Bethlehem session · in the studio
January, 1956
The Six
- This day's music is on 8 records: The View From Jazzbo's Head, We Cut This Album For Bread, Double Barrel Jazz - No Blanks Here, Jazz Music For People Who Don't Care About Money, We've Built A Jazz Album ...For You, No Sour Grapes ...Just Pure Jazz, Nothing Cheesy About This Jazz - Do You Dig It?, A Lot Of Yarn But A Well Knitted Jazz Album
In the room
- John Glasel – trumpet
- Sonny Truitt – trombone
Bob Wilber – clarinet, tenor sax- Bob Hammer – piano
- Bill Britto – bass
- Jackie Moffitt – 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 |
|---|---|---|
| – | Giggles | BCP-57, BCP-86, BCP-87 |
| – | Phweedah | BCP-57, BCP-88 |
| – | Over The Rainbow | BCP-57, BCP-87 |
| – | The View From Jazzbo's Head | BCP-57, BCP-89 |
| – | Blue Lou | BCP-57 |
| – | Our Delight | BCP-57, BCP-92 |
| – | My Old Flame | BCP-57, BCP-85 |
| – | The Troglodyte | BCP-57, BCP-91 |
8 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
BCP-57 · 1956The View From Jazzbo's HeadThe Six
BCP-86 · 1959We Cut This Album For BreadVarious Artists
BCP-87 · 1959Double Barrel Jazz - No Blanks HereVarious Artists
BCP-88 · 1959Jazz Music For People Who Don't Care About MoneyVarious Artists
BCP-89 · 1959We've Built A Jazz Album ...For YouVarious Artists
BCP-92 · 1959No Sour Grapes ...Just Pure JazzVarious Artists
BCP-85 · 1959Nothing Cheesy About This Jazz - Do You Dig It?Various ArtistsBCP-91 · 1960A Lot Of Yarn But A Well Knitted Jazz AlbumVarious ArtistsTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
5 of them 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | BCP-28 | The Six | The Six | 1955 | John Glasel, Sonny Truitt, Bob Wilber, Bob Hammer, Bill Britto |
2 of them 4 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | RLP 2501 | Young Men With Horns | Bob Wilber's Wildcats Vol. 1 | 1952 | John Glasel, Bob Wilber |
 | MGN-25 | The Six | The Six | 1954 | John Glasel, Bob Wilber |
 | CL 836 | The Grand Master Of The Soprano Saxophone And Clarinet | Sidney Bechet | 1956 | John Glasel, Bob Wilber |
 | MGN-1065 | An Evening Of Jazz | Tommy Turk And His Orchestra, Sonny Criss And His Orchestra, The Six | 1956 | John Glasel, Bob Wilber |