Comments on: M&M&M: Monterose, Mobley, Miles

By: Clifford Allen

Clifford Allen — Wed, 23 May 2018 15:22:10 +0000

That silk screened Levy was in “G” condition, rare though it might be…

By: ILYA

ILYA — Tue, 22 May 2018 22:43:58 +0000

I agree with Michel on the Levy LP. Especially, if the condition is NM as described: those flat-edge Bethlehems are oh-so-difficult to find in great shape. $20 is a shame. Especially, taking into account that even Liberty BN reissues have pushed over the $100 mark.

By: Michel

Michel — Tue, 22 May 2018 18:49:04 +0000

@woody : thanks for sharing the information, i know those covers, i think you are right : Bethlehem tried to add some more attractive information. I have not any of those “reprinted” covers anyway.

@Eearl Hodin : I’m a huge fan of Hank Mobley and Blue Note as many of us on this forum. I just find unbelievable that it has become so expensive today. He was certainly a great saxophone player. Stan Levey “This time the drums on me” is to my hears a quintessential session of the West Coast jazz and i can’t imagine it sells for only 20 $.

By: Rudolf

Rudolf — Tue, 22 May 2018 17:09:41 +0000

The humour of Mr Goldblatt, apparently, was not appreciated by everybody and Stan Levey (nor e.g. Kenny Clarke) is not the collectors’ drummer anymore. The presence of Dexter on the Levey album is overlooked by the “connoisseurs”.
The added graphics only diminish the value of the album. I have seen it on the Red Mitchell album BCP 38. But there are more examples.

By: Earl Hodin

Earl Hodin — Tue, 22 May 2018 16:41:19 +0000

Apologies Michel, but could you educate me as to the problem with the Stan Levey – or are you just saying that the price seems very low for what is a good album?

By: Woody

Woody — Tue, 22 May 2018 14:27:58 +0000

Michel, I don’t know if you’d find this interesting but there is version of that Stan Levey cover that is very rare but not considered collectable. Both the Levey and Dexter Gorden’s “Daddy Plays the Horn” have versions of the covers with additional graphics silk screened directly on the laminated covers. My theory is that sales were below expectations so they did a mock up of the covers with added graphics as a marketing experiment. There are a small handful of other Bethlehem covers I’ve seen like this but they were never put into production. They would be considered holy grails if they were Blue Notes. Check out the Levey cover.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Stan-Levey-Dexter-Gordon-On-the-Jazz-Kick-Original-Bethlehem-BCP-37-1955-JAZZ/263542399394?hash=item3d5c59e1a2:g:FBQAAOSwa51ZbE1D

By: Michel

Michel — Mon, 21 May 2018 16:34:42 +0000

For me the problem is not that the 756th copy of 1568 (on a total run of 600 “true first”, with the right adress at the right place, the right carboard thickness, the period correct spindle hole and lamination, the color of the ink of the third letter of “Blue” attesting the VERY FIRST 50 copies pressed, of course light shade on the red “Hank” identifying a copy HOLDED by RVG in person), sold for 21897, 88 USD to Mr Takao Shoyida no…the problem is here :

https://www.ebay.com/itm/STAN-LEVEY-THIS-TIME-THE-DRUMS-ON-ME-BETHLEHEM-BCP-37-DG-Mono-NM/202311488596?hash=item2f1ab45454:g:aaAAAOSwdytazDC2

Are we sure that collectors = connoisseurs ?

By: Eric

Eric — Sat, 19 May 2018 19:10:50 +0000

I’ll admit it’s still a lot to spend but it had been on my radar for a few years and had never been able to get it. I’ve shied away from the Ebay auctions except in certain circumstances which makes it so much more fulfilling to find something like this totally unexpected.

By: Clifford Allen

Clifford Allen — Sat, 19 May 2018 16:12:38 +0000

Jeez Eric!

Although the funkyou price was insane I must say.

By: gregory the fish

gregory the fish — Sat, 19 May 2018 16:08:47 +0000

dang eric. im super jealous.