Bethlehem session · in the studio

February 7 and 8, 1956

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

Chicago, IL

This day's music is on 6 records: Historically Speaking - The Duke, Big Band Contrast, Duke Ellington Presents..., A Jazz Version Of Highlights From The Opera: Porgy & Bess, Fifteen Star Saxophones, Golden Jazz Instrumentals

In the room

Duke Ellington – piano
Cat Anderson – trumpet
Willie Cook – trumpet
Clark Terry – trumpet
Ray Nance – trumpet, violin, vocal
Quentin Jackson – trombone
John Saunders – trombone
Britt Woodman – trombone
Johnny Hodges – alto sax
Russell Procope – alto sax, clarinet
Paul Gonzalves – tenor sax
Harry Carney – baritone sax
Jimmy Hamilton – clarinet, tenor sax
Jimmy Grissom – vocal
Jimmy Woode – bass
Sam Woodyard – 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
–	East St. Louis Toodle-Oo	BCP-60
–	Creole Love Call	BCP-60
–	Stompy Jones	BCP-60, BCP-6037
–	The Jeep Is Jumpin'	BCP-60
–	Jack The Bear	BCP-60
–	In A Mellow Tone	BCP-60
–	Ko-Ko	BCP-60
–	Midriff	BCP-60
–	Stop, Look And Listen	BCP-60
–	Unbooted Charactor	BCP-60
–	Lonesome Lullaby	BCP-60
–	Upper Manhattan Medical Group	BCP-60

Then · Duke Ellington, Cat Anderson, Willie Cook, Clark Terry, Ray Nance, Quentin Jackson, John Saunders, Britt Woodman, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Paul Gonzalves, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Jimmy Grissom, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard

Matrix · take	Title	First out on
–	Summertime	BCP-6005, BCP-6040
–	Laura	BCP-6005, BCP-6035
–	I Can't Get Started	BCP-6005
–	My Funny Valentine	BCP-6005
–	Everything But You	BCP-6005
–	Frustration	BCP-6005, BCP-6035
–	Cotton Tail	BCP-6005
–	Day Dream	BCP-6005, BCP-6035
–	Deep Purple	BCP-6005, BCP-6037
–	Indian Summer	BCP-6005
–	The Blues	BCP-6005, BCP-6065

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

Where it ended up

Duke Ellington – Historically Speaking - The Duke (Bethlehem BCP-60)

BCP-60 · 1956Historically Speaking - The DukeDuke Ellington

Various Artists – Big Band Contrast (Bethlehem BCP-6037)

BCP-6037 · 1960Big Band ContrastVarious Artists

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra – Duke Ellington Presents... (Bethlehem BCP-6005)

BCP-6005 · 1956Duke Ellington Presents...Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

Mel Torme, Frances Faye – A Jazz Version Of Highlights From The Opera: Porgy & Bess (Bethlehem BCP-6040)

BCP-6040 · 1960A Jazz Version Of Highlights From The Opera: Porgy & BessMel Torme, Frances Faye

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

BCP-6035 · 1960Fifteen Star SaxophonesVarious Artists

Various Artists – Golden Jazz Instrumentals (Bethlehem BCP-6065)

BCP-6065 · 1962Golden Jazz InstrumentalsVarious Artists

Together elsewhere

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

14 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	CL 1085	Ellington Indigos	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1958	Duke Ellington, Cat Anderson, Willie Cook, Clark Terry, Ray Nance, Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Jimmy Grissom, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard

13 of them 6 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
CL 933	At Newport	Duke Ellington / Buck Clayton All-Stars	1956	Duke Ellington, Cat Anderson, Willie Cook, Clark Terry, Ray Nance, Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard
CL 934	Ellington At Newport	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1956	Duke Ellington, Cat Anderson, Willie Cook, Clark Terry, Ray Nance, Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard
CL 951	A Drum Is A Woman	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1957	Duke Ellington, Cat Anderson, Willie Cook, Clark Terry, Ray Nance, Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard
CL 1033	Such Sweet Thunder	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1957	Duke Ellington, Cat Anderson, Willie Cook, Clark Terry, Ray Nance, Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard
MGV-4008	Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Duke Ellington Song Book Volume One	Ella Fitzgerald	1958	Duke Ellington, Cat Anderson, Willie Cook, Clark Terry, Ray Nance, Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard
MGV-4009	Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Duke Ellington Song Book Volume Two	Ella Fitzgerald	1958	Duke Ellington, Cat Anderson, Willie Cook, Clark Terry, Ray Nance, Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard

12 of them 4 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MGN-1055	Ellingtonia '56	Johnny Hodges And His Little Band, Big Band	1956	Cat Anderson, Willie Cook, Clark Terry, Ray Nance, Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard
CL 1245	Newport 1958	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1958	Duke Ellington, Cat Anderson, Clark Terry, Ray Nance, Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard
CL 1323	Ellington Jazz Party	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1959	Duke Ellington, Cat Anderson, Clark Terry, Ray Nance, Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard
CL 1400	Festival Session	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1960	Duke Ellington, Cat Anderson, Willie Cook, Clark Terry, Ray Nance, Britt Woodman, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard

10 of them 3 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
CL 830	Hi-Fi Ellington Uptown	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1956	Duke Ellington, Cat Anderson, Willie Cook, Clark Terry, Ray Nance, Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman, Russell Procope, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton
MGV-8271	The Big Sound	Johnny Hodges And The Ellington Men	1958	Clark Terry, Ray Nance, Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard
MGV-8341	Special College Jazz Album: Complimentary Record	Various Artists	1959	Clark Terry, Ray Nance, Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard

9 of them 4 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
CL 872	Blue Rose	Rosemary Clooney And Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1956	Duke Ellington, Cat Anderson, Willie Cook, Clark Terry, Ray Nance, Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard
CL 1162	Black, Brown And Beige	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra Featuring Mahalia Jackson	1958	Duke Ellington, Cat Anderson, Clark Terry, Ray Nance, Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman, Harry Carney, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard
CL 1541	The Nutcracker Suite	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1960	Duke Ellington, Willie Cook, Ray Nance, Britt Woodman, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Sam Woodyard
CL 1597	Selections From Peer Gynt Suites Nos. 1 & 2 And Suite Thursday	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1960	Duke Ellington, Willie Cook, Ray Nance, Britt Woodman, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Sam Woodyard

8 of them 3 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MGV-8203	Duke's In Bed	Johnny Hodges And The Ellington All-Stars Without Duke	1956+	Clark Terry, Ray Nance, Quentin Jackson, Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard
MGV-8230	The Anatomy Of Improvisation	Various Artists	1957	Clark Terry, Ray Nance, Quentin Jackson, Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard
V-4072	Ella & Duke At The Cote D'Azur	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1967	Duke Ellington, Cat Anderson, Ray Nance, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Sam Woodyard

7 of them 5 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
CL 825	Masterpieces By Ellington (In Uncut Concert Arrangements)	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1956	Duke Ellington, Cat Anderson, Ray Nance, Quentin Jackson, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Jimmy Hamilton
CL 1198	The Cosmic Scene	Duke Ellington's Spacemen	1958	Duke Ellington, Clark Terry, Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman, Jimmy Hamilton, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard
V-8452	Johnny Hodges With Billy Strayhorn And The Orchestra	Johnny Hodges With Billy Strayhorn And The Orchestra	1962	Cat Anderson, Quentin Jackson, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Sam Woodyard
A-61	Everybody Knows Johnny Hodges	Johnny Hodges	1964	Cat Anderson, Ray Nance, Britt Woodman, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton
V-8701	Soul Call	Duke Ellington	1967	Duke Ellington, Cat Anderson, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Sam Woodyard

6 of them 6 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
CL 6073	Duke Ellington's Liberian Suite	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1949	Duke Ellington, Ray Nance, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton
RLP 12-246	Duke With A Difference	Clark Terry	1957	Clark Terry, Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman, Johnny Hodges, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard
RLP 12-284	Saxophone Revolt	Various Artists	1958	Clark Terry, Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman, Johnny Hodges, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard
CL 1445	Blues In Orbit	Duke Ellington	1960	Duke Ellington, Ray Nance, Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Jimmy Woode
V-4070	Ella At Duke's Place	Ella Fitzgerald With Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1966	Duke Ellington, Cat Anderson, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton
A-9108	Once Upon A Time	Earl Hines	1966	Cat Anderson, Clark Terry, Ray Nance, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Jimmy Hamilton

5 of them 5 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
CL 6024	Mood Ellington	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1948	Duke Ellington, Ray Nance, Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton
MGN-1045	Creamy Featuring Johnny Hodges	Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra	1955	Clark Terry, Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Jimmy Woode
MGV-8355	Not So Dukish	Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra	1960	Ray Nance, Johnny Hodges, Jimmy Hamilton, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard
A-26	Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins	Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins	1963	Duke Ellington, Ray Nance, Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney, Sam Woodyard
A-99	The Definitive Jazz Scene Volume 1	Various Artists	1964	Duke Ellington, Ray Nance, Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney, Sam Woodyard

4 of them 2 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	A-89	Inspired Abandon	Lawrence Brown's All-Stars With Johnny Hodges	1965	Cat Anderson, Ray Nance, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope
	V-8732	Hodges & Hines: Swing's Our Thing	Johnny Hodges, Earl "Fatha" Hines	1968	Cat Anderson, Johnny Hodges, Jimmy Hamilton, Sam Woodyard

3 of them 11 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
PR 7645	Duke Ellington's Orchestra · not on the site yet	Duke Ellington's Orchestra	1933	Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney
BLP 5027	Swing Hi-Swing Lo	Various Artists	1953	Ray Nance, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton
MGN-1009	More Of Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra	Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra	1954	Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton
MGC-640	Harry Carney With Strings	Harry Carney And His Orchestra	1955	Ray Nance, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton
CL 663	Blue Light	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1955	Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney
MGN-1035	Alto Sax	Benny Carter, Charlie Parker, Johnny Hodges, Willie Smith	1955	Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton
MGN-1060	Used To Be Duke	Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra	1956	Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton
LP-620	Out On A Limb	Clark Terry	1957	Clark Terry, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard
LP-626	Cookin'	Paul Gonsalves	1958	Clark Terry, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard
MGV-8358	Blues-A-Plenty	Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra	1960	Johnny Hodges, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard
V-8721	The Best Of Jimmy Smith	Jimmy Smith With Oliver Nelson Big Band / Jimmy Smith Trio	1967	Clark Terry, Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman

2 of them 45 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
BCP-1019	Basically Duke	Oscar Pettiford	1955	Clark Terry, Jimmy Hamilton
MG-36018	Alto Altitude	Various Artists	1955	Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney
CL 814	The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert - Vol. 1	Benny Goodman	1956	Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney
BCP-2	Jazz Mainstream	Oscar Pettiford/Red Mitchell	1957	Clark Terry, Jimmy Hamilton
MG-36104	The Swingin' Miss D	Dinah Washington	1957	Clark Terry, Quentin Jackson
MG-36130	Dinah Sings Bessie Smith	Dinah Washington	1958	Clark Terry, Quentin Jackson
BCP-85	Nothing Cheesy About This Jazz - Do You Dig It?	Various Artists	1959	Clark Terry, Jimmy Hamilton
BCP-87	Double Barrel Jazz - No Blanks Here	Various Artists	1959	Clark Terry, Jimmy Hamilton
BCP-88	Jazz Music For People Who Don't Care About Money	Various Artists	1959	Clark Terry, Jimmy Hamilton
BCP-92	No Sour Grapes ...Just Pure Jazz	Various Artists	1959	Clark Terry, Jimmy Hamilton
LP 1312	The Genius Of Ray Charles	Ray Charles With Ralph Burns' Orchestra	1959	Clark Terry, Quentin Jackson
MGV-8317	Back To Back	Duke Ellington And Johnny Hodges Play The Blues	1959	Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges
MG-36142	Cat On A Hot Tin Horn	Cat Anderson Orchestra	1959	Cat Anderson, Clark Terry
BCP-91	A Lot Of Yarn But A Well Knitted Jazz Album	Various Artists	1960	Clark Terry, Jimmy Hamilton
RLP 343	Budd Johnson And The Four Brass Giants	Budd Johnson And The Four Brass Giants	1960	Clark Terry, Ray Nance
MGV-8345	Side By Side	Duke Ellington And Johnny Hodges Plus Others	1960	Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges
RLP 352	Devil May Care	Teri Thornton	1961	Clark Terry, Britt Woodman
RLP 367	Smooth As The Wind	Blue Mitchell With Strings And Brass	1961	Clark Terry, Britt Woodman
CL 637	Lady Day	Billie Holiday	1961	Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney
V-8394	Gillespiana	Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra	1961	Clark Terry, Britt Woodman
V-8423	Carnegie Hall Concert: Recorded Live	The Dizzy Gillespie Big Band	1961	Clark Terry, Britt Woodman
RLP 419	The Magic Touch	Tadd Dameron And His Orchestra	1962	Clark Terry, Britt Woodman
V-8444	Guest Soloist: Cannonball Adderley	Ray Brown With The All-Star Big Band	1962	Clark Terry, Britt Woodman
V-8476	Bursting Out With The All Star Big Band!	The Oscar Peterson Trio	1962	Clark Terry, Britt Woodman
V-8492	The Eleventh Hour	Johnny Hodges	1962	Ray Nance, Johnny Hodges
A-30	Duke Ellington & John Coltrane	Duke Ellington & John Coltrane	1963	Duke Ellington, Sam Woodyard
A-55	Tell It The Way It Is!	Paul Gonsalves	1963	Ray Nance, Johnny Hodges
CL 2029	Piano In The Foreground	Duke Ellington	1963	Duke Ellington, Sam Woodyard
V-8508	Full Nelson	Oliver Nelson	1963	Clark Terry, Quentin Jackson
V-8544	Hobo Flats	Jimmy Smith	1963	Clark Terry, Quentin Jackson
V-8579	Winners All! Down Beat Jazz Poll	Various Artists	1964	Clark Terry, Britt Woodman
V-8796	Wes Montgomery With Johnny Pate Orchestra · not on the site yet	Wes Montgomery With Johnny Pate Orchestra	1964	Clark Terry, Quentin Jackson
V-8610	Movin' Wes	Wes Montgomery	1965	Clark Terry, Quentin Jackson
RLP 478	For Someone I Love	Milt Jackson And Big Brass	1966	Clark Terry, Quentin Jackson
V-8635	Blue Pyramid	Johnny Hodges, Wild Bill Davis	1966	Johnny Hodges, Jimmy Hamilton
V-8652	Peter & The Wolf	The Incredible Jimmy Smith	1966	Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman
V-8667	Hoochie Cooche Man	Jimmy Smith	1966	Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman
V-8678	Jimmy & Wes: The Dynamic Duo	Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery	1966	Clark Terry, Quentin Jackson
V-8766	Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery With Oliver Nelson Orchestra · not on the site yet	Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery With Oliver Nelson Orchestra	1966	Clark Terry, Quentin Jackson
V-8804	Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery With Oliver Nelson Orchestra · not on the site yet	Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery With Oliver Nelson Orchestra	1966	Clark Terry, Quentin Jackson
A-9119	Roll 'Em	Shirley Scott Plays The Big Bands	1966	Clark Terry, Quentin Jackson
A-9132	Happenings	Hank Jones & Oliver Nelson	1966	Clark Terry, Britt Woodman
V-8680	Blue Notes	Johnny Hodges	1967	Johnny Hodges, Jimmy Hamilton
V-8714	The Best Of Wes Montgomery	Wes Montgomery With Johnny Pate Orchestra	1967	Clark Terry, Quentin Jackson
V-8726	Don't Sleep In The Subway	Johnny Hodges	1967	Johnny Hodges, Jimmy Hamilton