Jazz Vinyl: Trane, Zoot and 10-inch LPs

Let’s catch up on some more interesting jazz vinyl auctions we’ve been watching on eBay, starting with John Coltrane, Africa/Brass, Impulse 6. This was an original mono pressing with the orange labels. The record and cover were both in M- condition. It’s not a record we’ve typically covered in the Jazz Collector Price Guide because it rarely gets collectible prices. I guess we’ll start covering it now: This one sold for $493.88. Wow. I’ve had an original copy of this record for a long time, since the 70s in fact, but I also remember a version of a Coltrane Greatest Hits double-record on Impulse where they had Africa but eliminated the Elvin Jones drum solo so they could get more songs onto the package. There was something that always seemed unseemly about that, a violation of some kind of moral code, particularly since Coltrane was no longer alive to object.

I always liked this record, but haven’t listened to in in a while: Zoot Sims in Paris, United Artists 14013. This was an original pressing with the grey labels and was probably in VG+ condition for the record and VG++ for the cover. It sold for $202.51.

Here’s an update on some 10-inch jazz vinyl:

Clifford Brown, New Star on the Horizon, Blue Note 5032. This was an original Lexington Avenue pressing in VG++ condition for the record and VG+ for the cover. It sold for $349.

Dexter Gordon Quintet, Dial 204. This was an original 10-inch pressing in VG++/M- condition for the record and M- for the cover. It sold for $355.

Horace Silver Trio/Art Blakey with Sabu, Blue Note 5034. This was an original 10-inch pressing in M- condition for both the record and the cover. The asking price was about $250 and, surprisingly, there were no bidders. I imagine we will see this back again soon.