Bethlehem session · in the studio

October, 1957

Oscar Pettiford All-Stars

This day's music is on 3 records: Winner's Circle, Fifteen Star Saxophones, Golden Jazz Instrumentals

In the room

Oscar Pettiford – bass
Donald Byrd – trumpet
Frank Rehak – trombone
Gene Quill – alto sax
John Coltrane – tenor sax
Al Cohn – baritone sax
Freddie Green – guitar
Eddie Costa – piano
Philly Joe Jones – drums
Ed Thigpen – drums

The takes

1 of these 5 takes stayed in the vault at the time: alternates and tunes that weren't issued. Switch to hear only the ones that came out on the records.

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
–	Not So Sleepy	BCP-6024
–	Love And The Weather	BCP-6024
–	Turtle Walk	BCP-6024
–	If I'm Lucky	BCP-6024, BCP-6035, BCP-6065
–	Strictly Instrumental	Not issued at the time · later on Jazztone (Eu) J-1245

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

Where it ended up

Various Artists – Winner's Circle (Bethlehem BCP-6024)

BCP-6024 · 1958Winner's CircleVarious Artists

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.

4 of them 3 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
BCP-6027	Art Blakey Big Band	Art Blakey Big Band	1958	Donald Byrd, Frank Rehak, John Coltrane, Al Cohn
CL 1250	Legrand Jazz	Michel Legrand	1959	Donald Byrd, Frank Rehak, John Coltrane, Eddie Costa
BCP-6037	Big Band Contrast	Various Artists	1960	Donald Byrd, Frank Rehak, John Coltrane, Al Cohn

3 of them 13 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
BLP 1534	Whims of Chambers	Paul Chambers	1956	Donald Byrd, John Coltrane, Philly Joe Jones
PRLP 7043	Informal Jazz	Elmo Hope Sextet	1956	Donald Byrd, John Coltrane, Philly Joe Jones
PRLP 7046	Pairing Off	Phil Woods Septet	1956	Donald Byrd, Gene Quill, Philly Joe Jones
MG 12101	Dancing Jazz	Billy Ver Planck And His Orchestra	1957	Donald Byrd, Frank Rehak, Eddie Costa
MG 12104	American Jazzmen Play Andre Hodeir	Andre Hodeir	1957	Donald Byrd, Frank Rehak, Eddie Costa
LP 1286	A Jazz Date With Chris Connor	Chris Connor With Ralph Sharon's Orchestra	1958	Oscar Pettiford, Al Cohn, Eddie Costa
MG 12125	The Many Faces Of The Blues	Various Artists	1958	Donald Byrd, Frank Rehak, Eddie Costa
MG 12126	The Jazz Hour	Various Artists	1958	Donald Byrd, Frank Rehak, Eddie Costa
CL 1388	Something New, Something Blue	Manny Albam, Teddy Charles, William Russo, Teo Macero	1959	Frank Rehak, Al Cohn, Eddie Costa
LP 1320	Portrait Of The Artist	Bob Brookmeyer	1960	Frank Rehak, Gene Quill, Al Cohn
CL 1765	Who's Who In The Swinging Sixties	Various Artists	1962	Frank Rehak, Al Cohn, Eddie Costa
V-8455	Gloomy Sunday And Other Bright Moments	The Bob Brookmeyer Orchestra	1962	Gene Quill, Al Cohn, Eddie Costa
PR 7352	Miles Davis Plays For Lovers	Miles Davis Quartet	1965	Oscar Pettiford, John Coltrane, Philly Joe Jones

2 of them 68 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
PR 7813	Serge Chaloff And The Herdsmen · not on the site yet	Serge Chaloff And The Herdsmen	1949	Oscar Pettiford, Al Cohn
CL 567	How Hi The Fi	Buck Clayton Featuring Woody Herman	1954	Al Cohn, Freddie Green
BCP-14	Urbie - East Coast Jazz/6	Urbie Green	1955	Oscar Pettiford, Al Cohn
BCP-33	Oscar Pettiford	Oscar Pettiford Octet	1955	Oscar Pettiford, Donald Byrd
CL 701	Jumpin' At The Woodside	Buck Clayton	1955	Al Cohn, Freddie Green
PRLP 7007	The Musings Of Miles	Miles Davis Quartet	1955	Oscar Pettiford, Philly Joe Jones
CL 919	What Is Jazz?	Leonard Bernstein	1956	John Coltrane, Philly Joe Jones
BLP 1517	Patterns in Jazz	Gil Mellé	1956	Oscar Pettiford, Ed Thigpen
PRLP 7014	Miles	The New Miles Davis Quintet	1956	John Coltrane, Philly Joe Jones
PRLP 7047	Tenor Madness	Sonny Rollins Quartet	1956	John Coltrane, Philly Joe Jones
PR 7752	The Miles Davis Quintet · not on the site yet	The Miles Davis Quintet	1956	John Coltrane, Philly Joe Jones
MG 12040	Boyd Meets Stravinski (Volume 2)	Boyd Raeburn And His Orchestra	1956	Oscar Pettiford, Al Cohn
BCP-75	Sam Most Plays Bird, Bud, Monk & Miles	Sam Most Orchestra	1957	Oscar Pettiford, Frank Rehak
RLP 12-238	A Grand Night For Swinging	Mundell Lowe	1957	Gene Quill, Ed Thigpen
RLP 12-243	Blues For Tomorrow	Various Artists	1957	Gene Quill, Ed Thigpen
CL 949	'Round About Midnight	Miles Davis	1957	John Coltrane, Philly Joe Jones
CL 1020	Jazz Omnibus	Various Artists	1957	John Coltrane, Philly Joe Jones
BLP 1560	Hank	Hank Mobley	1957	Donald Byrd, Philly Joe Jones
BLP 1577	Blue Train	John Coltrane	1957	John Coltrane, Philly Joe Jones
BCP-6021	The Chase Is On	Charlie Rouse/Paul Quinichette	1957	Freddie Green, Ed Thigpen
PRLP 7070	Mating Call	Tadd Dameron With John Coltrane	1957	John Coltrane, Philly Joe Jones
PRLP 7074	Tenor Conclave	Hank Mobley, Al Cohn, John Coltrane, Zoot Sims	1957	John Coltrane, Al Cohn
PRLP 7092	Three Trumpets	Farmer/Byrd/Sulieman	1957	Donald Byrd, Ed Thigpen
PRLP 7094	Cookin' With The Miles Davis Quintet	The Miles Davis Quintet	1957	John Coltrane, Philly Joe Jones
PRLP 7102	Earthy	Kenny Burrell, Al Cohn, Art Farmer, Hal McKusick, Mal Waldron, Teddy Kotick, Ed Thigpen	1957	Al Cohn, Ed Thigpen
PRLP 7111	Mal/2	Mal Waldron With Jackie McLean, John Coltrane, Idrees Sulieman, Sahib Shihab, And Bill Hardman	1957	John Coltrane, Ed Thigpen
BCP-82	Just For Variety - Bethlehem's Best Volume One	Various Artists	1958	Oscar Pettiford, Donald Byrd
BCP-84	Just For Variety - Bethlehem's Best Volume Three	Various Artists	1958	Oscar Pettiford, Al Cohn
RLP 12-264	Johnny Griffin Sextet	Johnny Griffin Sextet	1958	Donald Byrd, Philly Joe Jones
RLP 12-272	8 Ways To Jazz: Cole Porter	Various Artists	1958	Gene Quill, Ed Thigpen
RLP 12-284	Saxophone Revolt	Various Artists	1958	Donald Byrd, Philly Joe Jones
CL 1193	Milestones	Miles Davis	1958	John Coltrane, Philly Joe Jones
PJ-1237	The Gerry Mulligan Songbook Vol. 1	Gerry Mulligan And The Sax Section	1958	Al Cohn, Freddie Green
PJ-1246	New Bottle Old Wine	Gil Evans	1958	Frank Rehak, Philly Joe Jones
BLP 1576	Sonny's Crib	Sonny Clark	1958	Donald Byrd, John Coltrane
PRLP 7129	Relaxin' With The Miles Davis Quintet	The Miles Davis Quintet	1958	John Coltrane, Philly Joe Jones
PRLP 7130	All Mornin' Long	The Red Garland Quintet	1958	Donald Byrd, John Coltrane
PJ-1257	The Sound Of Big Band Jazz In Hi-Fi!	Various Artists	1959	Al Cohn, Freddie Green
CL 1274	Porgy And Bess	Miles Davis	1959	Frank Rehak, Philly Joe Jones
LP 1307	Chris Connor Sings Ballads Of The Sad Cafe	Chris Connor With Ralph Sharon's Orchestra	1959	Frank Rehak, Freddie Green
BLP 4004	Holiday For Skins Volume 1	Art Blakey	1959	Donald Byrd, Philly Joe Jones
BLP 4005	Holiday For Skins Volume 2	Art Blakey	1959	Donald Byrd, Philly Joe Jones
PRLP 7150	Miles Davis And The Modern Jazz Giants	Miles Davis All Stars	1959	John Coltrane, Philly Joe Jones
PRLP 7158	Cattin' With Coltrane And Quinichette	Paul Quinichette - John Coltrane Quintet	1959	John Coltrane, Ed Thigpen
MGV-8293	Harry Edison Swings Buck Clayton (And Vice Versa)	Harry Edison - Buck Clayton Octet	1959	Freddie Green, Eddie Costa
BCP-6036	Trombone Bandstand	Various Artists	1960	Oscar Pettiford, Al Cohn
PRLP 7166	Workin' With The Miles Davis Quintet	The Miles Davis Quintet	1960	John Coltrane, Philly Joe Jones
PRLP 7181	Soul Junction	The Red Garland Quintet Featuring John Coltrane And Donald Byrd	1960	Donald Byrd, John Coltrane
BLP 4051	Jackie's Bag	Jackie McLean	1961	Donald Byrd, Philly Joe Jones
PRLP 7188	Lush Life	John Coltrane	1961	Donald Byrd, John Coltrane
PRLP 7200	Steamin' With The Miles Davis Quintet	The Miles Davis Quintet	1961	John Coltrane, Philly Joe Jones
PRLP 7209	High Pressure	The Red Garland Quintet With John Coltrane	1961	Donald Byrd, John Coltrane
A-9	Into The Hot	The Gil Evans Orchestra	1962	Gene Quill, Eddie Costa
A-19	Jazz Goes To The Movies	Manny Albam And His Orchestra	1962	Gene Quill, Eddie Costa
LP 1383	Richard Rodgers' No Strings: An After-Theatre Version	LaVern Baker, Chris Connor, Herbie Mann, Bobby Short	1962	Gene Quill, Al Cohn
BLP 4075	The Cat Walk	Donald Byrd	1962	Donald Byrd, Philly Joe Jones
PRLP 7229	Dig It!	The Red Garland Quintet With John Coltrane	1962	Donald Byrd, John Coltrane
PJ-100	24 Great Jazz Groups: On Mike!	Various Artists	1963	Al Cohn, Freddie Green
BLP 4435	Hank Mobley Quintet · not on the site yet	Hank Mobley Quintet	1963	Donald Byrd, Philly Joe Jones
V-8543	Samba Para Dos	Lalo Schifrin, Bob Brookmeyer	1963	Frank Rehak, Al Cohn
BLP 4149	No Room For Squares	Hank Mobley	1964	Donald Byrd, Philly Joe Jones
PRLP 7292	The Believer	John Coltrane	1964	Donald Byrd, John Coltrane
PR 7316	Black Pearls	John Coltrane	1964	Donald Byrd, John Coltrane
BLP 4186	The Turnaround!	Hank Mobley	1965	Donald Byrd, Philly Joe Jones
PR 7373	Miles Davis Plays Jazz Classics	The Miles Davis Quintet	1965	John Coltrane, Philly Joe Jones
PR 7378	The Last Trane	John Coltrane	1965	Donald Byrd, John Coltrane
PR 7426	John Coltrane Plays For Lovers	Tadd Dameron With John Coltrane	1966	John Coltrane, Philly Joe Jones
PR 7457	Miles Davis Greatest Hits	Miles Davis Sextet Featuring Sonny Rollins	1966	John Coltrane, Philly Joe Jones