Comments on: Dial Jazz Collector For Blue Notes

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 15 Dec 2014 15:22:58 +0000

ceedee that sounds like a great summer trip for sure. Safeco Field is beautiful and there are plenty of record stores to hit. As for finding Jazz without the luxury of repeat visits, i would say that you should visit Neptune Music Co in the University District. They tend to have some nice stuff almost all of the time (although it’s not usually a bargain). Easy Street Records also has been getting some nice stuff lately at a bit better prices (plus they have a cafe with a great cheap breakfast for after you browse).

By: ceedee

ceedee — Sun, 14 Dec 2014 18:09:46 +0000

This summer I hope to put some miles on the old Saab and-perhaps-find myself in Seattle,catching a baseball game. Finding a nice jazz collection at a local shop would be a nice bonus. Any tips on where to start?

By: DaveS

DaveS — Fri, 12 Dec 2014 20:23:35 +0000

Heard a crazy story from a record store owner in Los Angeles the other day. Said that back when the Yen was sky-high, he sent shipping container-loads of new and used records to Japan and thinks many of them are still in storage yards locked away and became forgotten during the CD is king days of yore. Who knows what is out there.

By: Michel

Michel — Fri, 12 Dec 2014 05:51:37 +0000

I’ve been two times in Japan, 10 year ago and last year. I’ve visited many record stores. They have tons of Blue Note, Prestige and Savoy. Prices are huge. You know where are most of precious rare records, no question about that.

I’ll add that Japanese also cleaned Paris. Many dealers in Paris during the 90’s did not even put their rare Blue Note or Prestige for sale to their loyal customers, they directly sold to Japanese dealers, off store.

That is why i will for ever thank Ebay, because thanks to Internet i’ve been able to pick out many records – at least loyaly compete and try to get them.

By: Joseph

Joseph — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 22:09:56 +0000

Yup, I will also add that in places like Buffalo and Cleveland , a lot of Japanese and German collectors , who were ahead of the curve so to speak, cleaned out these cities in the mid to late 70’s of Rare Jazz and Psych LP’s.
I was in Cleveland about 5 years ago and a guy that used to have a huge store in downtown Cleveland told me they knew what they wanted and got a lot of amazing stuff for cheap.
I know some people like that here in Toronto , that told me they were in heaven every time they took the drive to Detroit……

By: maartenkoolsfotografie@hotmail.com

maartenkoolsfotografie@hotmail.com — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 21:26:02 +0000

no Milt Buckner’s anymore??.. Damn you, you Chinese people!!

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 17:51:27 +0000

JOK I hit the record stores here in Seattle pretty frequently and while I too have heard the tales of Asian buyers gobbling them up (for some reason I always here Koreans, although I think it really just means Asian buyers), I’ve seen more jazz in the last year than I ever have before. I’ve seen all kinds of Blue Notes, some really impressive Prestiges, and so on. Granted, most are very highly priced and don’t last long, but there are still records to be found.

By: Clifford

Clifford — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 17:27:09 +0000

There are rich people everywhere and they want to buy records. And the market in Japan for obscure LPs is not a new phenomenon. In the 1970s, apparently a lot of the Instant Composers Pool records went to Japanese collectors. Han Bennink personally sent one hundred handmade copies of the New Acoustic Swing Duo to a Japanese dealer for quite a bit of money back then.

By: JOK

JOK — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 17:12:17 +0000

Chinese are in the market in the Seattle area. They have purchased all the old jazz records up there (according to the guys working the record stores). You won’t find anything, not even a Milt Buckner on Argo.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 22:35:41 +0000

I have to wonder if most of the excessive auction prices are sourced to Japanese or Eastern EU collectors who have deep pockets and an interest to either collect or resell to hungry buyers “back home.”