Bethlehem session · in the studio
November 20, 1954
Conte Candoli - Stan Levey Quartet
- This day's music is on 9 records: Sincerely, Conte, West Coasting With Conte Candoli/Stan Levey, A Lot Of Yarn But A Well Knitted Jazz Album, We Cut This Album For Bread, Just For Variety - Bethlehem's Best Volume One, Jazz Music For People Who Don't Care About Money, Smart.. Luscious.. Beautiful - Sounds Of The Trumpets, We've Built A Jazz Album ...For You, A Handful Of Cool Jazz
In the room
Conte Candoli – trumpet
Claude Williamson – piano
Max Bennett – bass
Stan Levey – drums
The takes
1 of these 9 takes stayed in the vault at the time: alternates and tunes that weren't issued. Switch to hear only the ones that came out on the records.
What the numbers mean
Bethlehem numbered its masters by the tune; the take kept is the one that was issued.
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| – | Fine And Dandy | BCP-1016, BCP-9 |
| – | Night Flight | BCP-1016, BCP-9, BCP-91 |
| – | I Can't Get Started | BCP-1016, BCP-9 |
| – | On The Alamo | BCP-1016, BCP-9, BCP-86 |
| – | Tune For Tex | BCP-1016, BCP-9, BCP-82, BCP-88 |
| – | They Can't Take That Away From Me | BCP-1016, BCP-9, BCP-6034 |
| – | Everything Happens To Me | BCP-1016, BCP-9, BCP-89, BCP-6034 |
| – | I'll Remember April | BCP-1016, BCP-9, BCP-90 |
| – | My Funny Valentine | Not issued at the time |
9 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
BCP-1016 · 1955Sincerely, ConteConte Candoli
BCP-9 · 1957West Coasting With Conte Candoli/Stan LeveyConte Candoli - Stan Levey QuartetBCP-91 · 1960A Lot Of Yarn But A Well Knitted Jazz AlbumVarious Artists
BCP-86 · 1959We Cut This Album For BreadVarious Artists
BCP-82 · 1958Just For Variety - Bethlehem's Best Volume OneVarious Artists
BCP-88 · 1959Jazz Music For People Who Don't Care About MoneyVarious Artists
BCP-6034 · 1960Smart.. Luscious.. Beautiful - Sounds Of The TrumpetsVarious Artists
BCP-89 · 1959We've Built A Jazz Album ...For YouVarious Artists
BCP-90 · 1960A Handful Of Cool JazzVarious ArtistsTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
The whole band 5 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | BCP-1017 | Stan Levey Plays The Composition Of Bill Holman, Bob Cooper And Jimmy Giuffre | Conte Candoli - Stan Levey Sextet | 1955 | Conte Candoli, Claude Williamson, Max Bennett, Stan Levey |
 | BCP-83 | Just For Variety - Bethlehem's Best Volume Two | Various Artists | 1958 | Conte Candoli, Claude Williamson, Max Bennett, Stan Levey |
 | BCP-85 | Nothing Cheesy About This Jazz - Do You Dig It? | Various Artists | 1959 | Conte Candoli, Claude Williamson, Max Bennett, Stan Levey |
 | BCP-87 | Double Barrel Jazz - No Blanks Here | Various Artists | 1959 | Conte Candoli, Claude Williamson, Max Bennett, Stan Levey |
 | BCP-6035 | Fifteen Star Saxophones | Various Artists | 1960 | Conte Candoli, Claude Williamson, Max Bennett, Stan Levey |
