Bethlehem session · in the studio

December, 1954

Jonah Jones Sextet

NYC

This day's music is on 8 records: Jonah Jones Sextet, Jazz Kaleidoscope, A Lot Of Yarn But A Well Knitted Jazz Album, Smart.. Luscious.. Beautiful - Sounds Of The Trumpets, Jazz Music For People Who Don't Care About Money, Dixieland, No Sour Grapes ...Just Pure Jazz, A Handful Of Cool Jazz

In the room

Jonah Jones – trumpet
Urbie Green – trombone
George Clarke – tenor sax
Kenny Kersey – piano
Milt Hinton – bass
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
–	You're The Cream In My Coffee	BCP-1014, BCP-4, BCP-91, BCP-6034
–	Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams	BCP-1014, BCP-4, BCP-88, BCP-6042
–	J.J. Special	BCP-1014, BCP-4, BCP-92, BCP-6042
–	Stars Fell On Alabama	BCP-1014, BCP-4, BCP-90, BCP-6034, BCP-6042

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

Where it ended up

Jonah Jones Sextet – Jonah Jones Sextet (Bethlehem BCP-1014)

BCP-1014 · 1955Jonah Jones SextetJonah Jones Sextet

Pete Brown/Jonah Jones – Jazz Kaleidoscope (Bethlehem BCP-4)

BCP-4 · 1957Jazz KaleidoscopePete Brown/Jonah Jones BCP-91 · 1960A Lot Of Yarn But A Well Knitted Jazz AlbumVarious 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 – 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

Jonah Jones, Jack Teagarden – Dixieland (Bethlehem BCP-6042)

BCP-6042 · 1960DixielandJonah Jones, Jack Teagarden

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

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

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

BCP-90 · 1960A Handful Of Cool JazzVarious Artists

Together elsewhere

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

3 of them 12 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
CL 778	Cat Meets Chick A Story In Jazz	Ada Moore, Buck Clayton And His Orchestra, Jimmy Rushing	1956	Kenny Kersey, Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
CL 882	All The Cats Join In (A Buck Clayton Jam Session)	Buck Clayton	1956	Urbie Green, Kenny Kersey, Milt Hinton
CL 892	Jay & Kai + 6: The Jay And Kai Trombone Octet	J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding	1956	Urbie Green, Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
CL 941	Music For Brass	The Brass Ensemble Of The Jazz And Classical Music Society	1957	Urbie Green, Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
LP 1263	The Warm Sound	Frances Wayne	1957	Urbie Green, Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
MG-36104	The Swingin' Miss D	Dinah Washington	1957	Urbie Green, Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
BCP-84	Just For Variety - Bethlehem's Best Volume Three	Various Artists	1958	Urbie Green, Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
CL 1152	Little Jimmy Rushing And The Big Brass	Jimmy Rushing And His Orchestra	1958	Urbie Green, Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
CL 1157	Lady In Satin	Billie Holiday	1958	Urbie Green, Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
BCP-85	Nothing Cheesy About This Jazz - Do You Dig It?	Various Artists	1959	Jonah Jones, Kenny Kersey, Osie Johnson
A-9	Into The Hot	The Gil Evans Orchestra	1962	Urbie Green, Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
V-8508	Full Nelson	Oliver Nelson	1963	Urbie Green, Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson

2 of them 60 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
PR 7604	Jonah Jones And His Orchestra · not on the site yet	Jonah Jones And His Orchestra	1946	Jonah Jones, Milt Hinton
BCP-10	East Coast Jazz/5	Milt Hinton	1955	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
BCP-14	Urbie - East Coast Jazz/6	Urbie Green	1955	Urbie Green, Osie Johnson
BCP-16	East Coast Jazz/8	Hal McKusick	1955	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
BCP-20	This Is Chris	Chris Connor	1955	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
BCP-21	Jazz At The Metropole Cafe	Al "Jazzbo" Collins	1955	Kenny Kersey, Milt Hinton
CL 614	Buck Clayton Jams Benny Goodman	Buck Clayton's All-Stars	1955	Urbie Green, Milt Hinton
CL 701	Jumpin' At The Woodside	Buck Clayton	1955	Urbie Green, Milt Hinton
BCP-1008	Aaron Sachs Quintette	Aaron Sachs Quintette / Aaron Sachs' Sextet	1955	Urbie Green, Osie Johnson
BCP-1009	East Coast Jazz/1	Bobby Scott	1955	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
BCP-1020	East Coast Jazz/5	Milt Hinton	1955	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
BCP-1039	Joe Derise	Joe Derise Trio	1955	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
MG-36006	Helen Merrill	Helen Merrill With Quincy Jones And His Orchestra	1955	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
MG-36017	Trumpet Interlude	Various Artists	1955	Jonah Jones, Milt Hinton
MG-36018	Alto Altitude	Various Artists	1955	Kenny Kersey, Milt Hinton
MG-36023	Battle Of The Saxes	Various Artists	1955	Jonah Jones, Milt Hinton
MG-36038	Boning Up The 'Bones	Various Artists	1955	Jonah Jones, Milt Hinton
BCP-56	Chris	Chris Connor	1956	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
CL 808	Jazz Spectacular	Frankie Laine And Buck Clayton And His Orchestra Featuring J. J. Johnson And Kai Winding	1956	Urbie Green, Milt Hinton
MGN-1082	Billy Bauer, Plectrist	Billy Bauer Quartet	1956	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
LP 1228	Chris Connor	Chris Connor With Ralph Burns' Orchestra	1956	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
BCP-6006	Bethlehem's Girl Friends	Julie London, Carmen McRae, Chris Connor	1956	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
MG-36085	The Young Ones Of Jazz	Various Artists	1956	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
MG-36088	The Greatest Stars Of Jazz Under One Roof	Various Artists	1956	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
MG-36103	Swingin' With Terry Gibbs	Terry Gibbs And His Orchestra	1956	Urbie Green, Osie Johnson
BCP-7	We Brought Our Axes	Hank D'Amico/Aaron Sachs	1957	Urbie Green, Osie Johnson
BCP-8	The Compositions Of Bobby Scott	Bobby Scott Septet	1957	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
BCP-66	The Happy Jazz Of Osie Johnson	Osie Johnson And His Combos / Osie Johnson Octet	1957	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
BCP-73	Moody	Marilyn Moore	1957	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
CL 963	The Jazz Odyssey Of James Rushing Esq.	Jimmy Rushing With Buck Clayton And His Orchestra	1957	Urbie Green, Milt Hinton
LP 1255	Lush Life	Joe Mooney's Songs	1957	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
LP 1256	That Satin Doll	Carol Stevens With Phil Moore's Music	1957	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
BCP-6009	Squeeze Me	Sallie Blair	1957	Urbie Green, Milt Hinton
BCP-6014	All Of Me - The Debonair Mr. Hartman	Johnny Hartman	1957	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
BCP-82	Just For Variety - Bethlehem's Best Volume One	Various Artists	1958	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
BCP-83	Just For Variety - Bethlehem's Best Volume Two	Various Artists	1958	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
CL 1250	Legrand Jazz	Michel Legrand	1959	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
RLP 328	Love Locked Out	Bev Kelly	1960	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
CL 1419	The New Jazz Sound Of Show Boat	John Carisi	1960	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
BCP-6035	Fifteen Star Saxophones	Various Artists	1960	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
BCP-6041	An Intimate Variety Of Vocal Charm	Nina Simone And Her Friends	1960	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
MGV-8370	The Guitar Artistry Of Tal Farlow	Tal Farlow	1960	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
MGV-8371	Tal Farlow Plays The Music Of Harold Arlen	Tal Farlow	1960	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
V-8414	Percussion King	Gene Krupa	1961	Urbie Green, Milt Hinton
A-22	Cabin In The Sky	Curtis Fuller	1962	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
BCP-6068	Award Album - Jazz Vocals	Various Artists	1962	Urbie Green, Milt Hinton
RLP 472	Fusion!	Wes Montgomery With Strings	1963	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
LP-721	French Cookin'	Budd Johnson	1963	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
V-8544	Hobo Flats	Jimmy Smith	1963	Urbie Green, Milt Hinton
A-52	Salt And Pepper	Sonny Stitt And Paul Gonsalves	1964	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
A-67	Great Scott!!	Shirley Scott Trio	1964	Urbie Green, Osie Johnson
A-100	The Definitive Jazz Scene Volume 2	Various Artists	1964	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
V-8555	The Individualism Of Gil Evans	Gil Evans Orchestra	1964	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
V-8561	Sandy's Gone	Johnny Hodges	1964	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
V-8594	Verve's Choice!	The Best Of Gene Krupa	1964	Urbie Green, Milt Hinton
A-78	You Better Know It!!!	Lionel Hampton	1965	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
PR 7385	Out Of Sight!	Pat Bowie	1965	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
PR 7411	'Round Midnight	Andy And The Bey Sisters	1965	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
PR 7439	Sylvia Is!	Sylvia Syms With Kenny Burrell	1965	Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson
PR 7584	The Walter "Foots" Thomas All Stars	Walter "Foots" Thomas And His Jump Cats	1968	Jonah Jones, Milt Hinton