French Zoot, Miles Smiles & An LP That Is Hipp
After all these years of collecting and visiting record stores, I still get a kick out of seeing records I’ve never seen before. Case in point: Zoot Sims All Stars, Barclay 84019. This looks to be an original 10-inch French pressing with a really nice looking cover and label. The seller describes the vinyl as being in M- condition, and the cover is probably VG++. The start price is about $200 and there are five days to go.
Speaking of European pressings, I had never seen this cover of Miles Davis, Porgy and Bess, CBS 62108. Think about how many candid shots of Miles you’ve seen where he’s actually smiling. Here’s one. Very nice cover. This is a stereo pressing listed in VG++ condition for the record and cover. So far there are no takers at a mere $19.
From the time I saved the record to when I started writing this post, a gap of about 15 minutes, the price of this record shot up by several hundred dollars: Jutta Hipp at the Hickory House Volume 1, Blue Note 1515. This is an original Lexington Avenue pressing. The record is in VG condition and the cover is VG++. The price is now more than $600 and will probably keep on rising.
the Jutta Hipp is allready up to $1535… mind you, the record is VG!
I adore this BN cover.. but a second or liberty pressing mono will do for me…
vol.2 VG+ buy it now $999,-
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Jutta-Hipp-At-the-Hickory-House-Vol-2-LP-DG-VG-RVG-/110705578885?pt=Music_on_Vinyl&hash=item19c6911385#ht_3128wt_1398
That’s very high for the Hipp LP, no? I know there is a big range because of the condition and market variations, but I would have guessed 1/3 to 1/2 that price.
It’s high for that condition. That’s a good price for VG++ Jutta. Nice record, although my favorite Jutta is with Zoot Sims.
I’ve never seen this Barclay Zoot, anyone heard/have it. Is the music good.
I absolutely love Zoot and find him to be under appreciated. He gets his due, but rarely is he considered in the top tier or even close to top tier of tenors which I imagine is because he was not as innovative as the great ones. He’s no Sonny or JC but I just love listening to him play. Such a beautiful tone.
That Zoot on Barclay is a prestige session from what I can tell. Did Barclay issue a lot of prestige sessions?
Barclay issued a lot of Prestige sessions, in 10 and 12 ” format.
Thanks Rudolf, are they usually good quality?
Mike F: yes, they are, like the U.K. Esquires. I for one have never been convinced that these pressings are really better than the original 12 ” NYC Prestiges. European versions of 10 ” albums though tend to be better than the US originals.