Getz & An Autographed Stitt for the Price Guide

Here are some records we’ve been watching at Jazz Collector and which will be entered soon into the Jazz Collector Price Guide. We’re big fans of the Verve label and we believe there are still bargains to be had among Verve, Norgran and Clef LPs. This one, however, usually fetches a pretty collectible price, as it did recently with two separate copies: Stan Getz in Stockholm, Verve 8213. One of these was sold by Euclid Records and went for $210.50 in M- condition, both record and cover. The other copy was sold by a relatively new seller and was in VG++ condition, both record and cover, and it sold for $205.50. 

We often like to watch autographed copies of records signed by our favorite artists. Here’s one: Sonny Stitt, Prestige 7024. This was an original New York pressing signed by Stitt. The record was VG+ and the cover was VG. The price was $133.61. 

Some of the items we watch fail to get any bids. Here’s one: Donald Byrd, Byrd’s Eye View, Transition 4. This was in VG condition, both record and cover, and did not have a booklet. The starting price was $349 and there were no bids. We used to keep track of these in the Jazz Collector Price Guide, but not anymore. Now we track records that actually sell.

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4 comments

  • I wonder what percentage of the $133.61 for the Sonny Stitt lp can be attributed to the autograph? I lucked upon a number of lps at a yard sale owned by a former president of the Hartford Jazz Society. I would have bought the lps (Shirley Scott, Ted Curson, etc.) regardless, the fact they signed was just a bonus.

  • I agree. I think the autograph doesn’t add that much to the value in most cases. But it was an authenticated Bird autograph, or, as we’ve seen on the site, a Clifford Brown, then that makes a big difference. If you click on the Autographs section under Categories to the right on the site, you can see some of the past articles we’ve done on autographs.

  • I love the Sonny Rollins story! It’s always nice when an artist is accomodating.

  • hi ihave the lp of stangetz thats autographed by him. the children is the lp. looking for a good price.

    i also have sue mingus from mingus dynasty

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