Comments on: Giant Steps, Impulse and Moose the Mooche

By: JVK

JVK — Fri, 19 Nov 2021 13:45:48 +0000

I picked up the Love Supreme Live in Seattle as well. Thrilled to have a new Coltrane in my collection.

By: Ceedee

Ceedee — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 22:53:09 +0000

Hey,I almost forgot! I agreed that maybe Moose the Mooch should be the star of this column. Welcome to the family,kid. Although, judging from that picture,I hope Moose the Mooch is off the hooch!

By: Ceedee

Ceedee — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 22:46:36 +0000

D.Love: Thanks for the clarity re: sold items. I wasn’t speaking with any authority, just riffing how any sale that golden( how appropriate),usually leaves me jabbering on,eventually ending with something like “pry from my cold dead hands”. I mean,it’s hard to contemplate isn’t it? No,not death,silly-unloading the gems of a collection that was acquired over decades,each lp with their own story to tell. Oh,the horror! Me? I’m gonna ck out the Buyee/Japan auction process and maybe bypass any middleman(thanks,LJC). Although, judging from the haul of the aforementioned auction,ol’ Ebay has a lot of life let in it. Brother Lennib,can I get an Amen?

By: D. Love

D. Love — Fri, 12 Nov 2021 16:23:33 +0000

The collection that you referred to wasn’t that of someone who had died. I know the person who sold the collection. And that sale was him ‘downsizing’ his collection. Just imagine what he kept for himself!

By: Albin

Albin — Fri, 12 Nov 2021 10:53:52 +0000

I suspect that Moose will only lead to eehhmm.. more Impulse!ive digging… 😛
And yes: I started online jazz records shopping ONLY from March 2020 onwards.. Before that: record- en thriftstores. It has been a wild ride, trusting serendipity (online marketplace only, no targeted Discogs-shopping), and being grateful for kind sellers and unexpected finds.
And yes: I’ve seen prices going up in these 1,5 years! ’80s and often ’70s Blue Note reissues were around €20 early last year .. now they get posted with ask-prices around €40…
Luxury problems for sure. And did I mention grateful?

By: Al

Al — Thu, 11 Nov 2021 12:59:48 +0000

Lennib — I would, but I don’t think it counts if I amen myself.

By: lennib

lennib — Thu, 11 Nov 2021 02:07:26 +0000

“I will note that I could listen to Coltrane, all day, every day, never get bored and always hear something new.”
Preach brother, Preach!!
Can I get a Amen someone?!??!!!

By: Al

Al — Thu, 11 Nov 2021 00:20:55 +0000

Maarten Kools. Amen. Are you sure English is not your first language. You are, as always, tres eloquent.

By: maarten kools

maarten kools — Wed, 10 Nov 2021 21:58:45 +0000

@artklempner don”t mix ‘jazz record collecting’ with the agony of the world .. you can, but then stop buying records and donate your money to the red cross… but i think you can do both… buy records, enjoy life.. and donate to a good cause .. do not feel guilty… we are where we are.. we do what we can…

By: Michel

Michel — Wed, 10 Nov 2021 21:54:45 +0000

@art klempner…i don’t know. I should be happy to have many of those pricey records already. But strangely the more i see those prices rising, the less interest i have in collecting records.