Comments on: Miles Way Ahead

By: donna

donna — Sun, 01 Jun 2014 13:27:38 +0000

hello i have a rare jazz-signed chuck credo- 45.talked to his grandson over the internet and emailed him photos he says its his signature and rare any one collect this guy let me know looking to sell 45- husband has ms and need for dr bills thanks

By: don-lucky

don-lucky — Sat, 31 May 2014 18:10:42 +0000

…Sorry I’m late to the party on this one. At first glance Coltrane & Miles look reasonable, but if you look a bit closer at the ‘Jo’ in John, it’s not quite right, and the rest are generallt off in my opinion. That being said, no two signatures (like snowflakes) are ever exactly alike right ? There are a bunch of subtleties that make me question this one though. (as I offer do with all autographs with absolutely no provenance) The pen weight for example, is very consistent throughout, and little too heavy handed on them based on similar LP’s I have signed on the back from this era in my collection by these artists. (Almost as if they had been traced over.) Some of the signature scales are off too. As for the Jimmy Cobb signature, I do have examples from this era that were also signed ‘Jimmie’, but in this one, the b’s in Cobb aren’t typical. Normally they are upper case script. He has signed a bunch of LP’s for me over the years in person and always signed them ‘Jimmy CoBB’, not Jimmie Cobb’, but I will be sure to ask him next time he is in town why he spelt his name Jimmie back then… The list goes on and on, but like so many others we see on ebay, this one seems a bit too good to be true sadly. Close but no cigar in my opinion. Although I have to give the seller credit, if this was an intentional rouse, they seem to have gone to great lengths to “wag the proverbial dawg” on their posting in order to give us the impression that this one could be legit, based on a series of misinformation…

By: michel

michel — Sat, 31 May 2014 11:42:57 +0000

http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/books-manuscripts/montaigne-michel-eyquem-de-essais-livre-5221148-details.aspx

But anyway, jazz records are RELATIVELY inexpensive, right ?

By: brian o'blivion

brian o'blivion — Fri, 30 May 2014 17:55:21 +0000

i actually sent that guy an email saying its “julian “cannonball” adderley…” not the legendary bebop tenor hero john campbell oddey…but i guess mixing those two up is a pretty common mistake..

By: Aaron

Aaron — Thu, 29 May 2014 23:47:51 +0000

John Campbell Oddey is almost as good as Buckshot La Funke.

By: Gregory the Fish

Gregory the Fish — Thu, 29 May 2014 18:33:47 +0000

yeah, joe, i wondered about that too. what a goofball.

By: Joe L

Joe L — Thu, 29 May 2014 02:55:50 +0000

That seller cost himself a lot of money with his/her HORRIBLE listing. First of all, why is the photo the front cover and not the autographs!?! Second, no idea on the musicians: Jimmie Cliff!?! John Campbell Oddey!?! WTF?!

By: Joe L

Joe L — Thu, 29 May 2014 02:52:19 +0000

I also think they look legit. The “thank yous” take it out of the realm of autograph bait, i.e., they were signed to someone at the time for a reason, not faked later to look pretty. Also, the Miles and Cobb signatures match this listing, which also looks like the real thing: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Miles-DAVIS-Jazz-Kind-of-Blue-LP-SIGNED-/380898288112?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item58af4ea1f0

By: Sean

Sean — Thu, 29 May 2014 00:48:49 +0000

Looks like this 2014 autograph is also Jimmie. http://www.amazon.com/Jimmy-Cobb-Authentic-Autographed-Drumhead/dp/B00JKSMGF0

By: Clifford

Clifford — Wed, 28 May 2014 22:18:27 +0000

Considering the signatures and the faded ballpoint pen I’d say this thing is legit. Pretty rad.