New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Michael Bloom Media Relations) Bethlehem Records' lengthy discography contains over 250 albums that freshly and ambitiously captured an era of music, including West Coast Cool Jazz and East Coast Bop. Bethlehem Records roster of artists includes Nina Simone, Carmen McRae, Chris Connor, Mel Torme,
Dexter Gordon, Charles Mingus, Art Blakey, and Duke Ellington. For some of these legendary artists, the Bethlehem recordings represent their classic debuts, and still for others, their greatest recorded work to date.
Each track has been restored from the original analog sound recording & digitally remastered to meet the highest level of clarity and quality standards. For the first time in decades, each of the titles will be available in their original configuration in LP vinyl, CD and digital formats.
Titles slated for an August 27th, 2013 release include Oscar Pettiford "Modern Quintet," Chris Connor "Chris Connor Sings Lullaby's For Lovers,"
Dexter Gordon "Daddy Plays The Horn," Charles Mingus "The Jazz Experiments of Charles Mingus,"
Nina Simone "Little Girl Blue," and Booker Ervin "The Book Cooks.
Bethlehem Records progressive cover art truly revolutionized the jazz market. Each release includes fully restored, original artwork and liner notes.
In support of the relaunch, limited edition apparel, vinyl bundles and pre-sales will be available at select retailers and the Bethlehem Records webstore Facebook tab in an exclusive partnership with leading international merchandise & licensing company, Backstreet Merch. Follow Bethlehem Jazz on Instagram for the latest Burt Goldblatt inspired T-Shirt designs and join the Jazz Exclusives community.
Twenty select titles will be exclusively available in the Bethlehem Records iTunes store at 8/27 launch including:
Art Blakey Art Blakey Big Band
Bobby Scott Great Scott
Booker Ervin The Book Cooks
Booker
Little Booker
Little and Friend
Charles Mingus The Jazz Experiments of Charles Mingus
Chris Connor Sings Lullabys For Lovers
Donald Byrd & Pepper Adams Motor City Scene
Dexter Gordon Daddy Plays The Horn
Mel Torme &
Frances Faye
George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess
Howard McGhee Dusty Blue
John Coltrane In The Winners Circle
Johnny Hartman Songs From The Heart
Mel Torme Songs For Any Taste
Nina Simone Nina
Simone And Her Friends
Nina Simone Little Girl Blue
Oscar Pettiford Modern Quintet
Paula Castle Lost Love
Sam Most Sam Most Plays Bird, Bud, Monk and Miles
Stan Levy Grand Stan
Zoot Sims Down Home
Releases that will be part of the 12-month relaunch in LP, CD and
Digital format include:
August 27, 2013
BCP 1003: Oscar Pettiford Modern Quintet (CD & 10)
BCP 1002: Chris Connor Sings Lullabys For Lovers (CD & 10)
BCP 36:
Dexter Gordon Daddy Plays The Horn (CD & 12)
BCP 65: Charles Mingus The Jazz Experiments (CD & 12)
BCP 6028:
Nina Simone Little Girl Blue (CD & 12)
BCP 6048: Booker Ervin The Book Cooks (CD & 12)
October 29, 2013
BCP 6051: Zoot Sims Down Home (CD & 12)
BCP 6056: Donald Byrd & Pepper Adams Motor City Scene (CD & 12)
BCP 1030:
Bobby Troup The Songs of
Bobby Troup (CD & 10)
January 29, 2014
BCP 1027: Helen Carr Down In The Depths Of The 90th Floor (CD & 10)
BCP 43: Johnny Hartman Songs From The Heart (CD & 12)
BCP 6040: Mel Torme &
Frances Faye
George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess (CD & 12)
BCP 6041:
Nina Simone Nina
Simone and Her Friends (CD & 12)
March 26, 2014
BCP 6045: Mal Waldron Left Alone (CD & 12)
BCP 6055:
Howard McGhee Dusty Blue (CD & 12)
BCP 6061: Booker
Little Booker
Little and Friend (CD & 12)
May 28, 2014
BCP 71: Stan Levey Grand Stan (CD & 10)
BCP 6064: Roland Kirk Third Dimension (CD & 12)
BCP 6031: Mel Torme Songs For Any Taste (CD & 12)
July 29, 2014
BCP 1004:
Bobby Scott Great Scott (CD & 10)
BCP 6069: Eddie Davis The Best of Eddie Lockjaw Davis (CD & 12)
BCP 6024:
John Coltrane In The Winners Circle (CD & 12)
BCP 6027: Art Blakey Art Blakey Big Band (CD & 12)
BCP 1010: Vinnie Burke East Coast Jazz 2 (CD & 10)
BCP 1036: Paula Castle Lost Love (CD & 10)
