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Updating The Price Guide, Part 2

Al — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 16:42:19 +0000

Here are some more items we’ll be loading into the Jazz Collector Price Guide today:

Jackie McLean and Company, Prestige 7087. This was an autographed original New York pressing. The record was M- and the cover was VG++. Price: 418

Horace Parlan, Headin’ South, Blue Note 4062. This was a New York USA pressing — not original — and was in M- condition. Price $371

Zoot Sims and the Modern Art of Jazz, Dawn 1102. This was an original mono pressing. The record and cover were in M- condition. Price: $105.01

We were watching this one to see if it had much value as a collectible. Apparently not: Dexter Gordon, Live at the Amsterdam Paradiso, Catfish 336-337. This was a double LP with the records VG++ and the cover VG+. Price: $30.53

Johnny Griffin, The Congregation, Blue Note 1580. This was an original West 63rd

street pressing with the cover by Andy Warhol. The record and cover were both in VG+ condition. Price: $360

Lou Donaldson, The Time is Right, Blue Note 4025. This was an original West 63rd Street pressing in VG+ condition. Price: 191.30

Thelonious Monk, Himself, Riverside 235. This was a blue label pressing — not original — in M- condition, both record and cover. Price: $225.95

Curtis Fuller Volume Three, Blue Note 1583. This was an original West 63rd Street pressing. The record and cover were both in VG++ condition. Price: $553

Marty Paich, I Get a Boot out of You, Warner Brothers 1349. This was an original stereo pressing. The record and cover were both in VG+ condition. The price was $122.39

Thelonious Monk, Monk, Prestige 7053. This was an original New York pressing with the Andy Warhol cover. The record was VG++ and the cover was also VG++. Price: $710

Beverly Kenney, Born to Be Blue, Decca 78850. This was an original black label pressing. The record and cover were M-. Price: $315.99

Albert Ayler, New York Eye and Ear Control, ESP 1016. This was a stereo pressing. The record was M- and the cover was VG++. Price: $91

Hank Mobley, Workout, Blue Note 84080. This was a New York USA Stereo pressing. The record was VG++ and the cover was VG+. The price was a surprisingly high $215.13

Dexter Gordon, Daddy Plays the Horn, Bethlehem 36. This was an original red label pressing in M- condition, both vinyl and cover. The price was $749.11

Finally, there was Sonny Rollins, The Sound of Sonny, Riverside 241. This was an original white label pressing. The record was M- and the cover was VG++. Price: $269

Please take a look at the Jazz Collector Price Guide. We’ll be adding all of these, and others, today. We’re also getting ready to post some new items on eBay and we’re pondering doing another free record giveaway, so stay tuned.

Today on Ebay, January 12, 2009

Al — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:26:03 +0000

Another slow, slow, slow day on eBay. So slow, in fact, that we only found a couple of records to watch. So slow that we looked all the way ahead until Wednesday to make sure no one inflicted mischief on our computer to prevent it from viewing collectible jazz records. Fortunately, as we looked ahead, we found some nice collectibles from some of the reliable sellers in the Jazz Collector world, including Euclid Records, Atomic Records and the Jazz Record Center. As for today, the nicest record we found is already closed: The Marty Paich Quartet, featuring Art Pepper, Tampa 28. This was an original red vinyl pressing. The record was VG+ and the cover VG++. The price was $260. Also of interest today: Zoot Sims and the Modern Art of Jazz, Dawn 1102. This is an original pressing, with the record and cover both listed in M- condition. Current price is about $70. That’s really it for today, but tomorrow will be better, we promise. Stay tuned for that post. In the meantime, here’s an update on some of the other items we’ve been watching:

Johnny Griffin, The Congregation, Blue Note 1580. This was an original West 63rd Street pressing with the Andy Warhol cover. The record was VG+ and the cover was VG. Price: $360.

Booker Little Four, United Artists 4034. This was an original pressing. The record looked to be in VG+ condition, the cover VG+ as well. Price: $104.70

Grachan Moncur III, Evolution, Blue Note 4135. This was an original mono pressing in M- condition, vinyl and cover. Price $235.83

Today on EBay, October 13, 2008

Al — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:24:00 +0000

It’s so slow on Ebay today that I couldn’t even find any decent Blue Note or Prestige records to highlight. This is all I could come up with: Zoot Sims, The Modern Art of Jazz, Dawn 1102. This is a nice record, although this one has some condition issues. I mentioned recently that some of the nice Verve records can be had for a decent price. Here’s a record with some nice Stan Getz from the late 1950s: Stan Getz, Award Winner, Verve 8296. This has an original trumpeter label and is in M-/VG++ condition. Current price is around $50, which isn’t too bad. Finally, there’s this one, which generally sells in the $100 or so range: Bill Berry, For Duke, RealTime 101. This is a sealed copy. If you happen to miss and want another sealed copy, there’s another one a few hours later. Click here for a peek.

Signed LPs By Phil Woods, Tal Farlow

Al — Tue, 25 May 2004 18:05:06 +0000

Today we’ll spend a little time watching eBay.

Here are some of the interesting items from the past couple of days. I especially like the LPs autographed by Woods and Farlow, not just because of the signatures, which are cool, but also because the records seem to be in nice condition.

Phil Woods, Warm Woods, Epic 3436, in M- condition and autographed by Woods. Price: $395

Tal Farlow, Fascinatin’ Rhythm, Verve 8011, in M- condition and autographed by Tal. Price: $149.95

Here’s another interesting guitar collectible. I know there are stories out there about Dick Garcia, so maybe one of our guitar collectors can help us out. We have a Guitar Corner section in the Forums section of the Website, but so far the traffic’s been pretty light.

Dick Garcia, Message From Garcia, Dawn 1106. Seemed to be in VG/VG+ condition. Price: $101.99

Finally, there’s this item by Paul Chambers. I believe this is a reissue of the original LP on the Jazz West label, JWLP-7. It’s interesting that a reissue would sell for so much, although it is rare and it is sealed.

Paul Chambers, A Jazz Delegation from the East, Score 4033. This LP was sealed. Price: $224.50

And last but not least, here’s a Japanese reissue of an Argo LP. Perhaps one of our readers can tell us the story behind this record and what makes it so collectible. You don’t often see reissues selling for such high prices.

Paul Gonsalves, Cookin’, Argo 626

Happy birthday to Gail and that’s all for today. Don’t forget to check out our forums. We’ll be back on the Web tomorrow. Our next newsletter is Friday. See you soon. – Al