Bethlehem session · in the studio

December, 1954

Charlie Mingus Sextet

This day's music is on 5 records: The Jazz Experiments Of Charlie Mingus, A Handful Of Cool Jazz, Jazz Music For People Who Don't Care About Money, Smart.. Luscious.. Beautiful - Sounds Of The Trumpets, Nothing Cheesy About This Jazz - Do You Dig It?

In the room

Charles Mingus – bass, piano · as Charlie Mingus
Thad Jones – trumpet
Teo Macero – tenor, baritone sax
John LaPorta – clarinet, alto sax
Jackson Wiley – cello
Clem DeRosa – drums, tambourine

The takes

1 of these 7 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
–	What Is This Thing Called Love	BCP-65, BCP-90
–	Stormy Weather	BCP-65, BCP-88, BCP-6034
–	Minor Intrusion	BCP-65
–	Abstractions	Not issued at the time · later on Period SPL 1107
–	Thrice Upon A Theme	BCP-65, BCP-85
–	Four Hands	BCP-65, BCP-90
–	The Spur Of The Moment / Echonitus	BCP-65

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

Where it ended up

Charlie Mingus Sextet – The Jazz Experiments Of Charlie Mingus (Bethlehem BCP-65)

BCP-65 · 1957The Jazz Experiments Of Charlie MingusCharlie Mingus Sextet

Various Artists – A Handful Of Cool Jazz (Bethlehem BCP-90)

BCP-90 · 1960A Handful Of Cool JazzVarious 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 – Smart.. Luscious.. Beautiful - Sounds Of The Trumpets (Bethlehem BCP-6034)

BCP-6034 · 1960Smart.. Luscious.. Beautiful - Sounds Of The TrumpetsVarious Artists

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

Together elsewhere

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

4 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	DEB-198	Autobiography In Jazz	Jazz Workshop	1956	Charles Mingus, Teo Macero, John LaPorta, Jackson Wiley

3 of them 2 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	MG 15050	The Moods Of Mingus	Charles Mingus	1955	Charles Mingus, Teo Macero, John LaPorta
	MG 12059	Jazz Composers Workshop (No. 2)	Charlie Mingus, Wally Cirillo, Teo Macero, John La Porta	1956	Charles Mingus, Teo Macero, John LaPorta

2 of them 9 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
DLP-6	Explorations	Teo Macero	1954	Charles Mingus, Teo Macero
DLP-12	The Fabulous Thad Jones	Thad Jones Quintet	1954	Charles Mingus, Thad Jones
DLP-15	Jazz Workshop Volume Three	Ada Moore	1955	Charles Mingus, John LaPorta
DLP-17	Jazz Collaborations Vol. I	Thad Jones, Charles Mingus	1955	Charles Mingus, Thad Jones
MG 15055	Bobby Scott	Wally Cirillo	1955	Charles Mingus, Teo Macero
MGC-743	Metronome All-Stars 1956	George Wallington Solo	1956	Charles Mingus, Thad Jones
CL 842	What's New?	New Jazz From Teo Macero And Bob Prince	1956	Teo Macero, John LaPorta
DEB-125	Manhattan Monodrama	Alonzo Levister	1957	John LaPorta, Jackson Wiley
DEB-127	Thad Jones	Thad Jones Quintet	1958	Charles Mingus, Thad Jones