Bethlehem CDs

[MartyJazz]

Picked up a few sealed Bethlehem CDs at the local mall for the ridiculous bargain price of 3 for $5. Anyway, I could use some personnel and/or date info for the following sessions:

1) Teddy Charles: SALUTE TO HAMP. Although the personnel is stated on the front cover, no date(s) is (are) given.

2) Carmen McRae: CARMEN McRAE. Jacket mentions Mat Mathew Quartet and Tony Scott Quartet but no personnel and dates are given for these studio sessions.

3) Charles Persip:.......AND THE JAZZ STATESMEN. Again personnel is mentioned on the front and back but no date given.

4) Joe Roland: VIBE PLAYERS OF BETHLEHEM, VOL. 2. No personnel, no date(s).

Info on any or all of the above would be appreciated.

[alejo]

Here is a useful link to the Jazz Discography Project for the Bethlehem label:

Bethlehem Music Corp. Discography Project

Edited April 27, 2004 by alejo

[brownie]

The Teddy Charles album was recorded February 10, 1959 in New York.

The Joe Roland album was recorded March 17-18, 1955.

Personnel is Freddie Redd on piano, Dick Garcia on guitar, Danny Martucci on bass and Ron Jefferson on drums.

The Charles Persip album was recorded April 2, 196O.

The Carmen McRae is made up of two sessions.

First one with Herbie Mann on flute, Matt Mathews on accordion, Mundell Lowe, guitar, Wendell Marshall, bass, and Kenny Clarkes, drums was recorded on October 6, 1954. The other session was recorded with Tony Scott on clarinet, Dick Katz, piano, Percy Heath, bass, and Osie Johnson, drums. Plus an unidentified vibraphone player. Recording date of that one is December 1954.

Tony Scott plays piano behind Carmen McRae on 'Misery' from that December session.

[MartyJazz]

Thanks very much, alejo and brownie. Very helpful!

[Big Wheel]

Marty, did you pick these up at a FYE? I was in their Coconut Grove store when I was home a few weeks ago and picked up a bunch of remaindered Bethlehems, only then the deal was 2 for $5, not 3 for $5.

[Vincent, Paris]

Most of the discographical data about Bethlehem are availbale on-line on Toshiba EMI Japan website with most of the original covers reproduced.

[king ubu]

Most of the discographical data about Bethlehem are availbale on-line on Toshiba EMI Japan website with most of the original covers reproduced.

Thanks for that link, Vincent! I was looking for information on several Bethlehem releases, too. That's a very useful site!

ubu

[Tony Pusey]

Thanks Vincent, really fantastic site, a goldmine.

[AmirBagachelles]

I have one I adore: Charlie Mariano s/t BCP-25, a July 1955 date. The disc is from Japan TOCJ-62001.