Happy Birthday Dave Brubek!
Most famous for the iconic 'Take Five' Dave Brubek brought his own compositional touch to jazz in the 20th century #davebrubeck #jazzmusic
Happy Birthday to sax virtuoso Charlie Mariano!
Nina Simone sings 'Brown Baby' back in 1965
Happy Birthday Red Mitchell! Here he plays 'Take The A-Train' with Clark Terry.
Order the latest reissue of 'East Coasting' at the link in stories
Carmen McRae with Ralph Gleason in 62' singing 'Trouble Is a Man'
The beautiful 'My Baby Just Cares For Me' live from Montreux #ninasimone #jazz
Happy Birthday Milt Hinton! #jazz #jazzbass
Art Blakey after his performance in 1980 - order the reissue at the link in stories
#jazz #jazzdrummer #drums #bigbandjazz
"I don't tell em how to play" - order Charles Mingus 'East Coasting' at bethlehem.lnk.to/jazzuary2023
Art Blakey's talent in full colour. Check out the recently reissued Big Band at bethlehem.lnk.to/blakeybigband
Truly one of the greatest musicians of the 20th century - Little Girl Blue sounds as iconic now as it did in 1959. Listen at bit.ly/41a5Rqg
BMG are proud to reissue two iconic records today from Art Blakey and Duke Ellington - grab yours now at the links below:
bethlehem.lnk.to/blakeybigband
bethlehem.lnk.to/theduke
Bethlehem Records
Bethlehem is lucky enough to have included many a household name on our roster - listen to our playlist at bit.ly/3n4IlMm
Today we celebrate Stan Levey - a legend of bebop and jazz drumming listen to Grand Stan at bethlehem.lnk.to/stanleveysextet-grandstanWE
#jazz #stanlevey #stankenton #drums
Charles Mingus Live
BMG have reissued Charles Mingus' East Coasting - listen in high definition at https://spoti.fi/3zkAOeM
Celebrate Hank D'amico's birthday with us today with 'We Brought Our Axes' - a collaboration with the legendary Aaron Sachs at bethlehem.lnk.to/hankdamico-broughtouraxesWE
Happy Birthday to Eddie Shu - master of the clarinet, saxophone and trumpet. Listen with us to 'I Only Have Eyes For Shu' at bethlehem.lnk.to/eddieshuquartetWE
Take yourself back to the streets of post-war America with our new Duke Ellington reissue at the link in bio
Jazzuary 2023
In celebration of Bethlehem’s 70th anniversary, BMG has reissued 4 classic titles from the catalog on 180 gram vinyl from Charles Mingus, Duke Ellington, Art Blakey, and John Coltrane.
Order yours now at bethlehem.lnk.to/jazzuary2023
Happy Birthday Dave Brubeck!
Brubeck's contribution to jazz and the 'cool jazz' sound in particular can be considered monumental, with 'Take Five' becoming one of the best selling and most recognisable Jazz singles of all time.
Charles Mingus on Bethlehem
Bethlehem were lucky enough to count jazz legend Charles Mingus amonst our roster. His legacy continues to shape the landscape of jazz and beyond to this day!
Listen at bit.ly/BethlehemRec
Charlie Mariano - Birthday
Happy Birthday to Charlie Mariano! A virtuoso of the alto and soprano sax, Mariano played with the likes of Charles Mingus and Eberhard Weber cementing his legacy in jazz history.
Listen at bethlehem.lnk.to/charliemarianoplaysWE
Happy Birthday Chris Connor
Today we celebrate Chris Connor, her two solo records for Bethlehem topped the jazz chart in 1955
Listen to the silky tones at bethlehem.lnk.to/chrisconnor-lullabysofbirdlandWE
Happy Birthday Bobby Troup
Happy Birthday Bobby Troup - thank you for the beautiful music!
Listen at bethlehem.lnk.to/bobbytroupWE
Oscar Pettiford
Happy Birthday Oscar Pettiford! Bebop and Jazz would never have been the same without you.
Listen to the incredible deep cuts at https://spoti.fi/3DXTqVw.
Red Mitchell - Jam For Your Bread
Happy Birthday to legendary bassist Red Mitchell, 'Jam For Your Bread' is as much of a jam in '22 as it was in 1956. Listen at bit.ly/3RZxvkN