Bethlehem session · in the studio
February 14 and 15, 1956
Howard McGhee Orchestra
- This day's music is on 9 records: Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries, We Cut This Album For Bread, Jazz Music For People Who Don't Care About Money, A Lot Of Yarn But A Well Knitted Jazz Album, Double Barrel Jazz - No Blanks Here, A Handful Of Cool Jazz, No Sour Grapes ...Just Pure Jazz, Nothing Cheesy About This Jazz - Do You Dig It?, We've Built A Jazz Album ...For You
In the room
Howard McGhee – trumpet- Danny Bank – sax
- Phil Bonder – sax
- Sid Brown – sax
- Leon Cohen – sax
Herbie Mann – sax
Al Caiola – guitar- Frank Hunter – arranger, director
- Donn Trenner – piano
Arnold Fishkin – bass- Osie Johnson – drums
- Don Lamond – 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 |
|---|---|---|
| – | Sonny Boy | BCP-61, BCP-86 |
| – | So Blue | BCP-61, BCP-88 |
| – | Boroken Hearted | BCP-61, BCP-91 |
| – | The Thrill Is Gone | BCP-61, BCP-87 |
| – | Just Imagine | BCP-61 |
| – | I'm A Dreamer Aren't We All | BCP-61, BCP-90 |
| – | My Song | BCP-61, BCP-92 |
| – | The Best Things In Life Are Free | BCP-61, BCP-85 |
| – | Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries | BCP-61, BCP-89 |
| – | Together | BCP-61, BCP-92 |
| – | Come To Me | BCP-61 |
| – | My Sin | BCP-61, BCP-91 |
12 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
BCP-61 · 1956Life Is Just A Bowl Of CherriesHoward McGhee
BCP-86 · 1959We Cut This Album For BreadVarious Artists
BCP-88 · 1959Jazz Music For People Who Don't Care About MoneyVarious ArtistsBCP-91 · 1960A Lot Of Yarn But A Well Knitted Jazz AlbumVarious Artists
BCP-87 · 1959Double Barrel Jazz - No Blanks HereVarious Artists
BCP-90 · 1960A Handful Of Cool JazzVarious Artists
BCP-92 · 1959No Sour Grapes ...Just Pure JazzVarious Artists
BCP-85 · 1959Nothing Cheesy About This Jazz - Do You Dig It?Various Artists
BCP-89 · 1959We've Built A Jazz Album ...For YouVarious ArtistsTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
4 of them 2 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | BCP-62 | Relaxin' With Frances Faye | Frances Faye | 1956 | Leon Cohen, Herbie Mann, Frank Hunter, Donn Trenner |
 | LP 1245 | Wednesday's Child | Patty McGovern And Thomas Talbert | 1956 | Danny Bank, Arnold Fishkin, Osie Johnson, Don Lamond |
3 of them 2 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | BCP-6014 | All Of Me - The Debonair Mr. Hartman | Johnny Hartman | 1957 | Howard McGhee, Danny Bank, Osie Johnson |
 | BCP-84 | Just For Variety - Bethlehem's Best Volume Three | Various Artists | 1958 | Danny Bank, Herbie Mann, Osie Johnson |
