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Chet Amsterdam (né Chester G. Amsterdam; 20 August 1926 – 9 July 2010) was an American, New York-based big band, jazz, pop, and rock-n-roll studio session double bassist; and he was a composer.

Selected discography

 * The John Berberian Ensemble – Music Of The Middle East (1966)
 * Bassist Chet Amsterdam, a New York City jazz musician who had played with a large number of other Middle Eastern performers throughout the 1960s and clearly had a feel for this kind of material. Berberian's recollections are that Amsterdam used an electric bass during the recording sessions, making Music from the Middle East one of the first, if not the first, album in the genre to feature such an instrument

Selected compositions

 * "No Tengo Por Que"
 * Louis J. Barreiro (music)
 * Chet Amsterdam (music)
 * © United Artists Music Co., Inc.
 * 11 July 1958; Class E (unpublished) 533911


 * "Always on Sunday"
 * Louis J. Barreiro (music)
 * Chet Amsterdam (music)
 * © Louis J. Barreiro & Chet Amsterdam
 * 18 April 1961; Class E (unpublished) 667242


 * "Bambu"
 * Chet Amsterdam (music)
 * © United Artists Music Co., Inc.
 * 22 September 196l; Class E (unpublished) 688476


 * "Boka Butu"
 * Chet Amsterdam (music)
 * © United Artists Music Co., Inc.
 * 22 September 196l; Class E (unpublished) 688481


 * "Dom Dom Dan"
 * Chet Amsterdam (music)
 * © United Artists Music Co., Inc.
 * 22 September 196l; Class E (unpublished) 688477


 * "Drumbano"
 * Chet Amsterdam (music)
 * © United Artists Music Co., Inc.
 * 22 September 196l; Class E (unpublished) 688480


 * "Ja Ki Lin"
 * Chet Amsterdam (music)
 * © United Artists Music Co., Inc.
 * 22 September 196l; Class E (unpublished) 688474


 * "Kiki"
 * Chet Amsterdam (music)
 * © United Artists Music Co., Inc.
 * 10 July 196l; Class E (unpublished) 678077


 * "Maki Maka"
 * Chet Amsterdam (music)
 * © United Artists Music Co., Inc.
 * 22 September 196l; Class E (unpublished) 688475


 * "Mona Sa"
 * Chet Amsterdam (music)
 * © United Artists Music Co., Inc.
 * 22 September 196l; Class E (unpublished) 688472


 * "Noma"
 * Chet Amsterdam (music)
 * © United Artists Music Co., Inc.
 * 22 September 196l; Class E (unpublished) 688473


 * "Rai Rai"
 * Chet Amsterdam (music)
 * © United Artists Music Co., Inc.
 * 22 September 196l; Class E (unpublished) 688479


 * "Wa Vengo"
 * Chet Amsterdam (music)
 * © United Artists Music Co., Inc.
 * 22 September 196l; Class E (unpublished) 688478

Miscellaneous

 * Ray Meinberg, formerly sales manager of Prestige Records and Chet Amsterdam, long-time independent arranger and producer, formed an independent A&R firm that produced folk and ethnic recordings. The firm, Folk Music, Inc., was headquartered at 251 Bradley Avenue in Bergenfield, New Jersey.


 * Amsterdam, at the time, was represented in the disk market with more than twenty albums of French, Greek, Turkish, Jewish and Armenian music. The two first combined forces to produce the "Golden Songs of Greece" LP for Prestiege International.


 * Meinberg and Amsterdam will follow-through into sales, merchandising, promotion and publicity on the finished product. The duo has researched the outlets, beyond normal distribution channels, best suited by nationality for every type of folk and ethnic platter.

Selected jazz sessonography and jazz discography
Sessionography, in contrast to discography, delineates the origins of recordings that are sometimes re-released as singles (from albums) or the reverse or, in the age of CDs, re-released in large compilations, which, in some cases include cuts that had not previously been released. Amsterdam has an extensive sessionography in non-jazz music. This section only includes jazz.

Session

November 14, 1952

Recorded in New York

Neal Hefti and His Orchestra

83644: "Lake Placid," Coral 9-60912

83645: "Uncle Jim," Coral 9-60914

83646: "Waltzing on a Cloud," Coral 9-60980 Matrix (on label): WL83644A11

November 15, 1952

Neal Hefti

"In Veradero"

Coral CRL57077

New York

March 1, 1954

Jackie Cain and Roy Kral

With Neal Hefti's Orchestra

Side A: "Banana Split"

Matrix (on label): 85915

Side B: "Take Me to the Circus"

Matrix (on label): 85916

Coral 61178

New York

March 1, 1954

Jackie Cain and Roy Kral

With Neal Hefti's Orchestra

"The Love Nest"

Matrix (on label): 85917

"I Hear Music"

Matrix (on label): 85918

Brunswick BL54026

New York

March 9, 1954

Neal Hefti

Neal Hefti And His Orchestra Epic LG1013

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (fix)

New York

March 9 & 11, 1954

Neal Hefti

Side A: "Mood Indigo"

Matrix (label): C051034

Side B: "One O'clock Jump"

Matrix (label): C051031

Epic LN3113

New York

June 11, 1954

Red Norvo

RCA (Sp)NL46034

New York

December 2, 1954

Neal Hefti and his Orchestra Epic LN3113

New York

Circa March 18, 1955

Neal Hefti and his Orchestra

Rejected

New York

March 22, 1955

Neal Hefti and his Orchestra

Epic 9103

New York

Jazz albums (as sideman)
1954 or 1955

Paula Castle

Lost Love

Bethlehem BCP1036

New York

April 1955

Whelan Tyme and His Boogie Woogie Boys

8 To The Bar

United Artists UAL30002

New York

<li>June 1955

Neal Hefti and his Orchestra New York, June, 1955

Epic 9122

New York

<li>June 6, 1955

Neal Hefti and his Orchestra Epic 9114

New York

<li>Probably July 1955

Teddi King

Bidin' My Time

Victor LPM1147

New York

<li>September 5, 1955

Stan Kenton Orchestra

Stan Kenton's Music '55

Telecast "Music '55", CBS-TV Studio 66

Sounds of Yester Year (E)DSOY776 [CD]

New York

<li>September 9, 1955

Ben Webster

Ben Webster with Ralph Burns' Orchestra

Norgran EPN142

New York

<li>September 13, 1955

Stan Kenton Orchestra With The JATP All Stars

Telecast "Music 55," CBS-TV Studio 66

Sounds of Yester Year (E)DSOY776 [CD]

New York

<li>December 17, 1956

Hal Schaefer Trio

New York, December 17, 1956

New York

<li>March 5, 1957

John Plonsky Quintet

Cool Man Cool

Golden Crest CR3014

New York

<li>April 6, 1957

Johnny Richards & His Orchestra

Live In Hi-Fi Stereo 1957-1958 Broadcasts

Broadcast from Red Hill Inn

Jazz Hour JH1010 [CD]

Pennsauken Township, New Jersey

<li>June 27, 1957

Johnny Richards

Wide Range

Capitol EAP1-885

New York

<li>July 8, 1957

Johnny Richards

Capitol EAP2-885

New York

<li>July 11, 1957

Johnny Richards

Capitol EAP2-885

New York

<li>July 30, 1957

Johnny Richards

Mosaic Select MS-017 [CD]

New York

<li>January 1958

Johnny Richards

Broadcast from Birdland

Jazz Hour JH1010

New York

<li>February 26, March 6, and March 18, 1958

Claude Thornhill and His Orchestra

Claude On a Cloud

Decca DL-8722

New York

<li>March 25, 1958

Johnny Richards & His Orchestra

The Rites Of Diablo

Roulette R(S)52008

Webster Hall, New York

<li>April, 1958

Hal Schaefer Orchestra

United Artists Showcase

United Artists UAL30001

New York

<li>April 17, 1958

Johnny Richards

Roulette R(S)52008

Webster Hall, New York

<li>April 28, 1958

Johnny Richards

Experiments In Sound

Capitol T981

New York

<li>April 29, 1958

Johnny Richards

Capitol T981

New York

<li>Summer 1958

Johnny Richards Orchestra

Kiss Her Goodbye (TV soundtrack)

Uptown UPCD27.62 [CD]

New York

<li>Summer 1958

Johnny Richards

Kiss Her Goodbye (TV soundtrack)

Uptown UPCD27.62 [CD]

New York

<li>August 2, 1958

Johnny Richards & His Orchestra Broadcast, Bandstand USA, "Birdland"

Jazz Hour JH1010 [CD]

New York

<li>September 28, 1958

Ralph Burns

Decca DL9215

New York

<li>1959

Hal Schaefer

Ten Shades Of Blue

United Artists UAL3021

New York

<li>February, 1959

Irene Kral with Al Cohn's Orchestra

SteveIreneo!

United Artists UAL3052

New York

<li>February, 1959

Big Miller

Did You Ever Hear The Blues?

Personnel: Pat Brooks (trumpet); Jimmy Cleveland (trombone); Phil Woods (alto sax); Zoot Sims (tenor sax); Al Cohn (bari sax); Jimmy Jones (piano); Chuck Wayne, Turk Van Lake (guitar); Chet Amsterdam (bass); Elvin Jones (drums)

United Artists UAL3047

New York

<li>February 1959

George Williams and His Orchestra

Swing Classics

United Artists UAL3027

New York

<li>February 3 & 5, 1959

Claude Thornhill and His Orchestra

Dance To The Sound Of Claude Thornhill, 1959

Decca DL-8878

New York

<li>February 19, 1959

Johnny Richards

Broadcast from Birdland

Uptown UPCD27.62 [CD]

New York

<li>February 20, March 2 & 6, 1959

Mary Ann McCall with the Johnny Richards Orchestra

Melancholy Baby

Coral CRL57276

New York

<li>February 24, 1959

Johnny Richards

Broadcast from Birdland

Uptown UPCD27.62 [CD]

New York

<li>May 12, 14, 19, June 6, June 9, 1959

Johnny Richards and His Orchestra

Walk Softly/Run Wild!

Coral CRL(7)57304

New York

<li>Early 1963

Max Kaminsky and His Dixie Eight

Max Goes East

United Artists UAL3174

New York

<li>September 9 & 17, 1964

Johnny Richards

My Fair Lady - My Way

Roulette R52114

New York

<li>February 28, 1966

Jimmy McGriff Orchestra

The Big Band

Solid State SM17001

New York

<li>December 6 & 8, 1966

Johnny Richards

Aqui Se Habla Espanol (Spanish Spoken Here)

Roulette R25351

New York

<li>January 31 & February 1, 1967

Phil Woods

Greek Cooking

Impulse A9143

New York

<li>December 14, 1967

Spanky & Our Gang

Like To Get To Know You

Mercury C-30168

New York

<li>April 16-23 & 24, 1968

Marvin Stamm

Machinations

Verve V-8759

New York

<li>September, 1969

Gary McFarland

Today

New York, September, 1969

Skye SK14

New York

<li>Early 1971

Gary McFarland

Butterscotch Rum

Buddah BDS95001

New York</li></ol>