On March 28, 1955, Nocturne merged with
Liberty and issued the Nocturne catalog under the Liberty label, as the "Jazz in Hollywood" series. Babasin, president of Nocturne, remained to supervise the repertoire.[2]
Lou Levy, The Lou Levy Trio (NLP 10, 1954; 1st issue:
Fresh Sound, 608, 1988; OJCCD-1890, 1997)
Peggy Connelly, Peggy Connelly Sings (NLP 11, 1954; 1st issue: Fresh Sound 607, 1987) note: split album, one side is Peggy Connelly (4 tracks), and the other side is Tommy Traynor (4 tracks)
Steve White, Steve White Quartet (all previously unreleased material...no duplication with NLP 9, 1954; 1st issue: Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1891, 1997)
The Complete Nocturne Recordings: Jazz In Hollywood Series – Volume One (Fresh Sound NR3CD-101, 1998) 3-CD set; this anthology includes the original seven albums by Herbie Harper (2), Bud Shank, Harry Babasin, Bob Enevoldsen, Virgil Gonsalves, Lou Levy, plus a complete album by the
Jimmy Rowles Trio (originally issued as
Liberty LRP 3003; but could probably be considered to be release NLP 12).
References
^Rye, Howard (2002). Kernfeld, Barry (ed.). The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. Vol. 3 (2nd ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries Inc. p. 160.
ISBN1-56159-284-6.