Bethlehem session · in the studio

July 26, 1955

Conte Candoli Quintet

Los Angeles, CA

This day's music is on 2 records: Conte Candoli, Fifteen Star Saxophones

In the room

Conte Candoli – trumpet
Bill Holman – tenor sax
Lou Levy – piano
Leroy Vinnegar – bass
Lawrence Marable – 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
–	Toots Sweet	BCP-30
–	Jazz City Blues	BCP-30
–	My Old Flame	BCP-30
–	Full Count	BCP-30, BCP-6035
–	I'm Getting Sentimental Over You	BCP-30
–	Four	BCP-30
–	Groovin' Higher	BCP-30

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

Where it ended up

Conte Candoli Quintet – Conte Candoli (Bethlehem BCP-30)

BCP-30 · 1955Conte CandoliConte Candoli Quintet

Various Artists – Fifteen Star Saxophones (Bethlehem BCP-6035)

BCP-6035 · 1960Fifteen Star SaxophonesVarious Artists

Together elsewhere

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

The whole band 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	LP 1268	West Coast Wailers	Conte Candoli & Lou Levy	1957	Conte Candoli, Bill Holman, Lou Levy, Leroy Vinnegar, Lawrence Marable

3 of them 2 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	MGN-1032	West Coast Jazz With Stan Getz, Shelly Manne, Leroy Vinnegar, Conte Candoli, Lou Levy	West Coast Jazz With Stan Getz	1955	Conte Candoli, Lou Levy, Leroy Vinnegar
	BCP-37	This Time The Drum's On Me	Stan Levey	1956	Conte Candoli, Lou Levy, Leroy Vinnegar

2 of them 32 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MGN-32	Afro Cuban Jazz North-Of-The-Border	Jack Costanzo And His Orchestra	1955	Bill Holman, Lawrence Marable
BCP-1029	The Composition Of Bobby Scott Vol. 2	Bobby Scott Octet	1955	Conte Candoli, Bill Holman
MGN-1037	Hamp And Getz	Lionel Hampton - Stan Getz Quintet	1955	Lou Levy, Leroy Vinnegar
BCP-1040	Wigville	Russ Garcia	1955	Conte Candoli, Bill Holman
MGV-8200	Stan Getz And The Cool Sounds	Stan Getz Quintet	1956+	Lou Levy, Leroy Vinnegar
MG-36021	Maynard Ferguson And His Octet	Maynard Ferguson And His Octet	1955	Conte Candoli, Bill Holman
MG-36040	The Herb Geller Sextette	Herb Geller Sextet	1955	Conte Candoli, Leroy Vinnegar
BCP-36	Daddy Plays The Horn	Dexter Gordon	1956	Leroy Vinnegar, Lawrence Marable
BCP-55	Stu Williamson	Stu Williamson Septet	1956	Bill Holman, Leroy Vinnegar
MGN-1067	Afro-Cubano	Jack Costanzo And His Orchestra, Andre's All Stars	1956	Bill Holman, Lawrence Marable
LP 1232	Martians Come Back!	Shorty Rogers And His Giants	1956	Conte Candoli, Lou Levy
MG-36087	Today Is Bargain Day - A Collection Of All Star High Fidelity Recordings	Various Artists	1956	Conte Candoli, Bill Holman
BCP-8	The Compositions Of Bobby Scott	Bobby Scott Septet	1957	Conte Candoli, Bill Holman
BCP-71	Grand Stan	Stan Levey	1957	Conte Candoli, Leroy Vinnegar
BCP-80	Jazz City Presents Entertainment Bethlehem Jazz Session	Various Artists	1957	Lou Levy, Lawrence Marable
PJ-1229	Chet Baker Big Band	Chet Baker Big Band	1957	Conte Candoli, Lawrence Marable
LP 1270	Way Up There	Shorty Rogers And His Giants	1957	Conte Candoli, Lou Levy
C3536	Premiere Recording Of Concerto For Clarinet & Combo	Shelly Manne & His Men (Vol. 6)	1957	Bill Holman, Leroy Vinnegar
BCP-83	Just For Variety - Bethlehem's Best Volume Two	Various Artists	1958	Conte Candoli, Bill Holman
C3544	Coop!	The Music Of Bob Cooper	1958	Conte Candoli, Lou Levy
V-8795	Ella Fitzgerald With The Marty Paich's Dek-tette · not on the site yet	Ella Fitzgerald With The Marty Paich's Dek-tette	1958	Bill Holman, Lou Levy
PJ-1257	The Sound Of Big Band Jazz In Hi-Fi!	Various Artists	1959	Conte Candoli, Lawrence Marable
PJ-1263	Swingin' Standards	Buddy Bregman And His Dance Band!	1959	Conte Candoli, Bill Holman
MGV-4021	Ella Swings Lightly	Ella Fitzgerald With The Marty Paich's Dek-tette	1959	Bill Holman, Lou Levy
MGV-8294	The Steamer	The Stan Getz Quartet	1959	Lou Levy, Leroy Vinnegar
MGV-8296	Award Winner	Stan Getz	1959	Lou Levy, Leroy Vinnegar
BCP-6037	Big Band Contrast	Various Artists	1960	Conte Candoli, Bill Holman
BCP-6038	Blues Ville	Various Artists	1960	Conte Candoli, Leroy Vinnegar
BCP-6039	Jazz Music For The Birds And The Hep Cats	Russ Garcia And Marty Paich	1960	Conte Candoli, Bill Holman
MGV-8374	Sonny Stitt Blows The Blues	The Sonny Stitt Quartet	1960	Lou Levy, Leroy Vinnegar
MGV-8377	Saxophone Supremacy	The Sonny Stitt Quartet	1960	Lou Levy, Leroy Vinnegar
MGV-8380	Sonny Stitt Swings The Most	The Sonny Stitt Quartet	1960	Lou Levy, Leroy Vinnegar