eBaying: Phil Woods, Cliff Jordan, Ray Draper

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

Phil Woods, Woodlore, Prestige 7018. This is one of those great early Prestiges that, somehow, I’ve never been able to find an original pressing for my collection, despite 40-plus years of trying. I do have a Japanese pressing, which sounds good, but an original with the kakubushi cover, how can you ever compare? This was an original pressing from Atomic records. The record looked to be n M- condition and the cover was VG+. The price was $493.88, pretty reasonable in today’s market I would say.

Cliff Jordan and John Gilmore, Blowing in From Chicago, Blue Note 1549. This is another in the same category as Woodlore, I’m still searching for an original pressing for my own collection. Gives you a sense how rare these are — in all of my 40 years of exploration to have never come upon a reasonably priced copy of either one of these records. This one was sold by my friend Steve at Roundagain records in Providence and it was in VG++ condition for the record and what looked to be VG- for the cover. It sold for  $632.

Ray Draper, Tuba Sounds, Prestige 7096. This looked to be an original New York yellow label with the deep grooves. The record looked to be in VG+ or VG++ condition and the cover was the same. The price was $146.49. This is a pretty low price for an original Prestige in this condition, but the Draper LPs always seem to lag a bit behind the rest of the market, even the one with John Coltrane.