Bethlehem session · in the studio

March 6, 1957

Sam Most Orchestra

In the room

Sam Most – flute, clarinet
Charles Harmon – trumpet
Doug Mettome – trumpet
Ed Reider – trumpet
Al Stewart – trumpet
Don Stratton – trumpet
James Dahl – trombone · as Jim Dahl
Bill Elton – trombone
Frank Rehak – trombone
Dick Meldonian – alto sax
Dave Schildkraut – alto sax
Eddie Wasserman – tenor sax · as Ed Wasserman
Marty Flax – baritone sax
Bob Dorough – piano
Oscar Pettiford – bass
Paul Motian – 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
–	Strictly Confidential	BCP-75
–	'Round Midnight	BCP-75
–	Serpent's Tooth	BCP-75
–	Blue Bird	BCP-75

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

Where it ended up

Sam Most Orchestra – Sam Most Plays Bird, Bud, Monk & Miles (Bethlehem BCP-75)

BCP-75 · 1957Sam Most Plays Bird, Bud, Monk & MilesSam Most Orchestra

Together elsewhere

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

3 of them 11 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MGC-131	Chico O'Farrill Afro-Cuban	Chico O'Farrill And His Latin Orchestra	1953	Doug Mettome, Al Stewart, Eddie Wasserman
MGN-9	2nd Afro Cuban Suite	Chico O'Farrill	1954	Doug Mettome, Al Stewart, Eddie Wasserman
DLP-11	Sam Most Quartet Plus Two	Sam Most Quartet Plus Two	1954	Sam Most, Doug Mettome, Bob Dorough
BCP-18	I'm Nuts About The Most....Sam That Is! - East Coast Jazz/9	Sam Most	1955	Sam Most, Marty Flax, Oscar Pettiford
MGN-31	Chico O'Farrill	Chico O'Farrill And His Latin Orchestra	1954+	Doug Mettome, Al Stewart, Eddie Wasserman
MGC-689	Afro-Cuban Jazz: The Music Of Chico O'Farrill	Machito	1955	Doug Mettome, Al Stewart, Eddie Wasserman
CL 689	Rugolomania	Pete Rugolo And His Orchestra With The Rugolettes	1955	Doug Mettome, Frank Rehak, Marty Flax
DEB-198	Autobiography In Jazz	Jazz Workshop	1956	Sam Most, Doug Mettome, Bob Dorough
BCP-6018	While At Birdland	The Pat Moran Quartet	1957	Sam Most, Dick Meldonian, Oscar Pettiford
V-8471	Burnin' Beat	Buddy Rich/Gene Krupa	1962	Al Stewart, Frank Rehak, Eddie Wasserman
V-8571	The Essential Gene Krupa	Gene Krupa Trio At JATP	1963	Al Stewart, Frank Rehak, Eddie Wasserman

2 of them 22 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MGC-132	Chico O'Farrill Jazz	Chico O'Farrill And His Orchestra	1953	Al Stewart, Eddie Wasserman
BCP-14	Urbie - East Coast Jazz/6	Urbie Green	1955	Doug Mettome, Oscar Pettiford
BCP-1019	Basically Duke	Oscar Pettiford	1955	Dave Schildkraut, Oscar Pettiford
MGC-699	Jazz North Of The Border And South Of The Border	Chico O'Farrill And His Orchestra	1956	Al Stewart, Eddie Wasserman
BCP-6008	Musically Yours	Sam Most	1956	Sam Most, Bob Dorough
BCP-2	Jazz Mainstream	Oscar Pettiford/Red Mitchell	1957	Dave Schildkraut, Oscar Pettiford
BCP-84	Just For Variety - Bethlehem's Best Volume Three	Various Artists	1958	Doug Mettome, Oscar Pettiford
LP 1286	A Jazz Date With Chris Connor	Chris Connor With Ralph Sharon's Orchestra	1958	Sam Most, Oscar Pettiford
BCP-6024	Winner's Circle	Various Artists	1958	Frank Rehak, Oscar Pettiford
BCP-85	Nothing Cheesy About This Jazz - Do You Dig It?	Various Artists	1959	Dave Schildkraut, Oscar Pettiford
BCP-87	Double Barrel Jazz - No Blanks Here	Various Artists	1959	Dave Schildkraut, Oscar Pettiford
BCP-88	Jazz Music For People Who Don't Care About Money	Various Artists	1959	Dave Schildkraut, Oscar Pettiford
BCP-92	No Sour Grapes ...Just Pure Jazz	Various Artists	1959	Dave Schildkraut, Oscar Pettiford
MGV-8292	Gene Krupa Plays Gerry Mulligan Arrangements	Gene Krupa And His Orchestra	1959	Al Stewart, Eddie Wasserman
BCP-91	A Lot Of Yarn But A Well Knitted Jazz Album	Various Artists	1960	Dave Schildkraut, Oscar Pettiford
BCP-6035	Fifteen Star Saxophones	Various Artists	1960	Frank Rehak, Oscar Pettiford
BCP-6036	Trombone Bandstand	Various Artists	1960	Doug Mettome, Oscar Pettiford
BCP-6038	Blues Ville	Various Artists	1960	Sam Most, Bob Dorough
CL 1893	Jingle Bell Jazz	Various Artists	1962	Frank Rehak, Bob Dorough
BCP-6065	Golden Jazz Instrumentals	Various Artists	1962	Frank Rehak, Oscar Pettiford
V-8594	Verve's Choice!	The Best Of Gene Krupa	1964	Al Stewart, Eddie Wasserman
CL 2732	Sorcerer	Miles Davis	1967	Frank Rehak, Bob Dorough