Bethlehem session · in the studio

December 17, 1954

Oscar Pettiford Nonet

NYC

This day's music is on 7 records: Basically Duke, Jazz Mainstream, Nothing Cheesy About This Jazz - Do You Dig It?, A Lot Of Yarn But A Well Knitted Jazz Album, Jazz Music For People Who Don't Care About Money, No Sour Grapes ...Just Pure Jazz, Double Barrel Jazz - No Blanks Here

In the room

Oscar Pettiford – bass, cello
Clark Terry – trumpet
Joe Wilder – trumpet
Jimmy Cleveland – trombone
Dave Schildkraut – alto sax
Danny Bank – baritone sax
Jimmy Hamilton – clarinet, tenor sax
Earl Knight – piano
Osie Johnson – drums

The takes

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
–	Jack The Bear	BCP-1019, BCP-2, BCP-85
–	Tamalpais	BCP-1019, BCP-2, BCP-91
–	Chuckles	BCP-1019, BCP-2, BCP-88
–	Mood Indigo	BCP-1019, BCP-2, BCP-92
–	Time On My Hands	BCP-1019, BCP-2
–	Swing 'Til The Girls Come Home	BCP-1019, BCP-2, BCP-87

6 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it

Where it ended up

Oscar Pettiford – Basically Duke (Bethlehem BCP-1019)

BCP-1019 · 1955Basically DukeOscar Pettiford

Oscar Pettiford/Red Mitchell – Jazz Mainstream (Bethlehem BCP-2)

BCP-2 · 1957Jazz MainstreamOscar Pettiford/Red Mitchell

Various Artists – Nothing Cheesy About This Jazz - Do You Dig It? (Bethlehem BCP-85)

BCP-85 · 1959Nothing Cheesy About This Jazz - Do You Dig It?Various Artists BCP-91 · 1960A Lot Of Yarn But A Well Knitted Jazz AlbumVarious Artists

Various Artists – Jazz Music For People Who Don't Care About Money (Bethlehem BCP-88)

BCP-88 · 1959Jazz Music For People Who Don't Care About MoneyVarious Artists

Various Artists – No Sour Grapes ...Just Pure Jazz (Bethlehem BCP-92)

BCP-92 · 1959No Sour Grapes ...Just Pure JazzVarious Artists

Various Artists – Double Barrel Jazz - No Blanks Here (Bethlehem BCP-87)

BCP-87 · 1959Double Barrel Jazz - No Blanks HereVarious Artists

Together elsewhere

The other albums at least two of these players are on together.

5 of them 2 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	LP 1250	Bix-Duke-Fats	Arranged By Tom Talbert	1956	Oscar Pettiford, Joe Wilder, Jimmy Cleveland, Danny Bank, Osie Johnson
	MG-36104	The Swingin' Miss D	Dinah Washington	1957	Clark Terry, Joe Wilder, Jimmy Cleveland, Danny Bank, Osie Johnson

4 of them 5 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
V-8508	Full Nelson	Oliver Nelson	1963	Clark Terry, Jimmy Cleveland, Danny Bank, Osie Johnson
V-8579	Winners All! Down Beat Jazz Poll	Various Artists	1964	Clark Terry, Joe Wilder, Jimmy Cleveland, Osie Johnson
V-8677	Encyclopedia Of Jazz (In The Sixties) Volume One: The Blues	Leonard Feather	1967	Clark Terry, Joe Wilder, Jimmy Cleveland, Danny Bank
V-8743	Leonard Feather Presents The Sound Of Feeling And The Sound Of Oliver Nelson	Leonard Feather's Encyclopedia Of Jazz All Stars	1968	Clark Terry, Joe Wilder, Jimmy Cleveland, Danny Bank
A-9147	The Spirit Of '67 · not on the site yet	Pee Wee Russell And Oliver Nelson And His Orchestra	1972	Clark Terry, Joe Wilder, Jimmy Cleveland, Danny Bank

3 of them 28 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
BLP 5045	George Wallington And His Band	George Wallington And His Band	1954	Oscar Pettiford, Jimmy Cleveland, Danny Bank
BCP-14	Urbie - East Coast Jazz/6	Urbie Green	1955	Oscar Pettiford, Danny Bank, Osie Johnson
MGN-1039	Music With Feeling	Ben Webster With Strings	1955	Danny Bank, Jimmy Hamilton, Osie Johnson
MG-36006	Helen Merrill	Helen Merrill With Quincy Jones And His Orchestra	1955	Oscar Pettiford, Danny Bank, Osie Johnson
MG-36007	Clark Terry	Clark Terry Septet	1955	Oscar Pettiford, Clark Terry, Jimmy Cleveland
LP 1245	Wednesday's Child	Patty McGovern And Thomas Talbert	1956	Joe Wilder, Danny Bank, Osie Johnson
MG-36066	Introducing Jimmy Cleveland And His All Stars	Jimmy Cleveland Octet	1956	Oscar Pettiford, Jimmy Cleveland, Osie Johnson
BCP-84	Just For Variety - Bethlehem's Best Volume Three	Various Artists	1958	Oscar Pettiford, Danny Bank, Osie Johnson
LP 1286	A Jazz Date With Chris Connor	Chris Connor With Ralph Sharon's Orchestra	1958	Oscar Pettiford, Joe Wilder, Osie Johnson
CL 1250	Legrand Jazz	Michel Legrand	1959	Joe Wilder, Jimmy Cleveland, Osie Johnson
A-2	Genius + Soul = Jazz	Ray Charles	1961	Clark Terry, Joe Wilder, Jimmy Cleveland
V-8414	Percussion King	Gene Krupa	1961	Joe Wilder, Jimmy Cleveland, Danny Bank
A-9	Into The Hot	The Gil Evans Orchestra	1962	Clark Terry, Joe Wilder, Osie Johnson
RLP 395	Rah	Mark Murphy	1962	Clark Terry, Joe Wilder, Jimmy Cleveland
RLP 411	Letter From Home	The Voice Of Eddie Jefferson	1962	Clark Terry, Jimmy Cleveland, Osie Johnson
RLP 419	The Magic Touch	Tadd Dameron And His Orchestra	1962	Clark Terry, Joe Wilder, Jimmy Cleveland
V-8444	Guest Soloist: Cannonball Adderley	Ray Brown With The All-Star Big Band	1962	Clark Terry, Jimmy Cleveland, Osie Johnson
V-8471	Burnin' Beat	Buddy Rich/Gene Krupa	1962	Joe Wilder, Jimmy Cleveland, Danny Bank
V-8571	The Essential Gene Krupa	Gene Krupa Trio At JATP	1963	Joe Wilder, Jimmy Cleveland, Danny Bank
V-8594	Verve's Choice!	The Best Of Gene Krupa	1964	Joe Wilder, Jimmy Cleveland, Danny Bank
V-8796	Wes Montgomery With Johnny Pate Orchestra · not on the site yet	Wes Montgomery With Johnny Pate Orchestra	1964	Clark Terry, Jimmy Cleveland, Danny Bank
V-8615	Ray Brown/Milt Jackson	Ray Brown - Milt Jackson Orchestra	1965	Clark Terry, Jimmy Cleveland, Danny Bank
V-8678	Jimmy & Wes: The Dynamic Duo	Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery	1966	Clark Terry, Jimmy Cleveland, Danny Bank
V-8766	Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery With Oliver Nelson Orchestra · not on the site yet	Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery With Oliver Nelson Orchestra	1966	Clark Terry, Jimmy Cleveland, Danny Bank
V-8804	Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery With Oliver Nelson Orchestra · not on the site yet	Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery With Oliver Nelson Orchestra	1966	Clark Terry, Jimmy Cleveland, Danny Bank
A-9132	Happenings	Hank Jones & Oliver Nelson	1966	Clark Terry, Jimmy Cleveland, Danny Bank
V-8714	The Best Of Wes Montgomery	Wes Montgomery With Johnny Pate Orchestra	1967	Clark Terry, Jimmy Cleveland, Danny Bank
V-8721	The Best Of Jimmy Smith	Jimmy Smith With Oliver Nelson Big Band / Jimmy Smith Trio	1967	Clark Terry, Joe Wilder, Jimmy Cleveland

2 of them 100 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
CL 6024	Mood Ellington	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1948	Oscar Pettiford, Jimmy Hamilton
CL 6073	Duke Ellington's Liberian Suite	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1949	Oscar Pettiford, Jimmy Hamilton
BLP 5027	Swing Hi-Swing Lo	Various Artists	1953	Oscar Pettiford, Jimmy Hamilton
DLP-15	Jazz Workshop Volume Three	Ada Moore	1955	Oscar Pettiford, Osie Johnson
BCP-18	I'm Nuts About The Most....Sam That Is! - East Coast Jazz/9	Sam Most	1955	Oscar Pettiford, Osie Johnson
BCP-33	Oscar Pettiford	Oscar Pettiford Octet	1955	Oscar Pettiford, Osie Johnson
BCP-1008	Aaron Sachs Quintette	Aaron Sachs Quintette / Aaron Sachs' Sextet	1955	Danny Bank, Osie Johnson
MGN-1018	Music For Loving	Ben Webster With Strings	1955	Danny Bank, Jimmy Hamilton
MGN-1028	Ralph Burns Among The JATPs	Ralph Burns Among The JATPs	1955	Danny Bank, Jimmy Hamilton
MGN-1045	Creamy Featuring Johnny Hodges	Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra	1955	Clark Terry, Jimmy Hamilton
MG-36011	For These In Love	Dinah Washington	1955	Clark Terry, Jimmy Cleveland
BCP-60	Historically Speaking - The Duke	Duke Ellington	1956	Clark Terry, Jimmy Hamilton
BCP-61	Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries	Howard McGhee	1956	Danny Bank, Osie Johnson
CL 830	Hi-Fi Ellington Uptown	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1956	Clark Terry, Jimmy Hamilton
CL 892	Jay & Kai + 6: The Jay And Kai Trombone Octet	J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding	1956	Jimmy Cleveland, Osie Johnson
CL 933	At Newport	Duke Ellington / Buck Clayton All-Stars	1956	Clark Terry, Jimmy Hamilton
CL 934	Ellington At Newport	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1956	Clark Terry, Jimmy Hamilton
MGN-1055	Ellingtonia '56	Johnny Hodges And His Little Band, Big Band	1956	Clark Terry, Jimmy Hamilton
LP 1228	Chris Connor	Chris Connor With Ralph Burns' Orchestra	1956	Danny Bank, Osie Johnson
BCP-6005	Duke Ellington Presents...	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1956	Clark Terry, Jimmy Hamilton
PRLP 7031	The Art Farmer Septet	The Art Farmer Septet	1956	Jimmy Cleveland, Danny Bank
MGV-8203	Duke's In Bed	Johnny Hodges And The Ellington All-Stars Without Duke	1956+	Clark Terry, Jimmy Hamilton
MG-36077	Julian Cannonball Adderley In The Land Of Hi-Fi	Cannonball Adderley Octet	1956	Jimmy Cleveland, Danny Bank
MG-36078	Dream Of You	Helen Merrill	1956	Oscar Pettiford, Jimmy Cleveland
MG-36087	Today Is Bargain Day - A Collection Of All Star High Fidelity Recordings	Various Artists	1956	Clark Terry, Jimmy Cleveland
BCP-7	We Brought Our Axes	Hank D'Amico/Aaron Sachs	1957	Danny Bank, Osie Johnson
BCP-73	Moody	Marilyn Moore	1957	Joe Wilder, Osie Johnson
BCP-75	Sam Most Plays Bird, Bud, Monk & Miles	Sam Most Orchestra	1957	Oscar Pettiford, Dave Schildkraut
CL 941	Music For Brass	The Brass Ensemble Of The Jazz And Classical Music Society	1957	Joe Wilder, Osie Johnson
CL 951	A Drum Is A Woman	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1957	Clark Terry, Jimmy Hamilton
CL 1033	Such Sweet Thunder	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1957	Clark Terry, Jimmy Hamilton
CL 1041	Miles Ahead	Miles Davis + 19	1957	Jimmy Cleveland, Danny Bank
BCP-6014	All Of Me - The Debonair Mr. Hartman	Johnny Hartman	1957	Danny Bank, Osie Johnson
MGV-8207	Here Come The Swinging Bands	Various Artists	1957	Jimmy Cleveland, Danny Bank
MGV-8230	The Anatomy Of Improvisation	Various Artists	1957	Clark Terry, Jimmy Hamilton
BCP-82	Just For Variety - Bethlehem's Best Volume One	Various Artists	1958	Oscar Pettiford, Osie Johnson
CL 1085	Ellington Indigos	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1958	Clark Terry, Jimmy Hamilton
CL 1152	Little Jimmy Rushing And The Big Brass	Jimmy Rushing And His Orchestra	1958	Danny Bank, Osie Johnson
CL 1157	Lady In Satin	Billie Holiday	1958	Danny Bank, Osie Johnson
CL 1198	The Cosmic Scene	Duke Ellington's Spacemen	1958	Clark Terry, Jimmy Hamilton
CL 1245	Newport 1958	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1958	Clark Terry, Jimmy Hamilton
MGV-4008	Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Duke Ellington Song Book Volume One	Ella Fitzgerald	1958	Clark Terry, Jimmy Hamilton
MGV-4009	Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Duke Ellington Song Book Volume Two	Ella Fitzgerald	1958	Clark Terry, Jimmy Hamilton
MGV-8271	The Big Sound	Johnny Hodges And The Ellington Men	1958	Clark Terry, Jimmy Hamilton
MG-36119	Dinah Washington Sings Fats Waller	Dinah Washington With Ernie Wilkins Orchestra	1958	Clark Terry, Jimmy Cleveland
BCP-86	We Cut This Album For Bread	Various Artists	1959	Danny Bank, Osie Johnson
BCP-89	We've Built A Jazz Album ...For You	Various Artists	1959	Danny Bank, Osie Johnson
CL 1323	Ellington Jazz Party	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1959	Clark Terry, Jimmy Hamilton
MGV-8292	Gene Krupa Plays Gerry Mulligan Arrangements	Gene Krupa And His Orchestra	1959	Jimmy Cleveland, Danny Bank
MGV-8341	Special College Jazz Album: Complimentary Record	Various Artists	1959	Clark Terry, Jimmy Hamilton
MG-36142	Cat On A Hot Tin Horn	Cat Anderson Orchestra	1959	Clark Terry, Jimmy Cleveland
BCP-90	A Handful Of Cool Jazz	Various Artists	1960	Danny Bank, Osie Johnson
CL 1400	Festival Session	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1960	Clark Terry, Jimmy Hamilton
BCP-6035	Fifteen Star Saxophones	Various Artists	1960	Clark Terry, Jimmy Hamilton
BCP-6036	Trombone Bandstand	Various Artists	1960	Oscar Pettiford, Danny Bank
BCP-6037	Big Band Contrast	Various Artists	1960	Clark Terry, Jimmy Hamilton
BCP-6040	A Jazz Version Of Highlights From The Opera: Porgy & Bess	Mel Torme, Frances Faye	1960	Clark Terry, Jimmy Hamilton
RLP 367	Smooth As The Wind	Blue Mitchell With Strings And Brass	1961	Clark Terry, Jimmy Cleveland
RLP 377	African Waltz	Cannonball Adderley And His Orchestra	1961	Clark Terry, Jimmy Cleveland
RLP 387	White Gardenia: A Tribute To Billie Holiday	Johnny Griffin With Strings And Brass	1961	Clark Terry, Jimmy Cleveland
CL 1577	Sin & Soul	Oscar Brown Jr.	1961	Joe Wilder, Osie Johnson
PRLP 7206	Trane Whistle	Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Big Band	1961	Clark Terry, Jimmy Cleveland
V-8394	Gillespiana	Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra	1961	Clark Terry, Joe Wilder
V-8427	Kai Ole	Kai Winding's Trombones And Orchestra	1961	Clark Terry, Danny Bank
V-8836	Clark Terry - Bob Brookmeyer Quintet · not on the site yet	Clark Terry - Bob Brookmeyer Quintet	1961	Clark Terry, Osie Johnson
RLP 416	Cannonball Adderley Greatest Hits	Cannonball Adderley Quintet With Milt Jackson	1962	Clark Terry, Jimmy Cleveland
RLP 429	Big Bags	Milt Jackson Orchestra	1962	Clark Terry, Jimmy Cleveland
RLP 432	Down Home	Sam Jones & Co.	1962	Clark Terry, Jimmy Cleveland
BCP-6065	Golden Jazz Instrumentals	Various Artists	1962	Clark Terry, Jimmy Hamilton
V-8430	Sonny Rollins/Brass Sonny Rollins/Trio	Sonny Rollins Trio	1962	Clark Terry, Jimmy Cleveland
V-8443	The Jazz Version "How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying"	The Gary McFarland Orchestra	1962	Clark Terry, Osie Johnson
V-8474	Bashin'	The Unpredictable Jimmy Smith	1962	Joe Wilder, Jimmy Cleveland
V-8476	Bursting Out With The All Star Big Band!	The Oscar Peterson Trio	1962	Clark Terry, Jimmy Cleveland
V-8544	Hobo Flats	Jimmy Smith	1963	Clark Terry, Jimmy Cleveland
V-8548	The Yellow Canary	Kenyon Hopkins	1963	Clark Terry, Jimmy Cleveland
A-67	Great Scott!!	Shirley Scott Trio	1964	Joe Wilder, Osie Johnson
A-100	The Definitive Jazz Scene Volume 2	Various Artists	1964	Clark Terry, Osie Johnson
CL 2269	The Reporter	Kenyon Hopkins And His Orchestra	1964	Joe Wilder, Jimmy Cleveland
V-8555	The Individualism Of Gil Evans	Gil Evans Orchestra	1964	Jimmy Cleveland, Osie Johnson
V-8561	Sandy's Gone	Johnny Hodges	1964	Joe Wilder, Osie Johnson
V-8601	New Fantasy	Lalo Schifrin	1964	Clark Terry, Jimmy Cleveland
V-8604	Christmas '64	The Incredible Jimmy Smith	1964	Joe Wilder, Jimmy Cleveland
A-78	You Better Know It!!!	Lionel Hampton	1965	Clark Terry, Osie Johnson
BLP 4188	I'm Tryin' To Get Home	Donald Byrd	1965	Clark Terry, Jimmy Cleveland
V-8610	Movin' Wes	Wes Montgomery	1965	Clark Terry, Jimmy Cleveland
V-8621	Room For One More	Irene Reid	1965	Jimmy Cleveland, Danny Bank
V-8624	Music From The Motion Picture Once A Thief And Other Themes	Lalo Schifrin	1965	Clark Terry, Jimmy Cleveland
RLP 478	For Someone I Love	Milt Jackson And Big Brass	1966	Clark Terry, Jimmy Cleveland
LP 1449	Jazz Dialogue	The Modern Jazz Quartet And The All-Star Jazz Band	1966	Clark Terry, Jimmy Cleveland
V-8642	Goin' Out Of My Head	Wes Montgomery	1966	Jimmy Cleveland, Danny Bank
A-9108	Once Upon A Time	Earl Hines	1966	Clark Terry, Jimmy Hamilton
A-9111	Alfie (Soundtrack)	Sonny Rollins	1966	Jimmy Cleveland, Danny Bank
A-9112	Profiles	Gary McFarland	1966	Clark Terry, Jimmy Cleveland
A-9113	Oliver Nelson Plays Michelle	Oliver Nelson And His Orchestra	1966	Clark Terry, Danny Bank
A-9114	The Further Adventures Of El Chico	Chico Hamilton	1966	Clark Terry, Danny Bank
A-9119	Roll 'Em	Shirley Scott Plays The Big Bands	1966	Clark Terry, Danny Bank
V-8680	Blue Notes	Johnny Hodges	1967	Danny Bank, Jimmy Hamilton
V-8726	Don't Sleep In The Subway	Johnny Hodges	1967	Danny Bank, Jimmy Hamilton
V-8731	Jazzhattan Suite	Jazz Interactions Orchestra	1968	Jimmy Cleveland, Danny Bank
V-8757	The Best Of Wes Montgomery Vol. 2	Wes Montgomery With Don Sebesky Orchestra	1968	Jimmy Cleveland, Danny Bank