Expensive Jazz Vinyl, Back To the Movies
I was off eBay for a few days and missed a few big-ticket items, starting with Cliff Jordan and Jon Gilmore, Blowing in From Chicago, Blue Note 1549. This was an original pressing with the New York 23 logo. The record was listed in M- condition and the cover was VG+ with some water stains on the back. The final price was $2,200, the first time to my recollection that this record has ended up in the $2,000 bin. I still don’t own an original pressing of this record and it seems pretty obvious (to me at least) that I won’t be buying one on eBay. This one falls into the same category: Hank Mobley and Lee Morgan, Peckin’ Time, Blue Note 1574. This was an original pressing listed in M- condition for both the record and the cover. The final price was $2,750, not too bad for a seller with only 98% positive feedback.
Speaking of Lee Morgan, I finally did get to see the documentary “I Called Him Morgan” the other day. Snuck off from work Monday morning, but don’t tell anyone. I liked the film and especially some of the clips: Morgan playing “Dat Dere” and “Moanin'” with Art Blakey, and a few others. The main focus of the film was on Morgan’s relationship with his common-law wife Helen, who shot him at the downtown New York jazz club Slugs back in 1972, when Morgan was only 33. Amazing how much he accomplished in such a short life. I would have liked the film to have focused a little bit more on Morgan — more about his childhood, his background and what it was the made him so special as a musician. Small complaints however: We have to appreciate any documentary that explores the music and musicians we love and treats them with the respect they deserve. Speaking of which, I have tickets to take my whole family to see Chasing Trane this weekend in New York City. Looking forward to exposing them all to more of Coltrane.
my god, i just HATE the cover art for “peckin’ time”. i hate it so much that i needed to type it on the internet, in fact.
How come GTF? I’m guessing you’re not too keen on “Jackie’s Bag” either?
I recall seeing the Jordan/Gilmore topping the $2000 bin years ago. It’s a great album though I’ll happily live with my King Japanese pressing.
In fact, here’s one for $2500 from a couple years back, though my memory is that it went that far at least one other time quite a while back:
http://www.popsike.com/CLIFF-JORDAN-JOHN-GILMORE-blowing-in-from-chicago-BLUE-NOTE-1549-Flat-63rd-RVG/321749916687.html
LoL @GTF ……………
Headed to $1K bin?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/282427329368?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
(JACKIE-MCLEAN-A-LONG-DRINK-PRESTIGE-NEW-JAZZ-8253-1ST-PRESS-RVG-DG-TOP-COPY – NM)
The Peckin time is out again from the same seller.
Richard: Yeah, I also dislike Jackie’s Bag, but at least that record has cover art that covers that whole cover. In both cases, I feel like the artwork is lazy and boring, and in the case of “Peckin’ Time”, I especially feel that way.
the “Peckin’ Time” cover is so appalling that I shunned the record for many years. Of course, in the end, I bought the album and have enjoyed the music ever since.
Test….i seem to have trouble posting.
If it is any consolation, I’m not all that into the cover for Peckin’ Time, though it is an excellent date.
Jackie’s Bag has a funny cover and the music is sublime.
yeah, you’re right clifford. they both do have great music. that’s the important part.
gst, are you trying from a phone? it never lets me post from my phone. dunno why.
Something about the cover for Tenor Madness has always bothered me. Rollins Plays for Bird is one of my favourite.
I have a signed print on fabric from ST JOHND AFRICAN ORTHODOX CHURCH, San Francisco. Many years ago the cannonized John Coltrane to priesthood…if you would like to see it