The other nice Prestige we were watching wound up not selling: Elmo Hope, Informal Jazz, Prestige 7043. This was an original New York pressing in at least VG++ condition for both the record and the cover. The top bid was $477, which failed to meet the dealer’s reserve price.

This one broke into the $1,000 bin, again: Lee Morgan, Indeed, Blue Note 1538. This was an original Lexington Avenue pressing and it was listed in VG+ condition for both the record and the cover. It sold for $1,358.77. Also entering the $1,000 bin, again, was:

Jackie McLean, The New Tradition, Ad lib 6601. This was in VG+ condition for both the record and the cover and it sold for $1,810.20.

This one is tempting:

Howard McGhee, Volume 2, Blue Note 5024. This is an original Lexington Avenue 10-inch LP, featuring both Horace Silver and Tal Farlow, two of my all-timers. I happen to have a mint copy of this record with no cover, so the idea of getting a nice cover is very appealing. The vinyl on this one is VG+ and the cover is listed as VG+ to VG++. It is currently at about $150 with a few hours to go.

This one is tempting as well: Elmo Hope, Informal Jazz, Prestige 7043. This is the one with John Coltrane and Hank Mobley. It is an original pressing listed in VG++ to M- condition for the record and VG++ for the cover. This one is hard to find and the price isn’t that high yet — about $225 with two days to go. The problem: It has a reserve price and the reserve price has not yet been met. Is there any way of knowing what a seller’s reserve price is, other than just asking him directly?

This is another one where the seller is starting with a very high price: Lawrence Marable, Tenorman, Jazz West 8. This is an original pressing that looks to be in superb condition, at least VG++ for the record and the cover. The starting price is $1,800 and there are no bidders.

This is a pretty hefty price for one of the Benny Golson New Jazz LPs: Benny Golson, Gone With Golson, New Jazz 8235. This is an original deep groove pressing and it is in M- condition. It is also being offered by Euclid Records, one of the better known brands in our community. There are already eight bids on this LP and the price is close to $200. Note that the pianist on this date is Ray Bryant who passed away on Thursday.

I have to say, I’m tempted on this one: Elmo Hope, Informal Jazz, Prestige 7043. This looks to be an original New York pressing, although the listing is definitely lacking in details. The condition looks excellent and the price is only $135 and it is ending today. This may call for a visit to my sniping software. Will keep you posted. Of course, publishing my intent on Jazz Collector may not be the wisest strategy, huh?

Let’s start with a couple more Prestiges. Frank Foster, Hope Meets Foster, Prestige 7021. This looks to be an original pressing with the New York address and the deep groove. It was listed in M- condition for the record and the cover looked to be VG+ or VG++. The price was $548.78, which is a nice price but in this market I would have thought it might have sold for even more. If that Prestige sold for less than expected, this one got top dollar, based on what we’ve previously seen for this record in the Jazz Collector Price Guide:

Booker Ervin, The Song Book, Prestige 7318. This was an original yellow-label pressing. Mike asks in a previous post if this is original and it is. He also asks when Prestige stopped using deep grooves, and I don’t know the answer. Anyone? I’ve seen yellow labels on Prestiges into the mid-7220s, so this was the tail end of the yellow label series. Anyway, this one was in M- condition for the record and cover and sold for $696. Some of our readers theorize that when we call attention to a record, it can inflate the price. Seeing this and seeing how the traffic to Jazz Collector has been growing so quickly, I’m tending to see the logic.

Finally, here’s another for the $1,000 bin: Lawrence Marable, Tenorman, Jazz West 8. A little surprising that this got such a high price, only because of the condition: The record was VG+, the cover was just VG. The price was $1,238.02.

John Coltrane with the Red Garland Trio, Prestige 7123. This was an original pressing with the original cover (the second pressing on this is Traneing In). The record was M- and the cover was VG+ and the price was $660. We’ve watched this one many times in the Jazz Collector Price Guide and it never surpassed $400. Quite a change. I’ve been cataloguing my records for insurance purposes and I had this one at $300. Guess I’ll have to change that.

This one also seemed to hit a new high: Olio, Prestige 7084, with Thad Jones, Frank Wess, Teddy Charles, Elvin Jones, Mal Waldron and Doug Watkins. This one was in M- condition all the way around and sold for $504.

Elmo Hope, Informal Jazz, Prestige 7043. This was an original pressing that looked to be close to M- and probably in VG++ condition for both the record and the cover. It sold for a hefty $898. Did I write last week that this might be the second cover? Can anybody figure out what I was thinking, because I can’t? Sometimes the fingers move quicker than the brain.

Three Trumpets, Prestige 7092, Donald Byrd, Art Farmer, Idrees Sulieman. This one looked to be M- for the vinyl and VG++ for the cover. The price was $232.28. Of a similar vintage was this: Two Trumpets, Prestige 7062, Art Farmer, Donald Byrd. This one was in M- condition for the vinyl and VG+ for the cover. The price was similar to Three Trumpets: $236. Guess the additional trumpet player didn’t matter.

Hank Mobley, Mobley’s Message, Prestige 7061. This looks like a nice one, with the vinyl in M- condition and the cover looking like a VG++. This is closing tomorrow and is now in the $260 price range, although it will sell for much more than that, right? Elmo Hope, Informal Jazz, Prestige 7043. This looks to be the second cover, but it is a beauty nonetheless. This one looks to be VG++ or so for the vinyl and probably about the same as the cover. The current price is in the $250 range. When you look at these also click the seller’s other items: He’s got a huge batch of collectibles on eBay this week, including some very nice Blue Notes that will make handsome additions to the $1,000 bin.

Lou Donaldson, Wailing With Lou, Blue Note 1545. Love this record. This is an original pressing. The cover is VG- and the vinyl is somewhere between VG+ and VG++, based on the description. The current price is around $100 and it is closing today and it is quite tempting since the copy in my collection is a Japanese pressing. Somehow I have to re-convince myself that I am to be getting rid of records, not acquiring them. Speaking of which . . . I did well yesterday. I stopped in at my favorite local store, Infinity Records on Long Island, and he had there a copy of Elmo Hope Quintet, Blue Note 5044. This is a 10-inch LP featuring Frank Foster. I had this at one point and, regrettably, sold it for about $400. My copy was in excellent condition. The one in the store yesterday was VG for the record and maybe VG- for the cover. The price was

$100, which was fair, and I decided to pass. I viewed this as an accomplishment, a sign of personal growth. Of course, it also leaves me more money to bid on this Lou Donaldson LP.

This seller has some nice items worth perusing, including: Lee Morgan, Indeed, Blue Note 1538. This is an original Lexington Avenue pressing. The record is listed as VG+ and the cover is VG. It does look nice and the price is a little over $400 and there are several days to go.

Here’s another copy of Tommy Flanagan Overseas, Prestige 7134. This is an original pressing that looks to be in VG+ condition for both the record and the vinyl. The current price is about $400 and there are a few hours to go so perhaps this one will sell for less than $1,000? I wouldn’t count on it.

Here’s another sealed record dilemma: Joe Harriott, Southern Horizons, Jazzland 37. This is a mono pressing and it would presume to be original, but until you open it you can never tell for sure. This one is already at $225. A copy in M- condition last week sold for about $190.

Elmo Hope, Informal Jazz, Prestige 7043. This is quite a nice rare record featuring John Coltrane and Hank Mobley, later issued as Two Tenors. This is an original New York pressing. The record is in M- condition and the cover is listed as VG++. The current price is nearly $400, but it hasn’t reached the seller’s reserve yet. The seller has a few other nice items as well, including: Jackie McLean, A Long Drink of the Blues, New Jazz 8250. This one is listed as M- for both the record and the cover and is currently at about $115 — also still short of the seller’s reserve price. The same seller also has a copy of:

Tina Brooks, True Blue, Blue Note 4040. This one is already priced at $2,000 and it has surpassed the reserve price.

Here’s another one we expect to join the $1,000 bin: Dexter Gordon, Dexter Blows Hot and Cool, Dootone 207. This is an original pressing with the red vinyl and the seller has it listed in M- condition. It is currently at $575 with several days to go.

Gigi Gryce and Clifford Brown Sextet, Blue Note 5048. This was a beautiful copy in M- condition for both the record and the cover. The price was $579.

The Amazing Bud Powell Volume 2, Blue Note 5041. This was listed as VG for the vinyl and VG+ for the cover. The price was $90.97. As someone said in one of the comments recently, the Bud Powells seem to be in less demand than some of the other Blue Notes.

Elmo Hope Quintet, Blue Note 5044. This was listed in VG++ condition for both the record and cover, which is a classic. The price was $305.

Art Blakey, A Night At Birdland Volume 2, Blue Note 5038. This one was also in nice condition — VG++ for the vinyl and M- for the cover. The price was $305. 03.

And yet another Blue Note:

Gil Melle Volume 2, Blue Note 5033. This was in M- condition for both the record and the cover. The price was $162.38.

Jimmy Raney Plays, Prestige 156. This was an original 10-inch LP in VG++ condition for both the vinyl and the cover. The price was $80.88.

Finally, there was this interesting collection: Charlie Parker, New Sounds in Modern Music As Played By Its Creator, Savoy 9000, 9001, 9010, 9011. This was the complete 4-LP set of 10-inch Savoys — the originals, as previously noted by Jazz Collector. They were in very nice condition, ranging from VG++ to M-. A nice score, indeed. There were four bidders and the price was $1,000.

Tina Brooks, True Blue, Blue Note 4041. This is an original pressing. The record is listed as M- and the cover is VG+. The price is already more than $1,000 and there are still four days to go.

Elmo Hope Quintet, Blue Note 5044. This is a nice 10-inch LP with a great cover. This one is in VG++ condition and is being offered by Euclid Records, one of the top sellers of jazz vinyl on eBay. This one is about $100 with several days still to go.

Another high-end Blue Note: Sonny Clark, Cool Struttin’, Blue Note 1588. This one is not in great shape. The vinyl is listed in VG- condition, and the cover looks to be VG. The price is more than $100 now, and it has not yet reached the seller’s reserve.

The Return of Art Pepper, Jazz West 10. This is an original pressing. The vinyl is listed as VG++ and the

cover is listed as VG. The current price is around $100, and there is still more than a day to go.

Bennie Green With Art Farmer, Prestige 7041. This is an original New York yellow label in M- condition for both the record and the vinyl. The current price is about $100, with a few days left. I have a bit of an affinity for this record. I was browsing the 25-cent bin at one of the local record stores, and there was an original copy of this record sitting there. The cover was not great, but the vinyl was in nice ship. How do you like that: An original Prestige for a quarter? The thing is, this was bout 10 years ago and I still haven’t listened to the record. Maybe this week I put it on the turntable. It’s one of the hazards of having a collection that grows too large, too quickly. Lots of music never receives a good listen.