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Picturing Some Blue Notes

Al — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 20:53:44 +0000

Here’s some more jazz vinyl we’ve been watching on eBay:

When you’re selling on eBay a picture is worth not just a thousand word but potentially a thousand bucks or so. The seller of this record was able to get a great picture of the cover: Hank Mobley, Soul Station, Blue Note 4031. It has to help generate interest, right? I mean, you look at the picture and you can picture the record in your collection. This was in M- condition for both the record and the cover and it sold for $1,802.01. That’s the highest we’ve ever recorded for this LP in the Jazz Collector Price Guide, although the record has gone over the $1,000 mark several times.

This seller had the three 10-inch Gil Melle records on Blue Note, including: Gil Melle, 5 Impressions of Color, Blue Note 5063. This one was in VG++ condition for the vinyl and M- for the cover. It sold for $179.05. As for the other two: New Faces, New Sounds, Blue Note 5020 was in VG++ condition for the record and the cover and did not attract a single bidder at a start price of about $150; Volume 2, Blue Note 5033, had a single bidder and sold for $149.99.

eBaying: Overseas, Boats and Blue Notes

Al — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 13:45:24 +0000

Lots of jazz vinyl to watch on eBay, as usual. Here are a few of the ones we’re watching:

I’ve never owned an original pressing of this: Tommy Flanagan Overseas, Prestige 7134. Aside from the regular availability of this record on eBay, I’ve only had a couple of chances to actually hold this record in my hand and pay cash for it. Once, the price was just too high and the second time was a few years ago, I had a chance to buy a collection and this was one of the records. The whole collection was probably about $3,000 and I could have made up a good portion of it by just selling this record, but there weren’t enough other gems to make it worthwhile. I’m still looking for a copy and expect to find one someday at a reasonable price, but this won’t be the one. This one is in VG+ condition for both the record and the vinyl and is already at $1,180. I see that the seller is located near me, so, if you’re out there and a reader, perhaps we can do some trading one of these days.

My son graduated from his masters program at Brown so I don’t get up to Providence as much as I used to, but I see my friend Steve at Round Again Records has found a nice collection and is posting some of them on eBay, including these gems:

Curtis Fuller, The Opener, Blue Note 1567. This one is in M- condition for the record and VG++ for the cover. It is closing in a little more than a day and is already close to $550. I’ve told this story before, but I had a copy of this record and sold it to help finance the purchase of a boat. The boat sank and I’ve never replaced this record, nor a few others I sold for the boat, including Jackie’s Pal, Lee Morgan Candy, a couple of Lou Donaldson and Clifford Brown 10-inch Blue Notes, and a few others too painful to mention. Oh well. No more selling records for boats. Also from Round Again: Gil Melle, Patterns in Jazz, Blue Note 1517. This looks to be an original Lexington Avenue pressing with the kakubushi cover. The record is in VG++ condition and the cover is VG+. The current price is around $400. Finally, there is Lee Morgan, City Lights, Blue Note 1575. This is another original pressing. The record is VG++ but the cover has water damage and is only VG minus. The bidding is currently in the $240 range.

Tracking Some Nice 10-Inch Jazz Vinyl

Al — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 04:19:40 +0000

Here are a few nice 10-inch LPs we’ve been watching.

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.

For the Price Guide: Benny Green, Gil Melle, Bill Evans

Al — Mon, 11 May 2009 10:36:02 +0000

Here are a few more items for the Jazz Collector Price Guide. By the time you read this we may have surpassed more than 4,000 records listed in the guide. Not bad. Please take a look.

Bennie Green with Art Farmer, Prestige 7041. This was an original New York pressing. The record was in VG+ condition and the cover was VG+. The price was $131.50. I have a small affinity for this record: I was browsing the $25 cent bin at one of the local record stores on Long Island, and an original copy of this was sitting in there. Clearly the guy who priced jazz records was out ill the day this one arrived in the store.

Bill Evans, Waltz For Debby, Riverside 399. This was an original blue label mono pressing. The record was VG+ and the cover was VG++. The price was $365.

Lou Donaldson, Lou Takes Off, Blue Note 1591. This was an original West 63rd Street pressing in M- condition, both record and cover. The price was $355.

Gil Melle, Quadrama, Prestige 7097. This was an original New York yellow label pressing in M- condition, both record and cover. The price was $213.50. One of the reasons I was watching this is because I have a copy in my collection I’m about ready to sell. If anyone is interested before I put it on eBay, please send me an email: al@jazzcollector.com.

Blue Mitchell, Big Six, Riverside 273. This was an original blue label pressing. The record was VG++ and the cover was VG+. The price was $100.

On eBay: Jackie’s Bag, Gil Melle

Al — Wed, 06 May 2009 11:25:12 +0000

I’ve been putting some decent records on eBay in the past few weeks. This week I have a nice copy of Jackie McLean, Jackie’s Bag, Blue Note 4051, that’s already selling for more than $100. and has already been viewed more than 100 times. It will be closing tomorrow. Another interesting item is this one: Gil Melle, Primitive Modern, Prestige 7040. This is an original New York pressing in very nice condition. The current price is only $49, which is a bit of a surprise. Last week a copy in M-/VG++ condition sold for nearly $200. While this copy is not M-, it sounds quite nice. Sometimes I wonder of I grade too conservatively, but I hate it when customers are not happy, having been on that end of the transaction too many times myself. Anyway, it’s probably worth taking a look at some of the items we’re selling these days. A few weeks ago we decided that we wouldn’t just sell doubles anymore and that we would delve into the collection. Our goal is to put out at least one really nice collectible on eBay every single week. So, please, stay tuned.

Coming Up on Ebay: Rollins, Melle and Booker Ervin

Al — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:18:56 +0000

Here are some interesting items we’re watching on eBay over the next few days:

Sonny Rollins, Saxophone Colossus, Prestige 7079. This is an original New York pressing with a promo stamp on the cover. The record is listed as M- and the cover is listed as VG++. The current price is about $115 with three days to go. It will be interesting to see the final price of this one, compared with the one sold earlier in the week by the Jazz Record Center, which went for $1,492.

Gil Melle, Gil’s Guests, Prestige 7063. This is an original New York pressing with the yellow label. The record is listed as M- and the cover is VG++. The current price is about $100. As Rudolf pointed out in an earlier comment, the seller, Sweedeedee, has a nice variety of items up this week, including several vintage Prestige pressings, such as

this one, which happens to feature Kenny Dorham on trumpet, adding to its lustre as a collectible.

This is one that will go for a high price that we didn’t realize had attained that status as a desired collectible: Booker Ervin, The Song Book, Prestige 7318. This is an original yellow label pressing –one of the last yellow labels — and it is in M- condition, both record and cover. It also has the advantage of being sold by one of the top jazz dealers, Euclid Records. The current price of this is more than $150 and there are still four days to go as I type this.

Price Updates: Duke Jordan, Miles, Gonsalves

Al — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 04:49:10 +0000

Here are some new items for the Jazz Collector Price Guide:

Kenny Dorham and the Jazz Prophets Volume 1, ABC Paramount 122. This was an original pressing in VG++ condition. The price was $405.

Introducing Wayne Shorter, VeeJay 3006. This was an original pressing. The record was M-. The cover was VG++, with a cutout hole. The price was $141.50.

Gil Melle, Gil’s Guests, Prestige 7063. This was an original New York pressing. The record was M- and the cover was VG++. The price was $200.

Miles Davis, Dig, Prestige 7014. This was an original New York pressing with the grey cover. The record and cover were VG+. The price was $125.95.

Duke Jordan, Flight to Jordan, Blue Note 4046. This was an original West 63rd Street

pressing. The record was M- and the cover was VG++. The price was $582.97.

Stanley Turrentine, Look Out, Blue Note 4039. This was an original West 63rd Street pressing in VG++ condition, both record and cover. The price was $229.48.

Herbie Hancock, Maiden Voyage, Blue Note 4195. This was an original mono pressing with the New York USA label. The record was VG+ and the cover was VG++. The price was $183.

Paul Gonsalves, Cookin’, Argo 626. This was an original pressing. The record was VG++ and the cover was VG+. The price was $155.

Bennie Green, Walkin’ and Talkin’, Blue Note 4010. This was an original West 63rd Street pressing. The record was VG++ and the cover was M-. The price was $173.50.

Some 10-Inchers For the Price Guide

Al — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:29:35 +0000

There was a lot of discussion on Jazz Collector last week about 10-inch LPs and we said we’d keep track of some for the price guide. To be honest, based on these prices, we’re not sure if demand is diminished. We do know that prices tend to be inconsistent week to week, so it’s best to keep track over time, which is why we do the Jazz Collector Price Guide, which, so far, has been tracking prices over a five-year period. Anyway, here’s an update on some 10-inch LPs, all of which will go into the Price Guide later this week:

Elmo Hope, New Faces, New Sounds, Blue Note 5029. This was an original pressing in M- condition, both record and cover. It sold for $620.

Jon Eardley in Hollywood, New Jazz 1105. This was also in M- condition. It sold for $232.44.

Zoot Sims, Zoot in Hollywood, New Jazz 1102. The record was in VG+ condition and the cover was VG. The price was $204.50.

Illinois Jacquet, Collates, Mercury 112. The record and cover were M-. The price was $125.

Gil Melle, Impressions of Color, Blue Note 5063. The record was VG++ and the cover was VG+. The price was $89.80.

Today on EBay: Jordan, Gonsalves, Melle

Al — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:16:02 +0000

Here are some of the items worth watching on eBay today: Duke Jordan, Flight to Jordan, Blue Note 4046. This is an original deep groove mono pressing with the West 63rd Street address. The record is listed in M- condition and the cover is VG++. The current price is about $330.

Paul Gonsalves, Cookin’, Argo 626. This is an original pressing. The record is VG++ and the cover is VG+. The current price is $150. One of the reasons I’m watching this is because I have a copy of the same record in similar condition and I’m thinking of selling it. So, if somebody out there is interested, just let me know by commenting on the site or sending me an email to al(at)jazzcollector.com.

Gil Melle, Gil’s Guests, Prestige 7063. This is an original deep groove pressing with the New York label. The record is M- and the cover is VG+. The current price is $200.

Cliff Jordan, Duke Pearson, AT’s Delight For Price Guide

Al — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 05:00:55 +0000

Here are some items we’re adding to the Jazz Collector Price Guide. If you haven’t check out the Price Guide recently, please take a look — we’ve added some new search functions that make it simpler to compare records by artists, by labels and by price.

Cliff Jordan and John Gilmore, Blowin’ in From Chicago, Blue Note 1549. This was an original West 63rd Street pressing . The record was VG+ and the cover was VG. Price: $599.60

Duke Pearson, Hush!, Jazz Line 3302. This was an original pressing. The record was M- and the cover was VG++. Price: $486

Art Taylor, AT’s Delight, Blue Note 4047. This was an original West 63rd Street pressing. The record was M- and the cover was VG++. Price: $344. 89

Art Taylor, Taylor’s Wailers, Prestige 7117. This was an original New York pressing.

The record was M- and the cover was VG+. The price was $363.

Miles Davis, Cookin’, Prestige 7094. This was an original New York pressing in M- condition. Price: $312

Miles Davis, Kind of Blue, Columbia 1355. This was an original mono pressing in M- condition, both record and cover. Price: $179.50

Jay Jay Johnson Volume 2, Blue Note 1506. This was an original Lexington Avenue pressing. The record was M- and the cover was VG++. Price: $152.50

Gil Melle, Patterns in Jazz, Blue Note 1517. This was an original Lexington Avenue pressing. The record was VG+ and the cover was VG+. The price was $255.30

Finally, Jackie McLean, A Fickle Sonance, Blue Note 84089. This was an original stereo pressing. The record and cover were both M-. The price was $191.