Bethlehem Records was an American

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, founded by Gus Wildi in 1953.

History

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

Creed Taylor Creed Bane Taylor V (May 13, 1929 – August 22, 2022) was an American record producer, best known for his work with CTI Records, which he founded in 1967. His career also included periods at Bethlehem Records, ABC-Paramount Records (includi ...

and Teddy Charles. Bethlehem released the first albums recorded by singers

Chris Connor Mary Jean Loutsenhizer, known professionally as Chris Connor (November 8, 1927 – August 29, 2009) was an American jazz singer. Biography Chris Connor was born Mary Loutsenhizer in Kansas City, Missouri, to Clyde Loutsenhizer and Mabel Shir ...

(the dual releases ''Chris Connor Sings Lullabys for Lovers'' and ''Chris Connor Sings Lullabys of Birdland'') in 1954, Nina Simone ('' Little Girl Blue'') in 1958, and singer/actress

Julie London Julie London (née Peck; September 26, 1926 – October 18, 2000) was an American singer and actress whose career spanned more than 40 years. A torch singer noted for her sultry, languid contralto vocals, London recorded over thirty album ...

. 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. Bethlehem recorded the debut album by Marilyn Moore and the album ''Somebody Loves Me'' by Jerri Winters, in addition to many many modern jazz musicians including Howard McGhee,

Herbie Nichols Herbert Horatio Nichols (January 3, 1919 – April 12, 1963) was an American jazz pianist and composer who wrote the jazz standard " Lady Sings the Blues". Obscure during his lifetime, he is now highly regarded by many musicians and critics. Li ...

, Pat Moran McCoy, and Oscar Pettiford. 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 Starday Records 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' Salsoul Records, 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 Naxos reissued the 1950s catalogue on LP, CD, and digital download. This included music by

Art Blakey Arthur Blakey (October 11, 1919 – October 16, 1990) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. He was also known as Abdullah Ibn Buhaina after he converted to Islam for a short time in the late 1940s. Blakey made a name for himself in the ...

, Chris Connor, Paula Castle, John Coltrane,

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 ...

, Nina Simone,

Mel Tormé Melvin Howard Tormé (September 13, 1925 – June 5, 1999), nicknamed "The Velvet Fog", was an American musician, singer, composer, arranger, drummer, actor, and author. He composed the music for " The Christmas Song" ("Chestnuts Roasting on an ...

, 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, Period Records sold its jazz LP catalog (10 disks) to Bethlehem. Production of all its jazz recordings were supervised by Leonard Feather. Several of the Period recordings had been previously released by Jazztone for mail-order club release."Beth'hem Buys Period's Jazz LP Catalog,"
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,'' October 20, 1956, p. 18

Discography

BCP 1000 Series

The BCP 1000 Series of 10 inch

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s 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 , , '' Oscar Pettiford'' , - , 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 , , '' Carmen McRae'' , - , 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 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

s 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 , ''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 b ...

, ''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 , ''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 , ''Bass by Pettiford/Burke'' , Compilation of BCP-1003 and BCP-1010 , - , BCP 7 , {{sortname, Hank, D'Amico and Aaron Sachs , ''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 Adolph Stanley Levey known professionally as Stan Levey (April 5, 1926 – April 19, 2005) was an American jazz drummer. He was known for working with Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie in the early development of bebop during the 1940s, and in ...

, ''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 and Charlie Shavers , ''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 , '' Oscar Pettiford'' , , - , 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'' , , - , 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 , ''

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'' , , - , 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.

'' , , - , BCP 43 , {{sortname, Johnny, Hartman , '' Songs from the Heart'' , , - , BCP 44 , {{sortname, The, Jazz City Workshop, nolink=1 , ''The Jazz City Workshop'' , Herbie Harper, Larry Bunker, Marty Paich,

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 Youn ...

, Frankie Capp 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'' , 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'' , , - , 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'' , , - , BCP 65 , {{sortname, Charles, Mingus , ''

The Jazz Experiments of Charlie Mingus ''The Jazz Experiments of Charlie Mingus'' is an album by jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus released on the Bethlehem label.

'' , Compilation of Period Records 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 , ''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'' , , - , 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

s 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 "Cleanhead" Vinson. Recorded in 1957, it was released by Bethlehem Records.LP record The LP (from "long playing" or "long play") is an analog sound storage medium, a phonograph record format characterized by: a speed of rpm; a 12- or 10-inch (30- or 25-cm) diameter; use of the "microgroove" groove specification; an ...

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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 ...

, '' K + J.J.'' , - , 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 / Carmen McRae /

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

The Chase Is On ''The Chase Is On'' is an album by saxophonists Charlie Rouse and Paul Quinichette recorded in 1957 and released on the Bethlehem label.Jazz Messengers , ''

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'' , - , BCP 6024 , Various Artists , '' Winner's Circle'' , - , 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'' , - , BCP 6028 , {{sortname, Nina, Simone , '' 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 ''Songs for Any Taste'' is a 1957 live album by Mel Tormé, recorded at the Crescendo Club. Interspersed with studio recordings, this is one of three albums that Tormé released with material from his appearances at the club. Track listing # ...

'' , - , 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 Marty Paich , ''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 1 ...

, ''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 , ''

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'' , - , 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'' , - , 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'' , - , 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 ...

, '' Motor City Scene'' , - , 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 Three-dimensional space (also: 3D space, 3-space or, rarely, tri-dimensional space) is a geometric setting in which three values (called ''parameters'') are required to determine the position of an element (i.e., point). This is the informal ...

'' , - , 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 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''

References

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External links

The Pictorial Discography of 1000 Series
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