Bethlehem session · in the studio

May, 1955

Jazz At The Metropole Cafe

In the room

Charlie Shavers – trumpet
Henry Red Allen – trumpet, vocal
Herb Fleming – trombone
Frank Rehak – trombone
Buster Bailey – clarinet
Eddie Barefield – clarinet, alto sax
Al Collins – narrator
Claude Hopkins – piano
Kenny Kersey – piano
Benny Moten – bass
Milt Hinton – bass
Cozy Cole – drums
Panama Francis – 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
–	Buddy Bolden Said	BCP-21
–	Kiss The Baby	BCP-21
–	Cotton Tail	BCP-21
–	Jazz At The Metropole	BCP-21
–	When The Saints Go Marching In	BCP-21
–	Trumpet Conversation	BCP-21

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

Where it ended up

Al "Jazzbo" Collins – Jazz At The Metropole Cafe (Bethlehem BCP-21)

BCP-21 · 1955Jazz At The Metropole CafeAl "Jazzbo" Collins

Together elsewhere

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

5 of them 2 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	BCP-67	The Complete Charlie Shavers With Maxine Sullivan	Charlie Shavers Sextet	1957	Charlie Shavers, Buster Bailey, Al Collins, Kenny Kersey, Panama Francis
	BCP-6034	Smart.. Luscious.. Beautiful - Sounds Of The Trumpets	Various Artists	1960	Charlie Shavers, Al Collins, Kenny Kersey, Milt Hinton, Panama Francis

4 of them 4 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
BCP-1007	Horn O' Plenty	Charlie Shavers	1955	Charlie Shavers, Al Collins, Kenny Kersey, Panama Francis
MGV-8233	Red Allen, Kid Ory & Jack Teagarden At Newport	Red Allen - Jack Teagarden - Kid Ory Band At Newport	1957	Henry Red Allen, Buster Bailey, Claude Hopkins, Cozy Cole
BCP-6065	Golden Jazz Instrumentals	Various Artists	1962	Charlie Shavers, Al Collins, Kenny Kersey, Panama Francis
PR 7584	The Walter "Foots" Thomas All Stars	Walter "Foots" Thomas And His Jump Cats	1968	Charlie Shavers, Eddie Barefield, Milt Hinton, Cozy Cole

3 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	CL 778	Cat Meets Chick A Story In Jazz	Ada Moore, Buck Clayton And His Orchestra, Jimmy Rushing	1956	Eddie Barefield, Kenny Kersey, Milt Hinton

2 of them 29 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MG 9008	Tenor Sax Solos Volume 1	Various Artists	1952	Eddie Barefield, Cozy Cole
MG 9029	The "Pres" And The "Bean"	Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young	1953	Eddie Barefield, Cozy Cole
MG 9030	Jam Session At Savoy	Various Artists	1954	Eddie Barefield, Cozy Cole
BCP-1014	Jonah Jones Sextet	Jonah Jones Sextet	1955	Kenny Kersey, Milt Hinton
MG-36018	Alto Altitude	Various Artists	1955	Kenny Kersey, Milt Hinton
CL 877	Very, Very Villegas	Enrique Villegas	1956	Milt Hinton, Cozy Cole
CL 882	All The Cats Join In (A Buck Clayton Jam Session)	Buck Clayton	1956	Kenny Kersey, Milt Hinton
BCP-4	Jazz Kaleidoscope	Pete Brown/Jonah Jones	1957	Kenny Kersey, Milt Hinton
BCP-6009	Squeeze Me	Sallie Blair	1957	Frank Rehak, Milt Hinton
BCP-6014	All Of Me - The Debonair Mr. Hartman	Johnny Hartman	1957	Frank Rehak, Milt Hinton
MG-36104	The Swingin' Miss D	Dinah Washington	1957	Charlie Shavers, Milt Hinton
CL 1152	Little Jimmy Rushing And The Big Brass	Jimmy Rushing And His Orchestra	1958	Frank Rehak, Milt Hinton
BCP-88	Jazz Music For People Who Don't Care About Money	Various Artists	1959	Kenny Kersey, Milt Hinton
BCP-92	No Sour Grapes ...Just Pure Jazz	Various Artists	1959	Kenny Kersey, Milt Hinton
CL 1250	Legrand Jazz	Michel Legrand	1959	Frank Rehak, Milt Hinton
LP 1302	The Mad Twenties By Bobby Short	Bobby Short With Phil Moore's Orchestra	1959	Eddie Barefield, Milt Hinton
LP 1308	Late Date With Ruth Brown	Ruth Brown With Richard Wess' Orchestra	1959	Frank Rehak, Milt Hinton
MGV-8302	Stay With Me	Billie Holiday	1959	Charlie Shavers, Cozy Cole
MG-36142	Cat On A Hot Tin Horn	Cat Anderson Orchestra	1959	Frank Rehak, Panama Francis
BCP-90	A Handful Of Cool Jazz	Various Artists	1960	Kenny Kersey, Milt Hinton
BCP-91	A Lot Of Yarn But A Well Knitted Jazz Album	Various Artists	1960	Kenny Kersey, Milt Hinton
BCP-6042	Dixieland	Jonah Jones, Jack Teagarden	1960	Kenny Kersey, Milt Hinton
CL 637	Lady Day	Billie Holiday	1961	Buster Bailey, Cozy Cole
CL 1605	Bessie - Clara - Mamie & Trixie (The Songs They Made Famous)	Jimmy Rushing And The Smith Girls	1961	Buster Bailey, Claude Hopkins
BCP-6068	Award Album - Jazz Vocals	Various Artists	1962	Frank Rehak, Milt Hinton
V-8555	The Individualism Of Gil Evans	Gil Evans Orchestra	1964	Frank Rehak, Milt Hinton
V-8838	Gil Evans Orchestra · not on the site yet	Gil Evans Orchestra	1964	Frank Rehak, Milt Hinton
A-9103	It Serve You Right To Suffer	John Lee Hooker	1965	Milt Hinton, Panama Francis
CL 2447	Feelin' Good (His First "In Person" Album)	Henry "Red" Allen	1966	Henry Red Allen, Benny Moten