Bethlehem session · in the studio
1955
Charlie Shavers With Strings
- This day's music is on 2 records: The Most Intimate, Just For Variety - Bethlehem's Best Volume Three
In the room
Charlie Shavers – trumpet
Sy Oliver – arranger, conductor
The takes
4 of these 10 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 |
|---|---|---|
| – | Stella By Starlight | Not issued at the time · later on Bethlehem BCP-5002 |
| – | Ill Wind | BCP-1021, BCP-84 |
| – | Stormy Weather | BCP-1021 |
| – | Out Of Nowhere | BCP-1021 |
| – | Easy To Remember | Not issued at the time · later on Bethlehem BCP-5002 |
| – | Stardust | Not issued at the time · later on Bethlehem BCP-5002 |
| – | I Cover The Waterfront | BCP-1021 |
| – | Memories Of You | Not issued at the time · later on Bethlehem BCP-5002 |
| – | You're Mine, You | BCP-1021 |
| – | Let's Fall In Love | BCP-1021 |
10 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
BCP-1021 · 1955The Most IntimateCharlie Shavers
BCP-84 · 1958Just For Variety - Bethlehem's Best Volume ThreeVarious 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-27 | Gershwin, Shavers And Strings | Charlie Shavers | 1955 | Charlie Shavers, Sy Oliver |
 | BCP-6037 | Big Band Contrast | Various Artists | 1960 | Charlie Shavers, Sy Oliver |