Contemporary session · in the studio

August 26 and 27, 1957

The Bob Cooper Sextet

In the room

Bob Cooper – tenor sax
Conte Candoli – trumpet
Pete Candoli – trumpet
Don Fagerquist – trumpet
Frank Rosolino – trombone
John Halliburton – trombone · as Johnny Halliburton
Victor Feldman – vibraharp
Lou Levy – piano
Max Bennett – bass
Mel Lewis – drums

The takes

What the numbers mean

Contemporary numbered its masters by the tune; the take kept is the one that was issued.

Matrix · take	Title	First out on
–	Jazz Theme And Four Variations: Main Theme: Sunday Mood	C3544
–	Jazz Theme And Four Variations: 1st Variation: A Blue Period	C3544
–	Jazz Theme And Four Variations: 2nd Variation: Happy Changes	C3544
–	Jazz Theme And Four Variations: 3rd Variation: Night Stroll	C3544
–	Jazz Theme And Four Variations: 4th Variation: Saturday Dance	C3544
–	Confirmation	C3544
–	Easy Living	C3544
–	Frankie & Johnny	C3544
–	Day Dream	C3544
–	Somebody Loves Me	C3544

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

Where it ended up

The Music Of Bob Cooper – Coop! (Contemporary C3544)

C3544 · 1958Coop!The Music Of Bob Cooper

Together elsewhere

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

5 of them 3 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
BCP-80	Jazz City Presents Entertainment Bethlehem Jazz Session	Various Artists	1957	Don Fagerquist, Frank Rosolino, Lou Levy, Max Bennett, Mel Lewis
BCP-83	Just For Variety - Bethlehem's Best Volume Two	Various Artists	1958	Conte Candoli, Pete Candoli, Don Fagerquist, Frank Rosolino, Max Bennett
V-8505	The Essential Jazz Vocals	Various Artists	1963	Bob Cooper, Conte Candoli, Pete Candoli, Frank Rosolino, Mel Lewis

4 of them 12 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
BCP-52	Mel Torme With The Marty Paich Dek-Tette	Mel Torme With The Marty Paich's Dek-tette	1956	Bob Cooper, Pete Candoli, Don Fagerquist, Mel Lewis
LP 1232	Martians Come Back!	Shorty Rogers And His Giants	1956	Conte Candoli, Pete Candoli, Don Fagerquist, Lou Levy
LP 1270	Way Up There	Shorty Rogers And His Giants	1957	Conte Candoli, Pete Candoli, Don Fagerquist, Lou Levy
BCP-6017	Frances Faye Sings Folk Songs	Frances Faye	1957	Don Fagerquist, Frank Rosolino, Max Bennett, Mel Lewis
MG-36115	Out On A Limb	Pete Rugolo	1957	Bob Cooper, Pete Candoli, Don Fagerquist, Frank Rosolino
PJ-1257	The Sound Of Big Band Jazz In Hi-Fi!	Various Artists	1959	Conte Candoli, Don Fagerquist, Frank Rosolino, Mel Lewis
PJ-1263	Swingin' Standards	Buddy Bregman And His Dance Band!	1959	Bob Cooper, Conte Candoli, Frank Rosolino, Mel Lewis
PJ-1276	Gypsy	Annie Ross	1959	Conte Candoli, Pete Candoli, Frank Rosolino, Mel Lewis
MG-36162	The Music From Richard Diamond	Pete Rugolo	1959	Bob Cooper, Pete Candoli, Don Fagerquist, Frank Rosolino
BCP-6035	Fifteen Star Saxophones	Various Artists	1960	Conte Candoli, Lou Levy, Max Bennett, Mel Lewis
BCP-6037	Big Band Contrast	Various Artists	1960	Conte Candoli, Pete Candoli, Frank Rosolino, Max Bennett
BCP-6038	Blues Ville	Various Artists	1960	Conte Candoli, Frank Rosolino, Max Bennett, Mel Lewis

3 of them 24 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
CL 604	Adventures In Rhythm	Pete Rugolo And His Orchestra	1954	Bob Cooper, Pete Candoli, John Halliburton
CL 635	Introducing Pete Rugolo And His Orchestra	Pete Rugolo And His Orchestra	1955	Bob Cooper, Pete Candoli, John Halliburton
CL 689	Rugolomania	Pete Rugolo And His Orchestra With The Rugolettes	1955	Bob Cooper, Pete Candoli, John Halliburton
BCP-1029	The Composition Of Bobby Scott Vol. 2	Bobby Scott Octet	1955	Conte Candoli, Frank Rosolino, Max Bennett
BCP-1040	Wigville	Russ Garcia	1955	Conte Candoli, Pete Candoli, Max Bennett
C3504	Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars Vol. 6	Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars	1955	Bob Cooper, Conte Candoli, Frank Rosolino
BCP-37	This Time The Drum's On Me	Stan Levey	1956	Conte Candoli, Frank Rosolino, Lou Levy
BCP-49	Charlie Mariano Plays	Charlie Mariano Sextet	1956	Frank Rosolino, Max Bennett, Mel Lewis
BCP-50	Max Bennett Plays	Max Bennett Quintet	1956	Frank Rosolino, Max Bennett, Mel Lewis
MGN-1086	This One's For Basie	Buddy Rich And His Orchestra	1956	Bob Cooper, Pete Candoli, Frank Rosolino
BCP-8	The Compositions Of Bobby Scott	Bobby Scott Septet	1957	Conte Candoli, Frank Rosolino, Max Bennett
C3528	Music For Lighthousekeeping	Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars (Vol. 8)	1957	Bob Cooper, Conte Candoli, Frank Rosolino
BCP-6013	Mel Torme Sings Fred Astaire	Mel Torme	1957	Pete Candoli, Don Fagerquist, Max Bennett
BCP-6020	Gene Norman Presents Mel Torme At The Crescendo	Mel Torme	1957	Don Fagerquist, Max Bennett, Mel Lewis
MG-36117	Coup De Graas	John Graas	1957	Bob Cooper, Conte Candoli, Pete Candoli
BCP-82	Just For Variety - Bethlehem's Best Volume One	Various Artists	1958	Conte Candoli, Frank Rosolino, Max Bennett
V-8795	Ella Fitzgerald With The Marty Paich's Dek-tette · not on the site yet	Ella Fitzgerald With The Marty Paich's Dek-tette	1958	Don Fagerquist, Lou Levy, Mel Lewis
MGV-4021	Ella Swings Lightly	Ella Fitzgerald With The Marty Paich's Dek-tette	1959	Don Fagerquist, Lou Levy, Mel Lewis
BCP-6031	Songs For Any Taste	Mel Torme	1959	Don Fagerquist, Max Bennett, Mel Lewis
LP 1328	Woody Herman's Big New Herd At The Monterey Jazz Festival	Woody Herman's Big New Herd	1960	Conte Candoli, Victor Feldman, Mel Lewis
BCP-6039	Jazz Music For The Birds And The Hep Cats	Russ Garcia And Marty Paich	1960	Conte Candoli, Pete Candoli, Max Bennett
BCP-6040	A Jazz Version Of Highlights From The Opera: Porgy & Bess	Mel Torme, Frances Faye	1960	Don Fagerquist, Frank Rosolino, Max Bennett
BCP-6068	Award Album - Jazz Vocals	Various Artists	1962	Don Fagerquist, Max Bennett, Mel Lewis
V-8712	Big Band Shout	Buddy Rich	1967	Bob Cooper, Pete Candoli, Frank Rosolino

2 of them 60 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
PR 7817	Lars Gullin And His American All Stars · not on the site yet	Lars Gullin And His American All Stars	1953	Conte Candoli, Frank Rosolino
BCP-30	Conte Candoli	Conte Candoli Quintet	1955	Conte Candoli, Lou Levy
BCP-1016	Sincerely, Conte	Conte Candoli	1955	Conte Candoli, Max Bennett
BCP-1017	Stan Levey Plays The Composition Of Bill Holman, Bob Cooper And Jimmy Giuffre	Conte Candoli - Stan Levey Sextet	1955	Conte Candoli, Max Bennett
BCP-1022	Charlie Mariano Sextet	Charlie Mariano Sextet	1955	Frank Rosolino, Max Bennett
BCP-1027	Helen Carr	Helen Carr	1955	Don Fagerquist, Max Bennett
BCP-1028	Max Bennett Quintet	Max Bennett Quintet	1955	Frank Rosolino, Max Bennett
MGN-1032	West Coast Jazz With Stan Getz, Shelly Manne, Leroy Vinnegar, Conte Candoli, Lou Levy	West Coast Jazz With Stan Getz	1955	Conte Candoli, Lou Levy
LP 1226	Nobody Else But Me	Betty Bennett Sings	1955	Bob Cooper, Frank Rosolino
BCP-48	Max Bennett	Max Bennett Septet	1956	Max Bennett, Mel Lewis
BCP-53	Peggy Connelly	Peggy Connelly With Russ Garcia & The "Wigville" Band	1956	Pete Candoli, Max Bennett
C3508	Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars Volume Three	Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars	1956	Bob Cooper, Frank Rosolino
C3509	Barney Kessel - Hampton Hawes' Trio With Shelly Manne (Vol. 7) - Lighthouse At Laguna	Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars	1956	Bob Cooper, Frank Rosolino
BCP-6011	Something Else By Johnny Richards	Johnny Richards Big Band	1956	Pete Candoli, Frank Rosolino
MG-36074	Patti Page In The Land Of Hi-Fi	Patti Page With Pete Rugolo And His Orchestra	1956	Bob Cooper, Pete Candoli
MG-36082	Music For Hi-Fi Bugs	Pete Rugolo	1956	Pete Candoli, Frank Rosolino
MG-36088	The Greatest Stars Of Jazz Under One Roof	Various Artists	1956	Pete Candoli, Frank Rosolino
BCP-9	West Coasting With Conte Candoli/Stan Levey	Conte Candoli - Stan Levey Quartet	1957	Conte Candoli, Max Bennett
BCP-71	Grand Stan	Stan Levey	1957	Conte Candoli, Frank Rosolino
PJ-1229	Chet Baker Big Band	Chet Baker Big Band	1957	Conte Candoli, Frank Rosolino
LP 1268	West Coast Wailers	Conte Candoli & Lou Levy	1957	Conte Candoli, Lou Levy
C3517	In The Solo Spotlight!	Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars (Vol. 5)	1957	Conte Candoli, Frank Rosolino
C3540	Zounds!	The Lennie Niehaus Octet! (Vol. 2)	1958	Frank Rosolino, Mel Lewis
MGV-4029	Ella Fitzgerald Sings The George And Ira Gershwin Song Books	Ella Fitzgerald With Nelson Riddle's Orchestra	1958	Bob Cooper, Don Fagerquist
MG-36129	Imagination	Billy Eckstine	1958	Pete Candoli, Don Fagerquist
MG-36136	The West Side	Patti Page	1958	Pete Candoli, Don Fagerquist
BCP-85	Nothing Cheesy About This Jazz - Do You Dig It?	Various Artists	1959	Conte Candoli, Max Bennett
BCP-86	We Cut This Album For Bread	Various Artists	1959	Conte Candoli, Max Bennett
BCP-87	Double Barrel Jazz - No Blanks Here	Various Artists	1959	Conte Candoli, Max Bennett
BCP-88	Jazz Music For People Who Don't Care About Money	Various Artists	1959	Conte Candoli, Max Bennett
BCP-89	We've Built A Jazz Album ...For You	Various Artists	1959	Conte Candoli, Max Bennett
C3560	Shelly Manne & His Men Play Peter Gunn	Shelly Manne & His Men	1959	Conte Candoli, Victor Feldman
C3568	Art Pepper + Eleven	Art Pepper + Eleven	1959	Pete Candoli, Mel Lewis
MGV-4024	Ella Fitzgerald Sings The George And Ira Gershwin Song Book Volume One	Ella Fitzgerald With Nelson Riddle's Orchestra	1959	Bob Cooper, Don Fagerquist
MGV-4025	Ella Fitzgerald Sings The George And Ira Gershwin Song Book Volume Two	Ella Fitzgerald With Nelson Riddle's Orchestra	1959	Bob Cooper, Don Fagerquist
MGV-4026	Ella Fitzgerald Sings The George And Ira Gershwin Song Book Volume Three	Ella Fitzgerald With Nelson Riddle's Orchestra	1959	Bob Cooper, Don Fagerquist
MGV-4027	Ella Fitzgerald Sings The George And Ira Gershwin Song Book Volume Four	Ella Fitzgerald With Nelson Riddle's Orchestra	1959	Bob Cooper, Don Fagerquist
MGV-4028	Ella Fitzgerald Sings The George And Ira Gershwin Song Book Volume Five	Ella Fitzgerald With Nelson Riddle's Orchestra	1959	Bob Cooper, Don Fagerquist
MGV-8320	Down Beat's Hall Of Fame Vol. 1	Various Artists	1959	Lou Levy, Max Bennett
MG-36143	Rugolo Plays Kenton	Pete Rugolo	1959	Bob Cooper, Frank Rosolino
MG-36148	More Vibes On Velvet	Terry Gibbs	1959	Max Bennett, Mel Lewis
BCP-90	A Handful Of Cool Jazz	Various Artists	1960	Conte Candoli, Max Bennett
BCP-91	A Lot Of Yarn But A Well Knitted Jazz Album	Various Artists	1960	Conte Candoli, Max Bennett
CL 1509	All Over The Place	The Hi-Lo's	1960	Frank Rosolino, Mel Lewis
C3571	Helen Humes	Helen Humes	1960	Frank Rosolino, Mel Lewis
MGV-4036	Get Happy!	Ella Fitzgerald	1960	Bob Cooper, Don Fagerquist
BCP-6034	Smart.. Luscious.. Beautiful - Sounds Of The Trumpets	Various Artists	1960	Conte Candoli, Max Bennett
BCP-6036	Trombone Bandstand	Various Artists	1960	Max Bennett, Mel Lewis
MGV-8374	Sonny Stitt Blows The Blues	The Sonny Stitt Quartet	1960	Lou Levy, Mel Lewis
MGV-8375	Wholly Cats	Buddy DeFranco And The All-Stars	1960	Don Fagerquist, Victor Feldman
MGV-8377	Saxophone Supremacy	The Sonny Stitt Quartet	1960	Lou Levy, Mel Lewis
MGV-8380	Sonny Stitt Swings The Most	The Sonny Stitt Quartet	1960	Lou Levy, Mel Lewis
MGV-8382	Closed Session	Buddy DeFranco And His Orchestra	1960	Don Fagerquist, Victor Feldman
MGV-8388	The Concert Jazz Band	Gerry Mulligan	1960	Conte Candoli, Mel Lewis
MGV-8390	Jazz Cello	Ray Brown	1961	Bob Cooper, Don Fagerquist
V-8438	Gerry Mulligan And The Concert Jazz Band On Tour/Guest Soloist: Zoot Sims	Gerry Mulligan And The Concert Jazz Band	1962	Conte Candoli, Mel Lewis
V-8567	The Essential Gerry Mulligan	The Gerry Mulligan Quartet At Newport	1963	Conte Candoli, Mel Lewis
V-8593	Verve's Choice!	The Best Of Mel Torme	1964	Frank Rosolino, Mel Lewis
PJ-10111	The Golden Sword (Torero Impressions In Jazz)	Gerald Wilson Orchestra	1966	Conte Candoli, Victor Feldman
PJ-10128	The Venezuela Joropo	Victor Feldman	1967	Victor Feldman, Max Bennett