Phil Woods & eBay Existentialism
I have a friend who is a big fan of 10-inch LPs and a big fan of 1950s Phil Woods. I was looking at eBay today and sent him this photo and this listing: Phil Woods New Jazz Quintet, Prestige New Jazz 1104. This one is only in VG condition, but I knew he would love it. Sure enough he wrote a reply: “You know me too well.” I love this one too, particularly the red and white New Jazz label, which you don’t see too often and, if I recall, doesn’t appear on 12-inch LPs at all. It is now in the $50 price range. So I’m picturing my friend now sitting at home pondering: To bid, or not to bid. The essential existential e-Bay question on a sultry summer day in New York. My bet on the answer? To bid.
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The short lived New Jazz ten inchers were lovely. In the tradition of an innovative Prestige. Excellent music, good cover art, fine liners (even for Zoot in the form of an added stenciled sheet of paper) and original labels. So bid, is my advise, to whom it concerns.
Does Robert Altshuler ring a bell for any one of you?
We’ve heard from our friend and received the answer to the existential question of the day: To bid, or not to bid. The answer? To bid. The Phil record for $68 looks like a bargain to me. Crisp clear sound, a touch of hard-earned 50s surface noise, and a cover suitable for framing. How could you go wrong?
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