Bethlehem session · in the studio

December, 1957

Art Blakey Big Band

This day's music is on 3 records: Art Blakey Big Band, Big Band Contrast, Golden Jazz Instrumentals

In the room

Art Blakey – drums
Donald Byrd – trumpet
Ray Copeland – trumpet
Bill Hardman – trumpet
Idrees Sulieman – trumpet
Jimmy Cleveland – trombone
Melba Liston – trombone
Frank Rehak – trombone
Bill Graham – alto sax
Sahib Shihab – alto sax
Al Cohn – tenor sax
John Coltrane – tenor sax
Bill Slapin – baritone sax
Walter Bishop Jr. – piano
Wendell Marshall – bass

The takes

15 of these 23 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
–	Oasis (take 4)	Not issued at the time · later on Bethlehem 20-50012
–	Midriff	BCP-6027
–	Midriff (take 1)	Not issued at the time · later on Bethlehem 20-50012
–	Midriff (take 2)	Not issued at the time · later on Bethlehem 20-50012
–	The Kiss Of No Return	BCP-6027
–	The Kiss Of No Return (take 1)	Not issued at the time · later on Bethlehem 20-50012
–	The Kiss Of No Return (take 2)	Not issued at the time · later on Bethlehem 20-50012
–	The Outer World	BCP-6027, BCP-6037
–	The Outer World (take 2)	Not issued at the time · later on Bethlehem 20-50012
–	The Outer World (take 5)	Not issued at the time · later on Bethlehem 20-50012
–	El Toro Valiente	BCP-6027
–	El Toro Valiente (take 1)	Not issued at the time · later on Bethlehem 20-50012
–	Ain't Life Grand	BCP-6027
–	Ain't Life Grand (take 2)	Not issued at the time · later on Bethlehem 20-50012
–	Ain't Life Grand (take 5)	Not issued at the time · later on Bethlehem 20-50012
–	Last Date	BCP-6027, BCP-6037

Then · Art Blakey, Donald Byrd, John Coltrane, Walter Bishop Jr., Wendell Marshall

Matrix · take	Title	First out on
–	Pristine	BCP-6027
–	Pristine (take 2)	Not issued at the time · later on Bethlehem 20-50012
–	Pristine (take 6)	Not issued at the time · later on Bethlehem 20-50012
–	Pristine (take 8)	Not issued at the time · later on Bethlehem 20-50012
–	Tippin'	BCP-6027, BCP-6065
–	Tippin' (take 1)	Not issued at the time · later on Bethlehem 20-50012
–	Tippin' (take 3)	Not issued at the time · later on Bethlehem 20-50012

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

Where it ended up

Art Blakey Big Band – Art Blakey Big Band (Bethlehem BCP-6027)

BCP-6027 · 1958Art Blakey Big BandArt Blakey Big Band

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

BCP-6037 · 1960Big Band ContrastVarious 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 11 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MG 12044	Top Brass Featuring 5 Trumpets	Various Artists	1956	Donald Byrd, Ray Copeland, Idrees Sulieman, Wendell Marshall
CL 998	Jazz Lab	Don Byrd-Gigi Gryce	1957	Donald Byrd, Jimmy Cleveland, Sahib Shihab, Wendell Marshall
CL 1058	Modern Jazz Perspective	Don Byrd-Gigi Gryce And The Jazz Lab Quintet With Jackie Paris	1957	Donald Byrd, Jimmy Cleveland, Sahib Shihab, Wendell Marshall
PRLP 7111	Mal/2	Mal Waldron With Jackie McLean, John Coltrane, Idrees Sulieman, Sahib Shihab, And Bill Hardman	1957	Bill Hardman, Idrees Sulieman, Sahib Shihab, John Coltrane
MG 12101	Dancing Jazz	Billy Ver Planck And His Orchestra	1957	Donald Byrd, Idrees Sulieman, Frank Rehak, Wendell Marshall
BCP-6024	Winner's Circle	Various Artists	1958	Donald Byrd, Frank Rehak, Al Cohn, John Coltrane
MG 12125	The Many Faces Of The Blues	Various Artists	1958	Donald Byrd, Idrees Sulieman, Frank Rehak, Wendell Marshall
MG 12126	The Jazz Hour	Various Artists	1958	Donald Byrd, Idrees Sulieman, Frank Rehak, Wendell Marshall
MG-36119	Dinah Washington Sings Fats Waller	Dinah Washington With Ernie Wilkins Orchestra	1958	Ray Copeland, Jimmy Cleveland, Melba Liston, Sahib Shihab
MG-36142	Cat On A Hot Tin Horn	Cat Anderson Orchestra	1959	Ray Copeland, Jimmy Cleveland, Frank Rehak, Sahib Shihab
BCP-6035	Fifteen Star Saxophones	Various Artists	1960	Donald Byrd, Frank Rehak, Al Cohn, John Coltrane

3 of them 16 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MG-36007	Clark Terry	Clark Terry Septet	1955	Art Blakey, Jimmy Cleveland, Wendell Marshall
RLP 12-242	Monk's Music	Thelonious Monk Septet	1957	Art Blakey, Ray Copeland, John Coltrane
RLP 12-243	Blues For Tomorrow	Various Artists	1957	Art Blakey, Ray Copeland, John Coltrane
CL 1020	Jazz Omnibus	Various Artists	1957	Donald Byrd, Sahib Shihab, Wendell Marshall
LP 1269	Plenty, Plenty Soul	Milt Jackson	1957	Art Blakey, Jimmy Cleveland, Sahib Shihab
MG 12104	American Jazzmen Play Andre Hodeir	Andre Hodeir	1957	Donald Byrd, Idrees Sulieman, Frank Rehak
LP 1281	LaVern Baker Sings Bessie Smith	LaVern Baker With Phil Moore's Orchestra	1958	Jimmy Cleveland, Sahib Shihab, Wendell Marshall
CL 1250	Legrand Jazz	Michel Legrand	1959	Donald Byrd, Jimmy Cleveland, Frank Rehak
BLP 4004	Holiday For Skins Volume 1	Art Blakey	1959	Art Blakey, Donald Byrd, Wendell Marshall
BLP 4005	Holiday For Skins Volume 2	Art Blakey	1959	Art Blakey, Donald Byrd, Wendell Marshall
LP 1320	Portrait Of The Artist	Bob Brookmeyer	1960	Ray Copeland, Frank Rehak, Al Cohn
JLP 46	Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane	Thelonious Monk Solo	1961	Art Blakey, Ray Copeland, John Coltrane
PRLP 7188	Lush Life	John Coltrane	1961	Donald Byrd, Sahib Shihab, John Coltrane
PRLP 7206	Trane Whistle	Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Big Band	1961	Jimmy Cleveland, Melba Liston, Wendell Marshall
RLP 421	Thelonious Monk Greatest Hits	Thelonious Monk Quintet	1962	Art Blakey, Ray Copeland, John Coltrane
PJ-100	24 Great Jazz Groups: On Mike!	Various Artists	1963	Art Blakey, Bill Hardman, Frank Rehak

2 of them 100 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
BLP 5009	Genius Of Modern Music Vol. 2	Thelonious Monk	1952	Art Blakey, Sahib Shihab
BLP 5010	New Sounds	Max Roach, James Moody, Art Blakey	1952	Art Blakey, Walter Bishop Jr.
BLP 5011	Wizard Of The Vibes	Milt Jackson	1952	Art Blakey, Sahib Shihab
PRLP 138	Contemporary Music	Zoot Sims All Stars	1953	Art Blakey, Al Cohn
PRLP 180	Thelonious Monk Quintet	Thelonious Monk Quintet Featuring Frank Foster	1954	Art Blakey, Ray Copeland
PR 7848	Thelonious Monk Quintet Featuring Frank Foster · not on the site yet	Thelonious Monk Quintet Featuring Frank Foster	1954	Art Blakey, Ray Copeland
MGC-682	Slide Trombone Featuring Lawrence Brown	Lawrence Brown Quintet	1955	Al Cohn, Wendell Marshall
MG-26030	Blakey Featuring Art Blakey	Art Blakey Quintet	1955	Art Blakey, Walter Bishop Jr.
MGC-743	Metronome All-Stars 1956	George Wallington Solo	1956	Art Blakey, Al Cohn
CL 897	The Jazz Messengers	Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers	1956	Art Blakey, Donald Byrd
CL 903	The Cool Voice Of Rita Reys	Rita Reys	1956	Art Blakey, Donald Byrd
MGN-1083	Jazz Recital	Dizzy Gillespie	1956	Jimmy Cleveland, Sahib Shihab
BLP 1509	Milt Jackson and the Thelonious Monk Quintet	Milt Jackson	1956	Art Blakey, Sahib Shihab
BLP 1511	Genius of Modern Music Volume 2	Thelonious Monk	1956	Art Blakey, Sahib Shihab
BLP 1534	Whims of Chambers	Paul Chambers	1956	Donald Byrd, John Coltrane
PRLP 7022	The Brothers	Stan Getz, Zoot Sims, Al Cohn, Allen Eager, Brew Moore	1956	Art Blakey, Al Cohn
PRLP 7043	Informal Jazz	Elmo Hope Sextet	1956	Donald Byrd, John Coltrane
PRLP 7053	Thelonious Monk	Thelonious Monk Quintet Featuring Sonny Rollins	1956	Art Blakey, Ray Copeland
MG 12064	The Jazz Message Of	Kenny Clarke Quintet	1956	Donald Byrd, Wendell Marshall
MG 12065	Klook's Clique	Kenny Clarke Quintet	1956	Donald Byrd, Wendell Marshall
RLP 12-229	Gigi Gryce And The Jazz Lab Quintet	Jazz Lab / Gigi Gryce And The Jazz Lab Quintet	1957	Donald Byrd, Wendell Marshall
CL 1002	Drum Suite	Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers	1957	Art Blakey, Bill Hardman
CL 1040	Hard Bop	The Jazz Messengers	1957	Art Blakey, Bill Hardman
CL 1041	Miles Ahead	Miles Davis + 19	1957	Jimmy Cleveland, Frank Rehak
LP 1263	The Warm Sound	Frances Wayne	1957	Al Cohn, Wendell Marshall
BLP 1547	A Date with Jimmy Smith Volume 1	Jimmy Smith	1957	Art Blakey, Donald Byrd
BLP 1548	A Date with Jimmy Smith Volume 2	Jimmy Smith	1957	Art Blakey, Donald Byrd
BLP 1554	Orgy in Rhythm Volume 1	Art Blakey	1957	Art Blakey, Wendell Marshall
BLP 1555	Orgy in Rhythm Volume 2	Art Blakey	1957	Art Blakey, Wendell Marshall
BLP 1559	A Blowing Session	Johnny Griffin	1957	Art Blakey, John Coltrane
BCP-6023	Hard Drive - Out Of This World...And The Next World Too	Art Blakeys Jazz Messengers	1957	Art Blakey, Bill Hardman
PRLP 7074	Tenor Conclave	Hank Mobley, Al Cohn, John Coltrane, Zoot Sims	1957	Al Cohn, John Coltrane
PRLP 7092	Three Trumpets	Farmer/Byrd/Sulieman	1957	Donald Byrd, Idrees Sulieman
PRLP 7105	Coltrane	John Coltrane	1957	Sahib Shihab, John Coltrane
PRLP 7112	Interplay For 2 Trumpets And 2 Tenors	Idrees Sulieman, Webster Young, John Coltrane, Bobby Jaspar With Mal Waldron, Kenny Burrell, Paul Chambers, Art Taylor	1957	Idrees Sulieman, John Coltrane
PRLP 7117	Taylor's Wailers	Art Taylor's All Stars	1957	Donald Byrd, Wendell Marshall
MGV-8238	The Gigi Gryce-Donald Byrd Jazz Laboratory & The Cecil Taylor Quartet At Newport	The Gigi Gryce - Donald Byrd Jazz Laboratory At Newport	1957	Donald Byrd, Wendell Marshall
MG 12102	Flute Suite By A.K. Salim	Frank Wess Quintet	1957	Frank Rehak, Wendell Marshall
MG-36114	Boy With Lots Of Brass	Maynard Ferguson	1957	Jimmy Cleveland, Al Cohn
RLP 12-267	Riverside Drive	Various Artists	1958	Donald Byrd, Wendell Marshall
RLP 12-272	8 Ways To Jazz: Cole Porter	Various Artists	1958	Donald Byrd, Wendell Marshall
PJ-1246	New Bottle Old Wine	Gil Evans	1958	Art Blakey, Frank Rehak
PJ-1247	Drums On Fire!	Art Blakey, Benny Barth, Chico Hamilton, Chatur Lal	1958	Art Blakey, Bill Hardman
LP 1276	Jimmy Giuffre And His Music Men Play The Music Man	Jimmy Giuffre And His Music Men	1958	Al Cohn, Wendell Marshall
LP 1278	Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers With Thelonious Monk	Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers With Thelonious Monk	1958	Art Blakey, Bill Hardman
BLP 1576	Sonny's Crib	Sonny Clark	1958	Donald Byrd, John Coltrane
C3552	Benny Golson's New York Scene	The Benny Golson Quintet And Band	1958	Jimmy Cleveland, Sahib Shihab
PRLP 7130	All Mornin' Long	The Red Garland Quintet	1958	Donald Byrd, John Coltrane
PRLP 7145	Outskirts Of Town	The Prestige Blues-Swingers	1958	Idrees Sulieman, Wendell Marshall
MG-36141	Newport '58	Dinah Washington, Terry Gibbs, Max Roach, Don Elliott	1958	Melba Liston, Sahib Shihab
PJ-1257	The Sound Of Big Band Jazz In Hi-Fi!	Various Artists	1959	Art Blakey, Frank Rehak
CL 1274	Porgy And Bess	Miles Davis	1959	Jimmy Cleveland, Frank Rehak
CL 1388	Something New, Something Blue	Manny Albam, Teddy Charles, William Russo, Teo Macero	1959	Frank Rehak, Al Cohn
BLP 1556	The Sounds of Jimmy Smith	Jimmy Smith	1959	Art Blakey, Donald Byrd
NJLP 8217	The Cats	Tommy Flanagan, John Coltrane, Kenny Burrell, Idrees Sulieman	1959	Idrees Sulieman, John Coltrane
PRLP 7181	Soul Junction	The Red Garland Quintet Featuring John Coltrane And Donald Byrd	1960	Donald Byrd, John Coltrane
RLP 377	African Waltz	Cannonball Adderley And His Orchestra	1961	Jimmy Cleveland, Melba Liston
RLP 387	White Gardenia: A Tribute To Billie Holiday	Johnny Griffin With Strings And Brass	1961	Jimmy Cleveland, Melba Liston
LP 1337	The Blues In Modern Jazz	Various Artists	1961	Art Blakey, Bill Hardman
PRLP 7209	High Pressure	The Red Garland Quintet With John Coltrane	1961	Donald Byrd, John Coltrane
PJ-33	Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers/The Elmo Hope Quintet Featuring Harold Land	Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers	1962	Art Blakey, Bill Hardman
RLP 416	Cannonball Adderley Greatest Hits	Cannonball Adderley Quintet With Milt Jackson	1962	Jimmy Cleveland, Melba Liston
RLP 429	Big Bags	Milt Jackson Orchestra	1962	Jimmy Cleveland, Melba Liston
LP 1383	Richard Rodgers' No Strings: An After-Theatre Version	LaVern Baker, Chris Connor, Herbie Mann, Bobby Short	1962	Jimmy Cleveland, Al Cohn
CL 1765	Who's Who In The Swinging Sixties	Various Artists	1962	Frank Rehak, Al Cohn
PRLP 7229	Dig It!	The Red Garland Quintet With John Coltrane	1962	Donald Byrd, John Coltrane
V-8430	Sonny Rollins/Brass Sonny Rollins/Trio	Sonny Rollins Trio	1962	Jimmy Cleveland, Frank Rehak
V-8444	Guest Soloist: Cannonball Adderley	Ray Brown With The All-Star Big Band	1962	Jimmy Cleveland, Melba Liston
V-8471	Burnin' Beat	Buddy Rich/Gene Krupa	1962	Jimmy Cleveland, Frank Rehak
V-8476	Bursting Out With The All Star Big Band!	The Oscar Peterson Trio	1962	Jimmy Cleveland, Melba Liston
LP 1404	Handle With Care	Clarke-Boland Big Band	1963	Idrees Sulieman, Sahib Shihab
NJLP 8292	The Jazz Soul Of Cleopatra	John Coltrane/Ahmed Abdul-Malik/Dizzy Reece/Oudi Hrant/Yusef Lateef	1963	Sahib Shihab, John Coltrane
V-8508	Full Nelson	Oliver Nelson	1963	Jimmy Cleveland, Al Cohn
V-8543	Samba Para Dos	Lalo Schifrin, Bob Brookmeyer	1963	Frank Rehak, Al Cohn
V-8544	Hobo Flats	Jimmy Smith	1963	Jimmy Cleveland, Al Cohn
V-8552	Any Number Can Win	Jimmy Smith	1963	Jimmy Cleveland, Melba Liston
V-8571	The Essential Gene Krupa	Gene Krupa Trio At JATP	1963	Jimmy Cleveland, Frank Rehak
CL 2251	From Vienna With Jazz	Friedrich Gulda His Piano And Big Band	1964	Idrees Sulieman, Sahib Shihab
CL 2269	The Reporter	Kenyon Hopkins And His Orchestra	1964	Jimmy Cleveland, Frank Rehak
PRLP 7292	The Believer	John Coltrane	1964	Donald Byrd, John Coltrane
PR 7316	Black Pearls	John Coltrane	1964	Donald Byrd, John Coltrane
V-8555	The Individualism Of Gil Evans	Gil Evans Orchestra	1964	Jimmy Cleveland, Frank Rehak
V-8579	Winners All! Down Beat Jazz Poll	Various Artists	1964	Jimmy Cleveland, Melba Liston
V-8583	Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?	Jimmy Smith	1964	Jimmy Cleveland, Melba Liston
V-8838	Gil Evans Orchestra · not on the site yet	Gil Evans Orchestra	1964	Jimmy Cleveland, Frank Rehak
BLP 4188	I'm Tryin' To Get Home	Donald Byrd	1965	Donald Byrd, Jimmy Cleveland
PR 7378	The Last Trane	John Coltrane	1965	Donald Byrd, John Coltrane
V-8796	Wes Montgomery With Oliver Nelson Orchestra · not on the site yet	Wes Montgomery With Oliver Nelson Orchestra	1965	Donald Byrd, Jimmy Cleveland
LM-82002	I/We Had A Ball	Various Artists	1965	Art Blakey, Melba Liston
RLP 478	For Someone I Love	Milt Jackson And Big Brass	1966	Jimmy Cleveland, Melba Liston
PR 7426	John Coltrane Plays For Lovers	Tadd Dameron With John Coltrane	1966	Sahib Shihab, John Coltrane
V-8642	Goin' Out Of My Head	Wes Montgomery	1966	Donald Byrd, Jimmy Cleveland
V-8678	Jimmy & Wes: The Dynamic Duo	Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery	1966	Jimmy Cleveland, Melba Liston
V-8766	Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery With Oliver Nelson Orchestra · not on the site yet	Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery With Oliver Nelson Orchestra	1966	Jimmy Cleveland, Melba Liston
V-8804	Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery With Oliver Nelson Orchestra · not on the site yet	Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery With Oliver Nelson Orchestra	1966	Jimmy Cleveland, Melba Liston
LM-82038	Hold On, I'm Coming	Art Blakey	1966	Art Blakey, Melba Liston
V-8714	The Best Of Wes Montgomery	Wes Montgomery With Johnny Pate Orchestra	1967	Donald Byrd, Jimmy Cleveland
V-8721	The Best Of Jimmy Smith	Jimmy Smith With Oliver Nelson Big Band / Jimmy Smith Trio	1967	Jimmy Cleveland, Al Cohn
V-8731	Jazzhattan Suite	Jazz Interactions Orchestra	1968	Ray Copeland, Jimmy Cleveland
V-8757	The Best Of Wes Montgomery Vol. 2	Wes Montgomery With Don Sebesky Orchestra	1968	Donald Byrd, Jimmy Cleveland