Terry Pollard Terry Pollard (August 15, 1931 – December 16, 2009) was an American jazz pianist and vibraphonist active in the Detroit jazz scene of the 1940s and 1950s. She has been described as a "major player who was inexplicably overlooked." Pollard began ...

, ''Bobby Scott and Terry Pollard'' , Compilation of BCP-1004 and BCP-1015 , - , BCP 2 , {{sortname, Oscar, Pettiford and

Red Mitchell Keith Moore "Red" Mitchell (September 20, 1927 – November 8, 1992) was an American jazz double-bassist, composer, lyricist, and poet. Biography Mitchell was born in New York City. His younger brother, Whitey Mitchell, also became a jazz ba ...

, ''Jazz Mainstream'' , Compilation of BCP-1019 and BCP-1033 , - , BCP 3 , {{sortname, Eddie, Shu and Bob Hardaway , ''Jazz Practitioners'' , Compilation of BCP-1013 and BCP-1026 , - , BCP 4 , {{sortname, Pete, Brown, Pete Brown (jazz musician) and

Jonah Jones Jonah Jones (born Robert Elliott Jones; December 31, 1909 – April 29, 2000) was a jazz trumpeter who created concise versions of jazz and swing and jazz standards that appealed to a mass audience. In the jazz community, he is known for his w ...

, ''Jazz Kaleidoscope'' , Compilation of BCP-1011 and BCP-1014 , - , BCP 5 , {{sortname, Ruby, Braff , ''A Ruby Braff Omnibus'' , Compilation of BCP-1005 and BCP-1034 , - , BCP 6 , {{sortname, Oscar, Pettiford, nolink=1 and

Vinnie Burke Vinnie Burke (born Vincenzo Bucci) (March 15, 1921 – February 1, 2001) was an American jazz bassist born in Newark, New Jersey.Leonard Feather & Ira Gitler ''The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz'' Oxford University Press (1999) p94 Burke play ...

, ''Bass by Pettiford/Burke'' , Compilation of BCP-1003 and BCP-1010 , - , BCP 7 , {{sortname, Hank, D'Amico and

Aaron Sachs Aaron Sachs (July 4, 1923 – June 5, 2014) was an American jazz saxophone and clarinet player. Career A native of New York City, Sachs began his music career as a young swing protégé of Benny Goodman, and later eased into bebop music, also ...

, ''We Brought Our Axes'' , Compilation of BCP-1006 and BCP-1008 , - , BCP 8 , {{sortname, Bobby, Scott, nolink=1 , ''The Compositions of Bobby Scott'' , Compilation of BCP-1009 and BCP-1029 , - , BCP 9 , {{sortname, Conte, Candoli and Stan Levey , ''Westcoasting with Conte Candoli and Stan Levey'' , Compilation of BCP-1016 and BCP-1017 , - , BCP 10 , {{sortname, Milt, Hinton , ''East Coast Jazz/5'' , Reissue of BCP-1020 with additional material , - , BCP 11 , {{sortname, Bob, Dorough , ''Devil May Care'' , , - , BCP 12 , {{sortname, Don, Elliott , ''Mellophone'' , , - , BCP 13 , {{sortname, Ralph, Sharon and Sue Ryan , ''Mr. and Mrs. Jazz'' , , - , BCP 14 , {{sortname, Urbie, Green , ''East Coast Jazz/6'' , , - , BCP 15 , {{sortname, Don, Elliot, nolink=1 , ''Don Elliott Sings'' , , - , BCP 16 , {{sortname, Hal, McKusick , ''East Coast Jazz/8'' , , - , BCP 17 , {{sortname, Joe, Roland , ''Easy Living'' , , - , BCP 18 , {{sortname, Sam, Most , ''I'm Nuts About the Most...Sam That Is!'' , , - , BCP 19 , {{sortname, Bobby, Troup , ''A Great Mercer Songbook: Bobby Troup Sings Johnny Mercer'' , , - , BCP 20 , {{sortname, Chris, Connor , ''This Is Chris'' , , - , BCP 21 , {{sortname, Red, Allen,

Cozy Cole William Randolph "Cozy" Cole (October 17, 1909 – January 9, 1981) was an American jazz drummer who worked with Cab Calloway and Louis Armstrong among others and led his own groups. Life and career William Randolph Cole was born in East Or ...

and

Charlie Shavers Charles James Shavers (August 3, 1920 – July 8, 1971) was an American jazz trumpeter who played with Dizzy Gillespie, Nat King Cole, Roy Eldridge, Johnny Dodds, Jimmie Noone, Sidney Bechet, Midge Williams, Tommy Dorsey, and Billie Holiday. He ...

, ''Jazz at the Metropole Cafe'' , , - , BCP 22 , Smith/ Glamann Quintet , ''Poinciana'' , , - , BCP 23 , {{sortname, Frances, Faye , ''I'm Wild Again'' , , - , BCP 24 , {{sortname, Herbie, Mann Quartet , ''

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'' , , - , BCP 25 , {{sortname, Charlie, Mariano , ''Charlie Mariano'' , , - , BCP 26 , {{sortname, Frank, Rosolino , ''I Play Trombone'' , , - , BCP 27 , {{sortname, Charlie, Shavers, nolink=1 , ''Gershwin, Shavers and Strings'' , , - , BCP 28 , {{sortname, The, Six, nolink=1 , ''6'' , , - , BCP 29 , {{sortname, Bud, Freeman , ''Newport News'' , , - , BCP 30 , {{sortname, Conte, Candoli, nolink=1 , ''Toots Sweet'' , , - , BCP 31 , {{sortname, Stu, Williamson , ''Stu Williamson Plays'' , , - , BCP 32 , {{sortname, Jack, Teagarden , ''Jazz Great'' , , - , BCP 33 , {{sortname, Oscar, Pettiford, nolink=1 , ''

'' , , - , BCP 34 , {{sortname, Mel, Tormé , '' It's a Blue World'' , , - , BCP 35 , {{sortname, Bobby, Troup, nolink=1 , ''The Distinctive Style of Bobby Troup'' , , - , BCP 36 , {{sortname, Dexter, Gordon , ''

Daddy Plays the Horn ''Daddy Plays the Horn'' is a 1955 jazz album by Saxophone, saxophonist Dexter Gordon. Reception The ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' review stated that the album was "not too original, but it swings" and mentioned that Gordon played "some ...

'' , , - , BCP 37 , {{sortname, Stan, Levey , ''This Time the Drum's on Me'' , , - , BCP 38 , {{sortname, Red, Mitchell, nolink=1 , ''Jam for Your Bread'' , , - , BCP 39 , {{sortname, Sal, Salvador , ''Shades of Sal Salvador'' , , - , BCP 40 , {{sortname, Herbie, Mann, nolink=1 and Sam Most , '' The Herbie Mann-Sam Most Quintet'' , , - , BCP 41 , {{sortname, Ralph, Sharon, nolink=1 , ''Ralph Sharon Trio'' , , - , BCP 42 , {{sortname, Howard, McGhee , ''

The Return of Howard McGhee ''The Return of Howard McGhee'' is an album by trumpeter Howard McGhee which was recorded in 1955 and released on the Bethlehem label.Songs from the Heart'' , , - , BCP 44 , {{sortname, The, Jazz City Workshop, nolink=1 , ''The Jazz City Workshop'' ,

Herbie Harper Herbert Harper (2 July 1920 — 21 January 2012) was an American jazz trombonist of the West Coast jazz school. Born in Salina, Kansas, he played swing music with Benny Goodman and Charlie Spivak in the 1940s and 1950s. Working on the West Coas ...

Larry Bunker Lawrence Benjamin Bunker (November 4, 1928 – March 8, 2005) was an American jazz drummer, vibraphonist, and percussionist. A member of the Bill Evans Trio in the mid-1960s, he also played timpani with the Los Angeles Philharmonic orchestra. ...

Marty Paich Martin Louis Paich (January 23, 1925 – August 12, 1995) was an American pianist, composer, arranger, record producer, music director, and conductor. As a musician and arranger he worked with jazz musicians Peggy Lee, Ella Fitzgerald, Stan Kento ...

Curtis Counce Curtis Counce (January 23, 1926 – July 31, 1963) was an American hard bop and West Coast jazz double bassist. Biography Counce was born in Kansas City, Missouri and moved to California in 1945. He began recording in 1946 with Lester Young ...

Frankie Capp Francis Cappuccio (August 20, 1931 – September 12, 2017), known professionally as Frank Capp, was an American jazz drummer. Capp also played on numerous rock and roll sessions and is considered to be a member of The Wrecking Crew. Biography ...

and

Jack Costanzo Jack Costanzo (September 24, 1919 – August 18, 2018) was an American percussionist. Biography A composer, conductor and drummer, Costanzo is best known for having been a bongo player, and was nicknamed "Mr. Bongo". He visited Havana three ...

, - , BCP 45 , {{sortname, Helen, Carr, nolink=1 , ''Why Do I Love You'' , , - , BCP 46 , {{sortname, Russ, Garcia, nolink=1 Orchestra , ''Four Horns and a Lush Life'' , , - , BCP 47 , {{sortname, Terry, Morel, nolink=1 , ''Songs of a Woman in Love'' , , - , BCP 48 , {{sortname, Max, Bennett, Max Bennett (musician) , ''Max Bennett'' , , - , BCP 49 , {{sortname, Charlie, Mariano, nolink=1 , ''Charlie Mariano Plays'' , , - , BCP 50 , {{sortname, Max, Bennett, nolink=1 , ''Max Bennett Plays'' , , - , BCP 51 , {{sortname, Joe, DeRise, nolink=1 , ''Joe DeRise'' , , - , BCP 52 , {{sortname, Mel, Tormé, nolink=1 , '' Mel Tormé and the Marty Paich Dek-Tette'' , , - , BCP 53 , {{sortname, Peggy, Connelly with Russ Garcia "Wigville" Band , ''That Old Black Magic'' , , - , BCP 54 , {{sortname, Claude, Williamson , ''Claude Williamson'' , , - , BCP 55 , {{sortname, Stu, Williamson, nolink=1 , ''Stu Williamson'' , , - , BCP 56 , {{sortname, Chris, Connor, nolink=1 , ''Chris'' , , - , BCP 57 , {{sortname, The, Six, nolink=1 , ''The View from Jazzbo's Head'' , , - , BCP 58 , {{sortname, Herbie, Mann, nolink=1 , ''

Herbie Mann Plays ''Herbie Mann Plays'' is an album by flautist Herbie Mann on the Bethlehem Records, Bethlehem label featuring seven tracks originally released on the 10 inch LP ''East Coast Jazz/4'' (1954) along with four tracks which were recorded in 1956.

'' , Reissue of BCP-1018 with additional material , - , BCP 59 , {{sortname, Sal Salvador, nolink=1 , ''Frivolous Sal'' , , - , BCP 60 , {{sortname, Duke, Ellington , '' Historically Speaking'' , , - , BCP 61 , {{sortname, Howard, McGhee, nolink=1 , ''

Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries "Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries" is a popular song with music by Ray Henderson and lyrics by Lew Brown, published in 1931. Ethel Merman introduced this song in George White's ''Scandals of 1931''. A Rudy Vallée version, recorded in 1931, spent f ...

'' , , - , BCP 62 , {{sortname, Frances, Faye, nolink=1 , ''Relaxin' with Frances Faye'' , , - , BCP 63 , {{sortname, Herbie, Mann, nolink=1 , '' Love and the Weather'' , , - , BCP 64 , {{sortname, Betty, Roché , ''

Take the "A" Train "Take the 'A' Train" is a jazz standard by Billy Strayhorn that was the signature tune of the Duke Ellington orchestra. History The use of the Strayhorn composition as the signature tune was made necessary by a ruling in 1940 by the Americ ...

'' , , - , BCP 65 , {{sortname, Charles, Mingus , '' The Jazz Experiments of Charlie Mingus'' , Compilation of

SPL 1107 and SPL 1111 , - , BCP 66 , {{sortname, Osie, Johnson , ''The Happy Jazz of Osie Johnson'' , , - , BCP 67 , {{sortname, Charlie, Shavers, nolink=1 and

Maxine Sullivan Maxine Sullivan (May 13, 1911 – April 7, 1987), born Marietta Williams in Homestead, Pennsylvania, United States, was an American jazz vocalist and performer. As a vocalist, Sullivan was active for half a century, from the mid-1930s to just be ...

, ''The Complete Charlie Shavers with Maxine Sullivan'' , , - , BCP 68 , {{sortname, Ralph, Burns , ''Bijou'' , , - , BCP 69 , {{sortname, Claude, Williamson, nolink=1 , '' 'Round Midnight'' , , - , BCP 70 , {{sortname, Frank, Socolow , ''Sounds by Socolow'' , , - , BCP 71 , {{sortname, Stan, Levey, nolink=1 , ''Grand Stan'' , , - , BCP 72 , {{sortname, Herb, Jeffries , ''Say It Isn't So'' , , - , BCP 73 , {{sortname, Marilyn, Moore , ''Moody'' , , - , BCP 74 , {{sortname, Sal, Salvador, nolink=1 , ''A Tribute to the Greats'' , , - , BCP 75 , {{sortname, Sam, Most, nolink=1 , ''Sam Most Plays Bird, Bud, Monk and Miles'' , , - , BCP 76 , {{sortname, Jerri, Winters , ''Somebody Loves Me'' , , - , BCP 77 , {{sortname, Jimmy, Knepper , ''

A Swinging Introduction to Jimmy Knepper ''A Swinging Introduction to Jimmy Knepper'' is an album led by trombonist Jimmy Knepper which was recorded in 1957 and originally released on the Bethlehem Records, Bethlehem label.

'' , , - , BCP 78 , {{sortname, Sam, Most, nolink=1 , ''The Amazing Mr. Sam Most'' , , - , BCP 79 , {{sortname, Tony, Ortega, nolink=1 , ''Jazz for Young Moderns'' , , - , BCP 80 , {{sortname, Frank, Rosolino, nolink=1 / Russ Garcia / Herbie Harper , ''Jazz City Presents Bethlehem Jazz Session'' , , - , BCP 81 , {{sortname, Herbie, Nichols , ''

Love, Gloom, Cash, Love ''Love, Gloom, Cash, Love'' is the last album as leader by jazz pianist Herbie Nichols, featuring performances recorded in 1957 and released on the Bethlehem label in 1958.

'' , , - , BCP 82 , Various Artists , ''Bethlehem's Best Volume One'' , , - , BCP 83 , Various Artists , ''Bethlehem's Best Volume Two'' , , - , BCP 84 , Various Artists , ''Bethlehem's Best Volume Three'' , , - , BCP 85 , Various Artists , ''Nothing Cheesy About This Jazz'' , , - , BCP 86 , Various Artists , ''We Cut This Album for Bread'' , , - , BCP 87 , Various Artists , ''Double Barrel Jazz'' , , - , BCP 88 , Various Artists , ''Jazz Music for People Who Don't Care About Money'' , , - , BCP 89 , Various Artists , ''We've Built a Jazz Album for You'' , , - , BCP 90 , Various Artists , ''A Handful of Cool Jazz'' , , - , BCP 91 , Various Artists , ''A Lot of Yarn But a Well Knitted Jazz Album'' , , - , BCP 92 , Various Artists , ''No Sour Grapes ...Just Pure Jazz'' ,

5000 series

The 5000 series of 12 inch LP records commenced in 1957 but only released six albums. {, class="wikitable sortable" , - ! Catalog ! Artist ! Album , - , BCP 5001 , {{sortname, Teale, Joy, nolink=1 , ''Ted Steele Presents Miss Teal Joy'' , - , BCP-5002 , {{sortname, Charlie, Shavers , ''The Most Intimate'' , - , BCP-5003 , {{sortname, Dick, Stabile , ''Dick Stabile Plays for You'' , - , BCP-5004 , {{sortname, Ted, Steele, Ted Steele (bandleader) and His Orchestra , ''Let's Go Dancin , - , BCP-5005 , {{sortname, Eddie "Cleanhead", Vinson, Eddie Vinson , ''

Clean Head's Back in Town ''Clean Head's Back in Town'', subtitled ''Eddie Vinson Sings'', is an album by the American saxophonist and vocalist Eddie Vinson, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson. Recorded in 1957, it was released by Bethlehem Records.LP records commenced in 1956 and ran until 1964.Edwards, D. & Callahan, M.
Bethlehem Discography, Part 3: BCP-6000 Series
accessed May 13, 2015 {, class="wikitable sortable" , - ! Catalog ! Artist ! Album , - , BCP 6001 , {{sortname, Kai, Winding and

J. J. Johnson J.J. Johnson (January 22, 1924 – February 4, 2001), born James Louis Johnson and also known as Jay Jay Johnson, was an American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger. Johnson was one of the earliest trombonists to embrace bebop. Biograph ...

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K + J.J. ''K + J.J.'' (also released as ''"Nuf Said"'') is an album by American jazz trombonists J. J. Johnson and Kai Winding featuring performances recorded in 1955 for the Bethlehem label.Payne, DKai Winding discographyaccessed July 11, 2016Edwards, D. ...

'' , - , BCP 6002 , {{sortname, The, Australian Jazz Quartet , ''The Australian Jazz Quartet/Quintet'' , - , BCP 6003 , {{sortname, The, Australian Jazz Quartet, nolink=1 , ''The Australian Jazz Quartet'' , - , BCP 6004 , {{sortname, Chris, Connor , ''Chris Connor Sings Lullabys of Birdland'' , - , BCP 6005 , {{sortname, Duke, Ellington , '' Duke Ellington Presents...'' , - , BCP 6006 , {{sortname, Chris, Connor, nolink=1 /

/ Julie London , ''Bethlehem's Girl Friends'' , - , BCP 6007 , {{sortname, Pat, Moran, nolink=1 , ''The Pat Moran Quartet'' , - , BCP 6008 , {{sortname, Sam, Most , ''Musically Yours'' , - , BCP 6009 , {{sortname, Sallie, Blair , ''Squeeze Me'' , - , BCP 6010 , {{sortname, Audrey, Morris , ''The Voice of Audrey Morris'' , - , BCP 6011 , {{sortname, Johnny, Richards , ''Something Else by Johnny Richards'' , - , BCP 6012 , {{sortname, The, Australian Jazz Quintet, nolink=1 , ''The Australian Jazz Quintet at the Varsity Drag'' , - , BCP 6013 , {{sortname, Mel, Tormé , ''

Mel Tormé Sings Fred Astaire ''Mel Tormé Sings Fred Astaire'' is a 1956 album by Mel Tormé, recorded in tribute to Fred Astaire. This was Tormé's second recording with Marty Paich and his Dek-Tette. Track listing # " Nice Work If You Can Get It" (George Gershwin, Ira ...

'' , - , BCP 6014 , {{sortname, Johnny, Hartman , '' All of Me: The Debonair Mr. Hartman'' , - , BCP 6015 , {{sortname, The, Australian Jazz Quintet, nolink=1 , ''The Australian Jazz Quintet Plus One'' , - , BCP 6016 , {{sortname, Mel, Tormé, nolink=1 , '' Mel Tormé's California Suite'' , - , BCP 6017 , {{sortname, Frances, Faye , ''Frances Faye Sings Folk Songs'' , - , BCP 6018 , {{sortname, Pat, Moran, nolink=1 , ''While at Birdland'' , - , BCP 6019 , {{sortname, Charles, Mingus , ''

East Coasting ''East Coasting'' is an album by Charles Mingus, recorded and released in late 1957. It was reissued on CD with bonus takes in 1993. Reception The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "One of Charles Mingus's lesser-known band sessions, this se ...

'' , - , BCP 6020 , {{sortname, Mel, Tormé, nolink=1 , '' Mel Tormé at the Crescendo'' , - , BCP 6021 , {{sortname, Charlie, Rouse and

Paul Quinichette Paul Quinichette (May 17, 1916 – May 25, 1983) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. He was known as the "Vice President" or "Vice Prez" for his emulation of the breathy style of Lester Young, whose nickname was "The President", or simply "P ...

, '' The Chase Is On'' , - , BCP 6022 , {{sortname, The, Australian Jazz Quintet, nolink=1 , ''Selections of Rogers and Hammerstein'' , - , BCP 6023 , {{sortname, Art, Blakey's

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'' , - , BCP 6024 , Various Artists , ''

Winner's Circle Winner's Circle is a 1958 album by jazz musicians who came first or second in ''Down Beat''s critics' poll of 1957. Track listing #"Lazy Afternoon" #"Not So Sleepy" #"Seabreeze" #"Love and the Weather" #"She Didn't Say Yes" #"If I'm Lucky (I'l ...

'' , - , BCP 6025 , {{sortname, John, Williams , ''World on a String'' , - , BCP 6026 , {{sortname, Charles, Mingus, nolink=1 , ''

A Modern Jazz Symposium of Music and Poetry ''A Modern Jazz Symposium of Music and Poetry'' is an album by the jazz bassist, composer, and band leader Charles Mingus, released by Bethlehem Records in mid-1959. In spite of the title, the album does not contain any poetry. "Scenes in the Cit ...

'' , - , BCP 6027 , {{sortname, Art, Blakey, nolink=1 , ''

Art Blakey Big Band ''Art Blakey Big Band'' (also called ''Art Blakey's Big Band'' and ''Art Blakey and his Drivin' Big Band'') is an album by drummer Art Blakey recorded in late 1957 and originally released on the Bethlehem label.Little Girl Blue'' , - , BCP 6029 , {{sortname, The, Australian Jazz Quintet, nolink=1 , ''The Australian Jazz Quintet in Free Style'' , - , BCP 6030 , {{sortname, The, Australian Jazz Quintet, nolink=1 , ''Modern Jazz Performance of Kurt Weill's Three Penny Opera'' , - , BCP 6031 , {{sortname, Mel, Tormé, nolink=1 , '' Songs for Any Taste'' , - , BCP 6032 , {{sortname, Teddy, Charles and His Sextet , ''Salute to Hamp'' , - , BCP 6033 , {{sortname, Frank, Minion , ''The Forward Sound'' , - , BCP 6034 , Various Artists , ''Smart, Luscious, Beautiful: Sounds of the Trumpet'' , - , BCP 6035 , Various Artists , ''Fifteen Star Saxophones'' , - , BCP 6036 , Various Artists , ''Trombone Band Stand'' , - , BCP 6037 , Various Artists , ''Big Band Contrast'' , - , BCP 6038 , Various Artists , ''Bluesville'' , - , BCP 6039 , {{sortname, Russ, Garcia, Russell Garcia (composer) and

, ''Jazz Music for the Birds and the Hep Cats'' , - , BCP 6040 , {{sortname, Mel, Tormé, nolink=1, Frances Faye and Others , '' Porgy and Bess: A Jazz Version of Highlights from the Opera'' , - , BCP 6041 , {{sortname, Nina, Simone, nolink=1 / Carmen McRae / Chris Connor , ''

Nina Simone and Her Friends ''Nina Simone and Her Friends'' is an album released by the Bethlehem Records label that compiled songs by jazz singers Nina Simone, Carmen McRae and Chris Connor. All three artists had left the label and signed with other companies by the time ...

'' , - , BCP 6042 , {{sortname, Jonah, Jones and

Jack Teagarden Weldon Leo "Jack" Teagarden (August 20, 1905 – January 15, 1964) was an American jazz trombonist and singer. According to critic Scott Yannow of Allmusic, Teagarden was the preeminent American jazz trombone player before the bebop era of the 19 ...

, ''Meet in Dixieland'' , - , BCP 6043 , {{sortname, Ruby, Braff , ''The Best of Braff'' , - , BCP 6044 , {{sortname, The Teddy, Charles, nolink=1 Group , ''On Campus! Ivy League Jazz Concert'' , - , BCP 6045 , {{sortname, Mal, Waldron , ''

Left Alone Left Alone is a punk rock band from Wilmington, California. They were formed in May 1996 by lead vocalist and guitarist Elvis Cortez. Cortez formed his own label, Smelvis Records, to release Left Alone's records, and has since expanded the la ...

'' , - , BCP 6046 , {{sortname, Charlie, Persip , ''Charlie Persip and the Jazz Statesmen'' , - , BCP 6047 , {{sortname, Leroy, Parkins, nolink=1 , ''Leroy Parkins and Yazoo River Jazz Band'' , - , BCP 6048 , {{sortname, Booker, Ervin , ''

The Book Cooks ''The Book Cooks'' is the debut album by American jazz saxophonist Booker Ervin featuring performances recorded in 1960 for the Bethlehem label.

'' , - , BCP 6049 , {{sortname, Dave, McKenna and Hal Overton , ''Dual Piano Jazz'' , - , BCP 6050 , {{sortname, George, Wein and the Storyville Sextet , ''Metronome Presents Jazz at the Modern'' , - , BCP 6051 , {{sortname, Zoot, Sims , '' Down Home'' , - , BCP 6052 , {{sortname, Frank, Minion, nolink=1 , ''The Soft Land of Make Believe'' , - , BCP 6053 , {{sortname, John, Letman, Johnny Letman , ''The Many Angles of John Letman'' , - , BCP 6054 , {{sortname, Bennie, Green , ''

Hornful of Soul ''Hornful of Soul'' (also released as ''Catwalk'') is an album by American trombonist Bennie Green recorded in 1960 and released on the Bethlehem label.

'' , - , BCP 6055 , {{sortname, Howard, McGhee , '' Dusty Blue'' , - , BCP 6056 , {{sortname, Pepper, Adams and

Donald Byrd Donaldson Toussaint L'Ouverture Byrd II (December 9, 1932 – February 4, 2013) was an American jazz and rhythm & blues trumpeter and vocalist. A sideman for many other jazz musicians of his generation, Byrd was one of the few hard bop m ...

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Motor City Scene ''Motor City Scene'', also released as ''Stardust'', is an album by American saxophonist Pepper Adams and trumpeter Donald Byrd, recorded in 1960 and released on the Bethlehem label as BCP 6056 featuring Byrd and Adams with Kenny Burrell, Tommy Fl ...

'' , - , BCP 6057 , {{sortname, The, Shantymen, nolink=1 , ''A Treasury of Spicy Sea Songs'' , - , BCP 6058 , {{sortname, Betty, Blake, nolink=1 , ''Betty Blake Sings In a Tender Mood'' , - , BCP 6059 , {{sortname, Harold, Ousley , ''Tenor Sax'' , - , BCP 6061 , {{sortname, Booker, Little , ''

Booker Little and Friend ''Booker Little and Friend'' is the final album led by American jazz trumpeter Booker Little featuring performances recorded in 1961 for the Bethlehem label.

'' , - , BCP 6062 , {{sortname, Tommy, Watt and His Orchestra , ''Watt's Cooking'' , - , BCP 6063 , {{sortname, Humphrey, Lyttelton , ''Humph Plays Standards'' , - , BCP 6064 , {{sortname, Roland, Kirk, Rahsaan Roland Kirk , '' Third Dimension'' , - , BCP 6065 , Various Artists , ''Golden Jazz Instrumentals'' , - , BCP 6066 , {{sortname, John, Coltrane , '' John Coltrane in the Winners Circle'' , - , BCP 6067 , {{sortname, Herbie, Mann , ''The Epitome of Jazz'' , - , BCP 6068 , Various Artists , ''Jazz Vocals Award Album'' , - , BCP 6069 , {{sortname, Eddie "Lockjaw", Davis with

Shirley Scott Shirley Scott (March 14, 1934 – March 10, 2002) was an American jazz organist. Her music was noted for its mixture of bebop, blues and gospel elements. She was known by the nickname "Queen of the Organ". Life and career Scott was born in Phi ...

at the Organ , ''The Best of Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis'' , - , BCP 6070 , {{sortname, The, Australian All Stars, nolink=1 , ''Jazz for Beach-Niks'' , - , BCP 6071 , Various Artists , ''Blues 'N' Folk'' , - , BCP 6072 , {{sortname, Milt, Buckner , ''The New World of Milt Buckner'' , - , BCP 6073 , {{sortname, The, Australian All Stars, nolink=1 , ''Jazz for Surf-Niks''

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