Bethlehem session · in the studio
May 3, 1960
Leroy Parkins And The Yazoo River Jazz Band Featuring Danny Barker
In the room
- Leroy Parkins – clarinet, tenor sax
- John Letman – trumpet
- Dick Rath – trombone
Danny Barker – guitar, banjo, vocal- Dick Wellstood – piano · as Richard Wellstood
- Ahmed Abdul-Malik – bass
- Manzie Johnson – 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 |
|---|---|---|
| – | Louisiana | BCP-6047 |
| – | Tishomingo Blues | BCP-6047 |
| – | Struttin' With Some Barbecue | BCP-6047 |
| – | Royal Garden Blues | BCP-6047 |
| – | Limehouse Blues | BCP-6047 |
| – | Love Oh, Careless Love | BCP-6047 |
| – | Baddest Man In Texas | BCP-6047 |
| – | Ham And Eggs | BCP-6047 |
| – | Liza Little Liza Jane | BCP-6047 |
9 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.
2 of them 3 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | CL 1425 | Dick Cary And The Dixieland Doodlers | Dick Cary And The Dixieland Doodlers | 1959 | Leroy Parkins, Dick Wellstood |
 | BCP-6053 | The Many Angles Of John Letman | John Letman Quintet | 1961 | John Letman, Dick Wellstood |
 | RLP 417 | Odetta And The Blues | Odetta | 1962 | Dick Wellstood, Ahmed Abdul-Malik |