Bethlehem session · in the studio
April, 1957
The Pat Moran Quartet
In the room
- Pat Moran – piano, vocal
- Burt Collins – trumpet
- Earl Swope – trombone
- Dick Meldonian – alto sax
- Anthony Ortega – alto sax · as Tony Ortega
Sam Most – flute- Bev Kelly – vocal · as Beverly Kelly
Nat Pierce – conductor- John Doling – bass, vocal
Oscar Pettiford – bass- John Whited – drums, vocal
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 |
|---|---|---|
| – | Thou Swell | BCP-6018 |
| – | Have You Met Miss Jones | BCP-6018 |
| – | Lover Man | BCP-6018 |
| – | Jor-du | BCP-6018 |
| – | It Never Entered My Mind | BCP-6018 |
| – | Come Rain Or Come Shine | BCP-6018 |
| – | I'll Be Around | BCP-6018 |
| – | Just Squeeze Me | BCP-6018 |
| – | I Can't Get Started | BCP-6018 |
| – | Lullaby Of The Leaves | BCP-6018 |
| – | I'll Remember April | BCP-6018 |
| – | Mother Macree | BCP-6018 |
12 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
Together elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
4 of them 2 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | BCP-6007 | The Pat Moran Quartet | The Pat Moran Quartet | 1956 | Pat Moran, Bev Kelly, John Doling, John Whited |
 | BCP-6040 | A Jazz Version Of Highlights From The Opera: Porgy & Bess | Mel Torme, Frances Faye | 1960 | Pat Moran, Bev Kelly, John Doling, John Whited |
3 of them 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | BCP-75 | Sam Most Plays Bird, Bud, Monk & Miles | Sam Most Orchestra | 1957 | Dick Meldonian, Sam Most, Oscar Pettiford |
2 of them 5 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PR 7813 | Serge Chaloff And The Herdsmen · not on the site yet | Serge Chaloff And The Herdsmen | 1949 | Earl Swope, Oscar Pettiford | |
 | BCP-18 | I'm Nuts About The Most....Sam That Is! - East Coast Jazz/9 | Sam Most | 1955 | Sam Most, Oscar Pettiford |
 | LP 1286 | A Jazz Date With Chris Connor | Chris Connor With Ralph Sharon's Orchestra | 1958 | Sam Most, Oscar Pettiford |
 | BCP-79 | Jazz For Young Moderns (And Old Buzzards, Too) | Tony Ortega | 1959 | Anthony Ortega, Nat Pierce |
 | V-8496 | Straight Ahead | The Terry Gibbs Quartet | 1962 | Pat Moran, John Doling |