Finder doesn't find all files

Finder doesn't list all folders in a folder.
The "ls" Terminal command does.
For example, when looking for a group called "Gladys Knight & the Pips" in my itunes library it is not shown in the folder listing using Finder.
Here is a snippet from Finder:
However, when using terminal commands, it is found.
Bobs-iMac:iTunes bobs$ pwd
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Bobs-iMac:iTunes bobs$ ls -aR | grep "Gladys"
Gladys Knight _ Gladys Knight & the Pips
./iTunes Media/Music/Gladys Knight _ Gladys Knight & the Pips:
./iTunes Media/Music/Gladys Knight _ Gladys Knight & the Pips/Greatest Hits [Curb_Capitol]:
I'm running a clean install of OS X Yosemite, version 10.10.2

Last login: Tue Apr 21 21:23:51 on ttys000
Bobs-iMac:~ bobs$ cd music
Bobs-iMac:music bobs$ ls
iTunes
Bobs-iMac:music bobs$ cd iTunes
Bobs-iMac:iTunes bobs$ ls
Album Artwork            iTunes Media
iTunes Library Extras.itdb    iTunes Music Library.xml
iTunes Library Genius.itdb    sentinel
iTunes Library.itl
Bobs-iMac:iTunes bobs$ mdfind Gladys
/Volumes/Western Digital/Music/iTunes (under music)/iTunes Music Library.xml
/Volumes/Western Digital/Music/Various Artists/Motown Legends, Vol. 3/06 I Heard It Through the Grapevine.mp3
/Volumes/Western Digital/Music/Various Artists/Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits_ 1973/03 Midnight Train to Georgia.mp3
/Volumes/Western Digital/Music/Unknown/Shop Around/03 Nitty Gritty.mp3
/Volumes/Western Digital/Music/Unknown/READER'S DIGEST 20 YEARS OF SOLID GOLD GROUPS Disc 3/07 MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA.mp3
/Volumes/Western Digital/Music/Ray Charles/Genius Loves Company/10 Heaven Help Us All.mp3
/Users/bobs/Music/iTunes/iTunes Media/Music/Gladys Knight _ Gladys Knight & the Pips/Greatest Hits [Curb_Capitol]/06 Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me.mp3
/Users/bobs/Music/iTunes/iTunes Media/Music/Gladys Knight _ Gladys Knight & the Pips/Greatest Hits [Curb_Capitol]/07 I've Got to Use My Imagination.mp3
/Users/bobs/Music/iTunes/iTunes Media/Music/Gladys Knight _ Gladys Knight & the Pips/Greatest Hits [Curb_Capitol]/08 On and On.mp3
/Users/bobs/Music/iTunes/iTunes Media/Music/Gladys Knight _ Gladys Knight & the Pips/Greatest Hits [Curb_Capitol]/09 Letter Full of Tears.mp3
/Users/bobs/Music/iTunes/iTunes Media/Music/Gladys Knight _ Gladys Knight & the Pips/Greatest Hits [Curb_Capitol]/10 Every Beat of My Heart.mp3
/Users/bobs/Music/iTunes/iTunes Media/Music/Gladys Knight _ Gladys Knight & the Pips/Greatest Hits [Curb_Capitol]/05 Midnight Train to Georgia.mp3
/Users/bobs/Music/iTunes/iTunes Media/Music/Gladys Knight _ Gladys Knight & the Pips/Greatest Hits [Curb_Capitol]/03 Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye).mp3
/Users/bobs/Music/iTunes/iTunes Media/Music/Gladys Knight _ Gladys Knight & the Pips/Greatest Hits [Curb_Capitol]/04 Friendship Train.mp3
/Users/bobs/Music/iTunes/iTunes Media/Music/Gladys Knight _ Gladys Knight & the Pips/Greatest Hits [Curb_Capitol]/02 If I Were Your Woman.mp3
/Users/bobs/Music/iTunes/iTunes Media/Music/Gladys Knight _ Gladys Knight & the Pips/Greatest Hits [Curb_Capitol]/01 I Heard It Through the Grapevine.mp3
/Users/bobs/Music/iTunes/iTunes Media/Music/Gladys Knight _ Gladys Knight & the Pips
/Users/bobs/Music/iTunes/iTunes Media/Music/Various Artists/Motown Legends, Vol. 3/06 I Heard It Through the Grapevine.mp3
/Users/bobs/Music/iTunes/iTunes Media/Music/Various Artists/Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits_ 1973/03 Midnight Train to Georgia.mp3
/Users/bobs/Music/iTunes/iTunes Media/Music/Unknown/READER'S DIGEST 20 YEARS OF SOLID GOLD GROUPS Disc 3/16 BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME.mp3
/Users/bobs/Music/iTunes/iTunes Media/Music/Unknown/READER'S DIGEST 20 YEARS OF SOLID GOLD GROUPS Disc 3/07 MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA.mp3
/Users/bobs/Music/iTunes/iTunes Media/Music/Various/Shop Around/03 Nitty Gritty.mp3
/Users/bobs/Music/iTunes/iTunes Media/Music/Ray Charles/Genius Loves Company/10 Heaven Help Us All.mp3
/Users/bobs/Documents/Music/Various Artists/Motown Legends, Vol. 3/06 I Heard It Through the Grapevine.mp3
/Users/bobs/Documents/Music/Various Artists/Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits- 1973/03 Midnight Train to Georgia.mp3
Bobs-iMac:iTunes bobs$

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