A Few For the $1,000 Bin, Happy B-Day Newk
Ahhh, it’s nice to be back posting regularly again. We haven’t updated the $1,000 bin in a while, so let’s do that this morning, starting with: Lee Morgan, Indeed, Blue Note 1538. This looks to be an original pressing with the deep grooves and Lexington Avenue address. Although there is no mention of a flat edge in the listing, the seller confirmed that it is, Indeed (pun intended), a flat-edge pressing. The record was listed in M- condition and the cover was described as “very good” but it sounded more liked VG+ or even VG++ based on the description. This beauty sold for $1,925. Since we’re doing the $1,000 bin this morning, it must be a Blue Note day here at Jazz Collector. Here’s another:
Hank Mobley Quartet, Blue Note 5066. This is an original 10-inch pressing and it was listed in M- condition for the vinyl and VG+ for the cover. We’ve seen a hike in prices for 10-inch Blue Notes recently so it was only a mild surprise that this Mobley went for $1,303.
This one is destined for the $1,000 bin, but it hasn’t closed yet: Sonny Rollins, Saxophone Colossus, Prestige 7079. This is an original New York pressing and it is listed in VG++ condition for both the record and the cover. It is already at $1,200.
Looking at Saxophone Colossus this morning reminds us to wish Sonny Rollins a belated happy 80th birthday. I am not attending the concert at the Beacon Theater tonight, unfortunately. I’ve seen Sonny so often, most recently at Tanglewood a few years ago when he was playing as well as ever. I will write further about Sonny this weekend — he’s been such a hero for so long — but if anyone would like to get started with stories or birthday wishes on this post, please be my guest. You can look here for a rerun of the Birthday Tribute I did two years ago.
…I thought I was the lucky one Al ! I just read your ‘Birthday Tribute’ to Sonny from a few years ago, and despite the unfortunate timing of that Pharaoh Sanders comment outside the Vanguard (I almost spit out my coffee laughing over that one by the way) I was left wishing I had been in the audience with you guys the following time at the Half Note. This is how Jazz was meant to be enjoyed. The most memorable nights have always been the weeknights at the clubs in NYC… Although, Sonny has a way of making even a large venue feel like an intimate club at every performance. I will never forget meeting him backstage on a few occasions myself, and he always takes the time to chat with us, a real class act. The most prized LP’s I have in my collection are the two he signed hanging in my office. The first one is on the cover of an original pressing of ‘A Night at the Vanguard (BN 1581) with a lengthy personal comment to me and signed “Sonny”, then of course the one that appeared in the Jazz Collector posting after the Tarrytown gig last year. This was an amazing show despite the isolated venue. We got to meet him backstage for a photo op along with Bob Cranshaw. This is also where he signed my original NYC pressing of Saxophone Colossus with “To Dan my man” and a really fabulous full signature. To top it off, we had dinner with him and his tour manager Peter Downey (along with the organizers) after the show at a local restaurant… As it turned out, we were of the few who actually forked out the $500/ ticket to support the charity, but it was certainly worth it ! One thing I love about Sonny is that every time I see him, he’s wearing a different hat, and I often remind him of that each year in our Christmas Card. What can I say, the man’s got style…
Check this great article out:
“Sonny Rollins Takes a Ride Uptown – On the Eve of His 80th Birthday, the Jazz Legend Revisits His Childhood With a Tour of His Old Harlem Neighborhood”
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703882304575465650752095186.html
is there a slowdown? I noticed this weekend:
a NM 1st pressing flat edge Lex/Lex. “Six Pieces of Silver” BLP 1539 for $ 416.
a ditto original Lou Donaldson BLP 1537 for $ 1008.
Hybrid pressings BLP 1502 and BLP 1503 (Bud Powell and Miles) for $ 66.98 each.
Remark: I noticed for some time that Horace Silver albums are bringing less than other artists.
I’ve noticed the same about Horace Silver albums, they bring in a good bit less than the others. This is true for 1500’s all the way to liberty. While Horace isn’t my favorite blue note artist, I really enjoy some of his albums. I’ve been wondering if anyone else knows a reason for this? I was thinking that either Horace is not held in the same category as other blue note artist or that his albums where given higher initial runs so there is a greater supply.