Bethlehem session · in the studio
June, 1955
Charlie Shavers With Strings
- This day's music is on 2 records: Gershwin, Shavers And Strings, Big Band Contrast
In the room
Charlie Shavers – trumpet
Sy Oliver – arranger, conductor
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 |
|---|---|---|
| – | I've Got A Crush On You | BCP-27 |
| – | Someone To Watch Over Me | BCP-27 |
| – | Somebody Loves Me | BCP-27 |
| – | The Man I Love | BCP-27 |
| – | It Ain't Necessarily So | BCP-27 |
| – | Liza | BCP-27 |
| – | Embraceable You | BCP-27 |
| – | I've Got Rhythm | BCP-27 |
| – | Summertime | BCP-27, BCP-6037 |
| – | But Not For Me | BCP-27, BCP-6037 |
10 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
BCP-27 · 1955Gershwin, Shavers And StringsCharlie Shavers
BCP-6037 · 1960Big Band ContrastVarious ArtistsTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
The whole band 3 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MGC-148 | Count Basie Big Band | Count Basie And His Orchestra | 1954 | Charlie Shavers, Sy Oliver |
 | BCP-1021 | The Most Intimate | Charlie Shavers | 1955 | Charlie Shavers, Sy Oliver |
 | BCP-84 | Just For Variety - Bethlehem's Best Volume Three | Various Artists | 1958 | Charlie Shavers, Sy Oliver |