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American jazz independent record label

Bethlehem Records was an American jazz independent record label, founded by Gus Wildi in 1953.

Bethlehem is remembered for its jazz releases from the 1950s. Producers included Creed Taylor and Teddy Charles. Bethlehem released the first albums recorded by singers Chris Connor (the dual releases Chris Connor Sings Lullabys for Lovers and Chris Connor Sings Lullabys of Birdland) in 1954, Nina Simone (Little Girl Blue) in 1958, and singer/actress Julie London. Julie London recorded four songs that were released on the EP Julie London, and they were later added to the compilation LP Bethlehem's Girlfriends in 1955, which also featured Chris Connor and Carmen McRae. Bethlehem recorded the debut album by Marilyn Moore and the album Somebody Loves Me by Jerri Winters, in addition to many modern jazz musicians including Howard McGhee, Herbie Nichols, Pat Moran McCoy, and Oscar Pettiford. In 1958, Bethlehem began a distributing deal with King Records. In 1962, Bethlehem Records was sold and absorbed by King Records. After Syd Nathan died in 1968, King was acquired by Starday Records and relaunched as Starday and King Records. It was purchased in 1970 by Lin Broadcasting and in 1972 by Tennessee Recording & Publishing, until acquired by Gusto Records in 1974. At that time, Bethlehem was purchased by the Cayre brothers' Salsoul Records, who initially intended to release its back catalog for inexpensive 8 track tapes in the 1970s. By 1993, the Bethlehem name was revived as Bethlehem Music Company, although Salsoul is often used as an imprint. The Verse Music Group obtained its licensing in 2010. In 2015 BMG acquired the catalog of Verse Music, including the Bethlehem label. During 2013–2014, Verse and Naxos reissued the 1950s catalogue on LP, CD, and digital download. This included music by Art Blakey, Chris Connor, Paula Castle, John Coltrane, Dexter Gordon, Nina Simone, Mel Tormé, and Zoot Sims.

In 1956, Period Records sold its jazz LP catalog (10 disks) to Bethlehem. Production of all its jazz recordings was supervised by Leonard Feather. Several of the Period recordings had been previously released by Jazztone for mail order club release.

The BCP "Deluxe" Series of 12 inch LP records commenced in 1955 and ran until 1960. Early releases consisted of reissues of 10 inch albums from the BCP 1000 Series. In the move to create the BCP 6000 series in the fall of 1956, Bethlehem removed three original recordings from the deluxe series and replaced them with later recordings. These are noted in the table with both releases shown. Catalog Artist Album NotesBCP 1 and Terry PollardBobby Scott and Terry PollardCompilation of BCP 1004 and BCP 1015 (not released)BCP 2 and Red MitchellJazz MainstreamCompilation of BCP 1019 and BCP 1033BCP 3 and Bob HardawayJazz PractitionersCompilation of BCP 1013 and BCP 1026BCP 4 and Jonah JonesJazz KaleidoscopeCompilation of BCP 1011 and BCP 1014BCP 5A Ruby Braff OmnibusCompilation of BCP 1005 and BCP 1034BCP 6 and Vinnie BurkeBass by Pettiford/BurkeCompilation of BCP 1003 and BCP 1010BCP 7 and Aaron SachsWe Brought Our AxesCompilation of BCP 1006 and BCP 1008BCP 8The Compositions of Bobby ScottCompilation of BCP 1009 and BCP 1029BCP 9 and Stan LeveyWestcoasting with Conte Candoli and Stan LeveyCompilation of BCP 1016 and BCP 1017BCP 10East Coast Jazz/5Reissue of BCP 1020 with additional materialBCP 11Devil May CareBCP 12MellophoneBCP 13 and J. J. JohnsonK + J. J. / East Coast Jazz/7Later removed from this series to become BCP 6001 and replaced. BCP 13 and Sue RyanMr. and Mrs. JazzReplaced original BCP 13 issue. BCP 14East Coast Jazz/6BCP 15Don Elliott SingsBCP 16East Coast Jazz/8BCP 17Easy LivingBCP 18I'm Nuts About the Most Sam That Is!BCP 19A Great Mercer Songbook: Bobby Troup Sings Johnny MercerBCP 20This Is ChrisBCP 21, Cozy Cole and Charlie ShaversJazz at the Metropole CafeBCP 22Smith/Glamann QuintetPoincianaBCP 23I'm Wild AgainBCP 24 QuartetFlamingoBCP 25Charlie MarianoBCP 26I Play TromboneBCP 27Gershwin, Shavers and StringsBCP 286BCP 29Newport NewsBCP 30Toots SweetBCP 31The Australian Jazz Quartet/QuintetLater removed from this series to become BCP 6002 and replacedBCP 31Stu Williamson PlaysReplaced original BCP 31 issue. BCP 32Jazz GreatBCP 33Oscar PettifordBCP 34It's a Blue WorldBCP 35The Distinctive Style of Bobby TroupBCP 36Daddy Plays the HornBCP 37This Time the Drum's on MeBCP 38Jam for Your BreadBCP 39The Australian Jazz QuartetLater removed from this series to become BCP 6003 and replaced. BCP 39Shades of Sal SalvadorReplaced original BCP 39 issue. BCP 40 and Sam MostThe Herbie Mann Sam Most QuintetBCP 41Ralph Sharon TrioBCP 42The Return of Howard McGheeBCP 43Songs from the HeartBCP 44The Jazz City WorkshopHerbie Harper, Larry Bunker, Marty Paich, Curtis Counce, Frankie Capp and Jack CostanzoBCP 45Why Do I Love YouBCP 46 OrchestraFour Horns and a Lush LifeBCP 47Songs of a Woman in LoveBCP 48Max BennettBCP 49Charlie Mariano PlaysBCP 50Max Bennett PlaysBCP 51Joe DeRiseBCP 52Mel Tormé and the Marty Paich Dek TetteBCP 53 with Russ Garcia "Wigville" BandThat Old Black MagicBCP 54Claude WilliamsonBCP 55Stu WilliamsonBCP 56ChrisBCP 57The View from Jazzbo's HeadBCP 58Herbie Mann PlaysReissue of BCP 1018 with additional materialBCP 59Frivolous SalBCP 60Historically SpeakingBCP 61Life Is Just a Bowl of CherriesBCP 62Relaxin' with Frances FayeBCP 63Love and the WeatherBCP 64Take the "A" TrainBCP 65The Jazz Experiments of Charlie MingusCompilation of Period Records SPL 1107 and SPL 1111 BCP 66The Happy Jazz of Osie JohnsonBCP 67 and Maxine SullivanThe Complete Charlie Shavers with Maxine SullivanBCP 68BijouBCP 69 'Round MidnightBCP 70Sounds by SocolowBCP 71Grand StanBCP 72Say It Isn't SoBCP 73MoodyBCP 74A Tribute to the GreatsBCP 75Sam Most Plays Bird, Bud, Monk and MilesBCP 76Somebody Loves MeBCP 77A Swinging Introduction to Jimmy KnepperBCP 78The Amazing Mr. Sam MostBCP 79Jazz for Young ModernsBCP 80 / Russ Garcia / Herbie HarperJazz City Presents Bethlehem Jazz SessionBCP 81Love, Gloom, Cash, LoveBCP 82Various ArtistsBethlehem's Best Volume OneBCP 83Various ArtistsBethlehem's Best Volume TwoBCP 84Various ArtistsBethlehem's Best Volume ThreeBCP 85Various ArtistsNothing Cheesy About This JazzBCP 86Various ArtistsWe Cut This Album for BreadBCP 87Various ArtistsDouble Barrel JazzBCP 88Various ArtistsJazz Music for People Who Don't Care About MoneyBCP 89Various ArtistsWe've Built a Jazz Album for YouBCP 90Various ArtistsA Handful of Cool JazzBCP 91Various ArtistsA Lot of Yarn But a Well Knitted Jazz AlbumBCP 92Various ArtistsNo Sour Grapes Just Pure Jazz

The 6000 series of 12 inch LP records commenced in 1956 and ran until 1964. Catalog Artist AlbumBCP 6001 and J. J. JohnsonK + J. J. BCP 6002The Australian Jazz Quartet/QuintetBCP 6003The Australian Jazz QuartetBCP 6004Chris Connor Sings Lullabys of BirdlandBCP 6005Duke Ellington Presents BCP 6006 / Carmen McRae / Julie LondonBethlehem's Girl FriendsBCP 6007The Pat Moran QuartetBCP 6008Musically YoursBCP 6009Squeeze MeBCP 6010The Voice of Audrey MorrisBCP 6011Something Else by Johnny RichardsBCP 6012The Australian Jazz Quintet at the Varsity DragBCP 6013Mel Tormé Sings Fred AstaireBCP 6014All of Me: The Debonair Mr. HartmanBCP 6015The Australian Jazz Quintet Plus OneBCP 6016Mel Tormé's California SuiteBCP 6017Frances Faye Sings Folk SongsBCP 6018While at BirdlandBCP 6019East CoastingBCP 6020Mel Tormé at the CrescendoBCP 6021 and Paul QuinichetteThe Chase Is OnBCP 6022Selections of Rogers and HammersteinBCP 6023's Jazz MessengersHard DriveBCP 6024Various ArtistsWinner's CircleBCP 6025World on a StringBCP 6026A Modern Jazz Symposium of Music and PoetryBCP 6027Art Blakey Big BandBCP 6028Little Girl BlueBCP 6029The Australian Jazz Quintet in Free StyleBCP 6030Modern Jazz Performance of Kurt Weill's Three Penny OperaBCP 6031Songs for Any TasteBCP 6032 and His SextetSalute to HampBCP 6033The Forward SoundBCP 6034Various ArtistsSmart, Luscious, Beautiful: Sounds of the TrumpetBCP 6035Various ArtistsFifteen Star SaxophonesBCP 6036Various ArtistsTrombone Band StandBCP 6037Various ArtistsBig Band ContrastBCP 6038Various ArtistsBluesvilleBCP 6039 and Marty PaichJazz Music for the Birds and the Hep CatsBCP 6040, Frances Faye and OthersPorgy and Bess: A Jazz Version of Highlights from the OperaBCP 6041 / Carmen McRae / Chris ConnorNina Simone and Her FriendsBCP 6042 and Jack TeagardenMeet in DixielandBCP 6043The Best of BraffBCP 6044 GroupOn Campus! Ivy League Jazz ConcertBCP 6045Left AloneBCP 6046Charlie Persip and the Jazz StatesmenBCP 6047Leroy Parkins and Yazoo River Jazz BandBCP 6048The Book CooksBCP 6049 and Hal OvertonDual Piano JazzBCP 6050 and the Storyville SextetMetronome Presents Jazz at the ModernBCP 6051Down HomeBCP 6052The Soft Land of Make BelieveBCP 6053The Many Angles of John LetmanBCP 6054Hornful of SoulBCP 6055Dusty BlueBCP 6056 and Donald ByrdMotor City SceneBCP 6057A Treasury of Spicy Sea SongsBCP 6058Betty Blake Sings In a Tender MoodBCP 6059Tenor SaxBCP 6061Booker Little and FriendBCP 6062 and His OrchestraWatt's CookingBCP 6063Humph Plays StandardsBCP 6064Third DimensionBCP 6065Various ArtistsGolden Jazz InstrumentalsBCP 6066John Coltrane in the Winners CircleBCP 6067The Epitome of JazzBCP 6068Various ArtistsJazz Vocals Award AlbumBCP 6069 with Shirley Scott at the OrganThe Best of Eddie "Lockjaw" DavisBCP 6070Jazz for Beach NiksBCP 6071Various ArtistsBlues 'N' FolkBCP 6072The New World of Milt BucknerBCP 6073Jazz for Surf Niks