On the eBay Watch: Some Rare Miles Vinyl
Oct 28, 2009 Jazz Vinyl, Jazz Vinyl on eBay
We’re watching a few items closing on eBay in the next few days and here’s one that caught our eye: Miles Davis, Workin’ Celson 25002. This, apparently is an original Italian pressing of the great LP featuring the classic Miles Davis Quintet of John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones. Normally the European issues of the American LPs don’t have the same cachet — and don’t sell for the same prices — but this one seems to have attracted a following. There are already 13 bids and the price is more than $370.
Speaking of Miles, we’re also watching this: Miles Davis, Kind of Blue, Columbia 1355. This looks to be an original pressing with the rare
Tags: Celson, Columbia, Kind of Blue, Miles Davis
Two More For the $1,000 Bin
Jun 17, 2009 $1000 Records, Blue Note, Jazz Vinyl, Jazz Vinyl on eBay
Hank Mobley With Donald Byrd and Lee Morgan, Blue Note 1540. This was a beauty: An original Lexington Avenue pressing with vinyl in M- condition and a VG++ cover. At 1540, Blue Note was nearing the ends of the Lexington Avenue addresses and this one is hard to find a an original. The final price was $1,616.
Here’s one we’re not familiar with, so any insight would be appreciated (Michel?): Georges Arvanitas Quintet, Soul Jazz, Columbia FPX 193. This was an original French pressing from 1960. The record was listed as M- and the cover was VG+. The price was $1,325.
Tags: Columbia, Georges Arvanitas, Hank Mobley
Today on EBay, January 24, 2009
Jan 24, 2009 Blue Note, Jazz Vinyl, Jazz Vinyl on eBay, Prestige
Pretty light day on eBay today, but here are a few items to perk up your Saturday:
There are two copies of Jackie McLean, Alto Madness, Prestige 7114. They are from different sellers and close at different times. This one is listed as VG for the record and VG+ for the cover. The current price is $42 with four bidders. The next one actually closes tomorrow. It is currently at about $100 and is listed in VG condition by the seller.
Here’s a nice original mono pressing of Donald Byrd, Live at the Half Note Volume One, Blue Note 4060. This has the West 63rd street address. The vinyl looks to be VG++ and the cover VG++ as well. The current price is just $51.
Tags: Columbia, Debut Records, Donald Byrd, Jackie McLean, Jazz at Massey Hall, Miles Davis
Today on eBay, January 9, 2009
Jan 9, 2009 Blue Note, Jazz Vinyl, Jazz Vinyl on eBay, Prestige, Riverside
Things are slow again on eBay, although there are a few decent items coming up, and a few nice items that recently closed. Coming up: The seller gonerrecords has a few nice items closing in a few hours including Lou Donaldson, The Time is Right, Blue Note 4025. This one is in VG+ condition and is in the $170 price range. Also from this seller: Lou Donaldson, LD + 3, Blue Note 4012. This one is also in VG+ condition and is now in the $85 price range. If you click these items, also look at the vendor’s other items for more jazz vinyl collectibles. Not much else on the high-end later today, but you might want to keep an eye on this one: Lucy Ann Polk, Lucky Lucy Ann, Mode 115. This is currently at about $50. We’ve seen it go for as high as $103 in the Jazz Collector Price Guide. Getting a jump on tomorrow, take a look at this one: Booker Little Four, United Artists 4034. This is an original pressing, and the price is still pretty low.
Among some of the nice items that just sold today are:
Bud Powell, Bud!, Blue Note 1571. This was an original pressing. The record was M-, the cover was VG++, the price was $271.
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Tags: Bobby Timmons, Booker Little, Bud Powell, Clifford Jordan, Columbia, Jazz Collector Price Guide, John Jenkins, Lou Donaldson, Lucy Ann Polk, Miles Davis, Milt Jackson, Mode, New Jazz, Thelonious Monk, United Artists
What’s Happening on EBay, Jan 8, 2009?
Jan 8, 2009 Blue Note, Jazz Vinyl, Jazz Vinyl on eBay
Actually, not that much is happening on eBay on January 8, 2009. We know it’s our job here at Jazz Collector to watch eBay, but we’ve been derelict in our duties. So, when we logged back on to eBay today for the first time in a couple of weeks, we expected to see the normal spate of high-end collectible jazz vinyl. At first, we were not disappointed. On the first page of listing, under the featured items, there were, as always, some fine choices, including: An original stereo pressing of Miles Davis, Kind of Blue, Columbia 8163: A VG+ copy of Johnny Griffin, The Congregation, Blue Note, 1580 (albeit with a cover that has a water stain; and, among others, an original Lexington Avenue pressing of J. R. Monterose, Blue Note 1536. Having seen these records, were were expecting to see things as normal. But we sludged through more than a dozen pages and 19 hours worth of records before coming upon another set of records that caught our eye. We’ll mention these records in the next post, which, we promise, will be soon. But it is highly unusual to go through that long a period of time without something exciting. So, we ask our readers (if there are any of you still out there given our lengthy absence): Have things been quiet, or is this just an aberration? Has there been any indication that the economy is having an effect on the market? What do you think?
Tags: Columbia, J. R. Monterose, Johnny Griffin, Miles Davis
Jazz Collector Listener’s Guide, Nov. 28, 2008
Nov 28, 2008 Free Collectibles, Jazz Memoirs, Prestige, Riverside
It’s Friday, the day after Thanksgiving and, for some reason, this seems a day to sit around and do nothing except listen to music. So I have been in my music room poring through records and putting on some favorites that I don’t listen to all of the time, or haven’t listened to on vinyl in a while. I started with an old Riverside, Bags Meets Wes, Riverside 407. This was recorded in December 1961 and features a great rhythm section of Wynton Kelly, Sam Jones and Philly Joe Jones, in addition, of course, to Milt Jackson and West Montgomery. Side one starts with a blues, “S.K.J” and then Stablemates, Stairway to the Stars and another blues, Blue Roz. I got involved listening to Philly Joe on brushes, which is always a miracle, and that led me to Sonny Rollins, Tenor Madness, Prestige 7047, not Side One with Coltrane, but Side Two featuring Paul’s Pal, with some great Philly Joe brushwork, then My Reverie and The Most Beautiful Girl in the world.
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Tags: Columbia, Milt Jackson, Philly Joe Jones, RCA, Riverside, Sonny Rollins, Thelonious Monk, Wes Montgomery
A Sinatra 10-Inch LP for $200????
Oct 16, 2008 10-Inch LPs, Jazz Vinyl, Jazz Vinyl on eBay
I’ve been saving this one for a couple of weeks because I can’t quite figure it out. It’s a 10-inch LP by Frank Sinatra: Songs by Sinatra, Volume 1, Columbia 6087. It was in nice condition and it’s a nice record, but it sold for $202.50, which is way more than these records usually get. I looked at the bidding and it looks like there were two bidders who got into a bidding war. So, perhaps it was a clash of egos. Can anyone think of any other reason why this record would sell for such a high price? Speak now or forever hold your peace.
Tags: Columbia, Frank Sinatra
Latest Additions to Price Guide
Oct 15, 2008 Autographs, Blue Note, Jazz Vinyl, Jazz Vinyl on eBay, Norgran, Prestige, Verve
Here are updates on some of the records we’ve mentioned here in the past few days. We’re not using links with these, since there are links on these elsewhere on the site. You can just do a search if you want to look at the original. Nothing too crazy here as far as prices, but nothing at all that would lead you to believe there’s any kind of slowdown. These will also be added to the Price Guide, as soon as I finish this post. Here goes:
Ben Webster, The Consummate Artistry, Norgran 1001. When we first spotted this, it was at about $30 with just a few hours to go. It sold for $203.51. It was an original pressing in M-/VG++ condition.
Ornette Coleman, The Shape of Jazz to Come, Atlantic 1317. This was with the bulls-eye label in VG++/VG++ condition. It sold for $72.60
Tags: Art Blakey, Atlantic, Ben Webster, Bennie Green, Columbia, Dizzy Gillespie, Donald Byrd, Horace Silver, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Ornette Coleman, Red Garland, Sabu, Sonny Rollins, Sonny Stitt, Stan Getz, Steve Lacy, Tadd Dameron, The Three Sounds
Today on EBAY, October 14, 2008
Oct 14, 2008 Blue Note, Jazz Vinyl, Jazz Vinyl on eBay, Prestige, Verve
Another slow day on EBAY. Is there a holiday somewhere? Are sellers afraid to put up their records because of the economy? Is it just the ebb and flow of the market? Whatever the reason, there are not a great deal of high-end items on Ebay today, but there are certainly a few to make things interesting. And here they are:
Sonny Side Up, Dizzy Gillespie with Sonny Rollins and Sonny Stitt, Verve 8262. This is in nice condition and is currently at only $24.50. A nice Verve collectible, which will probably go for a reasonable price. It’s strange: I’ve had this record for maybe 30 years, and I just realized that it’s Sonny, with an “O” and not Sunny with a “U.” Definitely works better with the “O.”
Tags: Art Blakey, Atomic Records, Bennie Green, Columbia, Dizzy Gillespie, Donald Byrd, Horace Silver, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Sabu, Sonny Rollins, Sonny Stitt, Steve Lacy, Tadd Dameron, Three Sounds
Today on EBay, October 9, 2008
Oct 9, 2008 10-Inch LPs, Blue Note, Jazz Vinyl, Jazz Vinyl on eBay
Quite a slow day on eBay today — tomorrow as well — but we’ve been able to find some interesting items worth watching. Here goes:
The seller Stereojacks has some nice items up today, including: Sonny Rollins, Way Out West, Contemporary 3530.
The seller goodrecordsnyc has several Mosaic boxed sets, including: The Complete 1959 CBS Charles Mingus Sessions, Mosaic MQ4-143. This includes Mingus’ Columbia LPs, with classic tracks such as Goodbye Porkpie Hat, Better Git It in Your Soul and Fables of Faubus.
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Tags: Charles Mingus, Columbia, Contemporary, Jackie McLean, Mosaic, Sal Salvador, Sonny Clark, Sonny Rollins
Catching up on Some Nice Collectibles
Oct 6, 2008 $1000 Records, Blue Note, Jazz Vinyl, Jazz Vinyl on eBay, Price Guide, Verve
Here’s a long list of records we’ve been watching:
Hank Mobley, Mobley’s Message, Prestige 7061. This was an original pressing in VG+/VG+ condition. Price: $679.58. That’s a pretty steep price for a VG+ record.
Speaking of steep prices for records in VG+ condition: Sonny Rollins, Saxophone Colossus, Prestige 7079. This was an original New York pressing in VG+/VG+ condition. Price: $1,475
And yet another in VG+ condition: Jackie McLean, Swing, Swang, Swingin’, Blue Note 4024. This was an original West 63rd Street pressing. The record was VG+ and the cover was VG+. The price was $749.99
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Tags: Andrew Hill, Art Farmer, Ben Webster, Bennie Green, Charles Mingus, Columbia, Gigi Gryce, Hank Mobley, Herbie Hancock, Jackie McLean, Jutta Hipp, Kenny Dorham, Mosaic, Red Garland, Sonny Rollins
How About Brubeck Collectibles?
Sep 19, 2008 Album Covers, Jazz Vinyl, Jazz Vinyl on eBay
I’m going through all of the old Web posts and newsletters from 2004 and 2005 and updating them and putting them on the site. I ran into an item, which I’ll post in a second, in which a reader asked about our Price Guides and why we didn’t include any records from Dave Brubeck. The answer, basically, is that Brubeck records are not really among the most highly pursued collectibles and don’t normally get top dollar. So, on eBay this week, I was caught by surprise by the price of this record: Dave Brubeck Quartet, Jazz Red, Hot and Cool, Columbia 699. This record sold for $160.50. Apparently what makes this rare (and valuable) is that it’s an original white label promo that was released as part of a joint promotion with Helena Rubenstein, promoting the lipstick worn by the model on the cover. Generally promo copies don’t make all that much difference in value, but apparently this one turns this Brubeck record into a collectible of note. As for the original correspondence about the Price Guides and Brubeck and collectibles, I’m reposting those as comments to this post. Please post your own comments if you’d like.
Tags: Columbia, Dave Brubeck, Helena Rubenstein
A Milestone for Milestones
Jul 7, 2005 Jazz Vinyl, Jazz Vinyl on eBay, Prestige
I can’t pinpoint exactly when this happened, but sometime over the past couple of years it seems the Miles Davis Columbia LPs crossed the $100-barrier for original mono pressings in nice condition. Kind of Blue has gone way beyond that. Here’s a recent copy of Milestones, Columbia 1193. Price: $102.50
And here’s Round Midnight, Columbia 949. Price: $122.49
Here’s another we were watching. Sonny Rollins, Saxophone Colossus, Prestige 7079. This was an original New York pressing, but it was not in great condition. The seller listed both the record and cover as a cross between VG and VG+. I don’t know this seller, but in most cases, that means closer to VG. Still it went for the hefty sum of $510.
Here’s one that went for a higher price than usual: Stan Getz Quartets, Prestige 7002. This was in nice condition and was offered by a very reputable dealer. Price: $282
Tags: Columbia, Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Stan Getz
Kind of Blue, The Collectible
Jul 15, 2004 10-Inch LPs, Blue Note, Jazz Vinyl, Jazz Vinyl on eBay, Prestige
It’s been a few days, so we’ll spend today catching you up on some of the interesting action we’ve been watching on eBay. Here goes:
Miles Davis, Kind of Blue, Columbia 1355, represents one of the defining jazz albums and now it is taking its place as a collectible of value as well. We’ve seen copies in nice condition begin selling in the $100 range earlier this year and now we have this copy breaking the $200 price barrier. It sold for $203.37.
Tags: Abbey Lincoln, Candid, Columbia, Dale, Dizzy Reece, Epic, Eric Dolphy, Freddie Hubbard, Jackie McLean, Jerome Richardson, Jutta Hipp, Kind of Blue, Miles Davis, Moondog, Tina Brooks, Zoot Sims
The Value of A Reliable Dealer
Jun 2, 2004 10-Inch LPs, Blue Note, Clef, Jazz Vinyl, Jazz Vinyl on eBay, Norgran, Prestige
As promised, we spent the past couple of days catching up on eBay, looking ahead and looking back. Here are some of the items we’re watching over the next couple of days:
Curtis Fuller, Volume 3, Blue Note 1583
We take note any time we see an item from the Jazzrecordcenter for two main reasons: (1) They are probably the premier jazz dealer in the world and (2) Because they sell with integrity, knowledge and credibility. In addition to this Curtis Fuller LP, click “View Seller’s Other Items” for some more nice records, including George Wallington, The Prestidigitator, East-West 4004 and
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Tags: Bud Powell, Cannonball Adderley, Chico O'Farrill, Columbia, Curtis Fuller, Don Rendell, Hank Mobley, Ian Carr, Imperial, James Moody, Kenny Dorham, Lester Younr, Mercury, Sonny Criss, Ted Brown, Urbie Green, Vanguard
Happy Birthday, Miles Davis
May 27, 2004 Jazz Memoirs, Prestige
In my haste to keep an eye on eBay this week, I somehow missed Miles Davis’ birthday, which was Tuesday. He would have been 78. Here are some random riffs on Miles. You’re all welcome to share your thoughts.
Here’s the thing about Miles. He was a great musician, a true pioneer and innovator. He produced some of the finest music of the 20th Century and discovered and nurtured many of jazz’s best musicians. But even more than that, Miles may have been the coolest man who ever lived. I don’t say that lightly, for there is perhaps no quality I admire more than cool.
Tags: Columbia, Dizzy Cillespie, Miles Davis
