Comments on: I Remember Clifford (And Lee Morgan, Too)

By: GST

GST — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 16:18:08 +0000

Well the DG Sidewinder is back up on the bay. Something fishy is going on.

By: The Stupid List | jazzcollector.com

The Stupid List | jazzcollector.com — Sun, 15 Feb 2015 16:52:05 +0000

[…] interest at that price, which turned out to be $482.11. I did casually mention when I wrote the earlier post that Clifford was probably among my top five musicians of all time and that I would ponder that and […]

By: maartenkools

maartenkools — Thu, 12 Feb 2015 22:04:03 +0000

indeed it is great to talk about ears, dg’s and more on the sidewinder album, love it…. but what about Totem Pole, on side A!!!!!!

By: don-lucky

don-lucky — Thu, 12 Feb 2015 20:47:13 +0000

…The Clifford Brown autograph is definitely a great find, but more so because we don’t seen them up for sale on ebay very often, especially on the front cover of an LP. It goes without saying that we really have no way of knowing just how rare it is with any real certainty these days, especially with autograph forgery as rampant as it is. Although, Al does have a good point… That since Clifford Browns life was tragically cut short, we can only presume there would be a very limited quantity of items he signed over the years, and who knows how many may still exist to this day. (This can also be said for many of the great Jazz artists as well… ) As for the second Max Roach autograph, it really isn’t a bad thing in my mind, and certainly paints an interesting picture of its original owner. Although one might wonder how a Canadian pressing with a US cover ended up in Germany in the first place… Generally speaking, the signatures aren’t bad for the most part either as far as I can tell.

By: Earl

Earl — Thu, 12 Feb 2015 16:42:12 +0000

I am somewhat in sympathy with GTF in that I agree that DG’s are much hyped above, IMHO, their true value.

However it is undeniable that DG’s, associated as they are with the early days of LP’s, are valued by many buyers. Which in turn means that if you ever plan to sell any part of your collection, you would probably get more money for the DG versions.

By: Earl

Earl — Thu, 12 Feb 2015 15:54:18 +0000

So the seller benefited from the re-listing – but I still wonder what exactly happened – after all the first auction was in fact completed. One would have to believe the buyer dropped out of sight; lucky for the seller!?!

By: GST

GST — Thu, 12 Feb 2015 15:05:35 +0000

@ Earl. The relisting of Sidewinder went for double the original listing. It’s all about timing.

By: Michel

Michel — Thu, 12 Feb 2015 10:26:13 +0000

It is incredible that we still have something to discuss about “Sidewinder” such a well documented record, regarding cover and music. Blue Note seems to be the inexhaustive source of discussion among jazz collectors. Japanese collectors and taste are actually ruling the market.

By: adamski

adamski — Thu, 12 Feb 2015 09:17:06 +0000

That LM Sidewinder is the same as mine, they are not DG. No way! (I love Joe Henderson on this date)

By: JOK

JOK — Thu, 12 Feb 2015 06:05:56 +0000

My sidewinder has the RVG in the dead zone, but no ear.