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Bethlehem Records A staple of American Jazz History since 1953. 📻 ‘Nina Simone and Her Friends’ Deluxe Reissue

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 represen

t 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.

Left things a little last minute? Find a reissue they'll love at bethlehem.lnk.to/jazzuary2023
18/12/2023

Left things a little last minute? Find a reissue they'll love at bethlehem.lnk.to/jazzuary2023

Check the John Coltrane reissue "In The Winners Circle" at bethlehem.lnk.to/jazzuary2023
24/11/2023

Check the John Coltrane reissue "In The Winners Circle" at bethlehem.lnk.to/jazzuary2023

Happy Birthday to Bethlehem legend Chris Connor!
08/11/2023

Happy Birthday to Bethlehem legend Chris Connor!

Happy Birthday to Zoot Sims! You'll have heard Sims on plenty of records with Oscar Peterson, Woody Herman and the late ...
27/10/2023

Happy Birthday to Zoot Sims! You'll have heard Sims on plenty of records with Oscar Peterson, Woody Herman and the late great Buddy Rich

Celebrating the fantastic Bobby Troup today
18/10/2023

Celebrating the fantastic Bobby Troup today

You can still grab our reissue of Art Blakey's 'Big Band' at bethlehem.lnk.to/blakeybigband
13/09/2023

You can still grab our reissue of Art Blakey's 'Big Band' at bethlehem.lnk.to/blakeybigband

Celebrating Detroit jazz legend Terry Pollard today !
16/08/2023

Celebrating Detroit jazz legend Terry Pollard today !

Happy Birthday to iconic trumpet player Charlie Shavers!
03/08/2023

Happy Birthday to iconic trumpet player Charlie Shavers!

Happy birthday Aaron Sachs!
04/07/2023

Happy birthday Aaron Sachs!

Happy birthday to Herbie Harper - the incredible trombonist released on Bethlehem all the way back in 1955 - bethlehem.l...
03/07/2023

Happy birthday to Herbie Harper - the incredible trombonist released on Bethlehem all the way back in 1955 - bethlehem.lnk.to/herbieharperWE

26/05/2023

Art Blakey's talent in full colour. Check out the recently reissued Big Band at bethlehem.lnk.to/blakeybigband

Pre-order the next Duke Ellington record up for reissue next week at bethlehem.lnk.to/theduke
05/05/2023

Pre-order the next Duke Ellington record up for reissue next week at bethlehem.lnk.to/theduke

27/04/2023

Bethlehem is lucky enough to have included many a household name on our roster - listen to our playlist at bit.ly/3n4IlMm

BMG are reissuing Art Blakey's 'Big Band' which also features the legendary talents of John Coltrane and Donald Byrd. Ou...
21/04/2023

BMG are reissuing Art Blakey's 'Big Band' which also features the legendary talents of John Coltrane and Donald Byrd. Out May 12th.

Pre-order at bethlehem.lnk.to/blakeybigband

Celebrate Herbie Mann's Birthday with 'Love and the Weather' from 1956 at bethlehem.lnk.to/herbiemann-loveandtheweatherW...
17/04/2023

Celebrate Herbie Mann's Birthday with 'Love and the Weather' from 1956 at bethlehem.lnk.to/herbiemann-loveandtheweatherWE

Carmen McRae left us blown away with her 1955 record originally released on Bethlehem - celebrate her birthday with us a...
08/04/2023

Carmen McRae left us blown away with her 1955 record originally released on Bethlehem - celebrate her birthday with us at bethlehem.lnk.to/carmenmcraeWE

Today we celebrate the women who made Bethlehem such an iconic label
08/03/2023

Today we celebrate the women who made Bethlehem such an iconic label

Celebrating what would have been Nina Simones 90th Birthday today. Bethlehem were lucky enough to release Nina Simone's ...
21/02/2023

Celebrating what would have been Nina Simones 90th Birthday today. Bethlehem were lucky enough to release Nina Simone's wonderful debut LP 'Little Girl Blue' back in 1959 - listen in Dolby Atmos at bit.ly/41a5Rqg

Much of Chris Connor's early work can be found on Bethlehem including the sensational 'Chris' which remains a high point...
14/02/2023

Much of Chris Connor's early work can be found on Bethlehem including the sensational 'Chris' which remains a high point for Connor's varied and acclaimed discography.

Playing with the likes of Quincy Jones and Chet Baker, Bobby Scott cemented himself too as a band leader with 'The Compo...
29/01/2023

Playing with the likes of Quincy Jones and Chet Baker, Bobby Scott cemented himself too as a band leader with 'The Compositions of Bobby Scott'. Happy Birthday!

21/01/2023

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

Celebrate Dick Wetmore's birthday with his eponymous 1955 record on Bethlehem at bit.ly/3w4toe1
13/01/2023

Celebrate Dick Wetmore's birthday with his eponymous 1955 record on Bethlehem at bit.ly/3w4toe1

To celebrate Bethlehem’s 70th anniversary, BMG has announced 4 classic titles from the catalog on 180 gram vinyl from Ch...
09/01/2023

To celebrate Bethlehem’s 70th anniversary, BMG has announced 4 classic titles from the catalog on 180 gram vinyl from Charles Mingus, Duke Ellington, Art Blakey, and John Coltrane. Pre-order them now at bethlehem.lnk.to/jazzuary2023

It wouldn't be the holidays without a little Hank D'Amico! Listen to 1955's 'Holiday With Hank' at bit.ly/3Gcowcv
22/12/2022

It wouldn't be the holidays without a little Hank D'Amico! Listen to 1955's 'Holiday With Hank' at bit.ly/3Gcowcv

Founded back in 1953 by Gus Wildi, Bethlehem records cemented itself in the jazz culture of the 50's releasing hits from...
15/12/2022

Founded back in 1953 by Gus Wildi, Bethlehem records cemented itself in the jazz culture of the 50's releasing hits from names like Nina Simone, Chris Connors and Carmen McRae. Transport yourself back to the music of post-war America at bit.ly/BethlehemRec

To celebrate Bethlehem’s 70th anniversary, BMG has announced 4 classic titles from the catalog on 180 gram vinyl from Ch...
09/12/2022

To celebrate Bethlehem’s 70th anniversary, BMG has announced 4 classic titles from the catalog on 180 gram vinyl from Charles Mingus, Duke Ellington, Art Blakey, and John Coltrane. Pre-order them now: bethlehem.lnk.to/jazzuary2023

19/11/2022

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

13/11/2022

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

08/11/2022

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

Today we celebrate Burt Goldblatt whom shaped the aesthetics of Bethlehem records with his classic design style
24/10/2022

Today we celebrate Burt Goldblatt whom shaped the aesthetics of Bethlehem records with his classic design style

18/10/2022

Happy Birthday Bobby Troup - thank you for the beautiful music!

Listen at bethlehem.lnk.to/bobbytroupWE

30/09/2022

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.

20/09/2022

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

We’re celebrating this JAZZUARY with new LP reissues from Booker Ervin, Donald Byrd & Pepper Adams, Charles Mingus, & De...
13/01/2022

We’re celebrating this JAZZUARY with new LP reissues from Booker Ervin, Donald Byrd & Pepper Adams, Charles Mingus, & Dexter Gordon.

Grab your copy of these essential Jazz classics today: https://music.bmg.com/jazzuary

Booker Ervin ‘The Book Cooks’ OUT TODAY on 180g black vinyl!Order/Stream Now: https://music.bmg.com/bookerervinReissue o...
10/12/2021

Booker Ervin ‘The Book Cooks’ OUT TODAY on 180g black vinyl!
Order/Stream Now: https://music.bmg.com/bookerervin

Reissue of the 1961 debut album by American tenor saxophonist, BOOKER ERVIN was one of jazz’s biggest what-if’s—he died young, at 39 from kidney disease, right as he was hitting another wave of sonic experiments. He was a tenor who played the blues like they emanated from deep inside him, taking inspiration from field hollers as much as bebop. He was compared to Coltrane—who made a lot of similar playing decisions—but he had a different way of playing his blues.

His debut album shows he arrived on the solo scene essentially fully formed; he’d change towards the end of the ‘60s, but this LP was a roadmap for him for the first part of his bandleader career.

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