On eBay: Book & Blue Note

We see that some of the big sellers are back on eBay this weekend. Here is some of the jazz vinyl we are watching here at Jazz Collector:

Booker Ervin, The Song Book, Prestige 7318. Booker was one of the unheralded greats on tenor sax and, to me, this is his best record as a leader. He wails on All The Things You Are and Just Friends and shows off his power and warmth on the ballads as well. With an all-star rhythm section featuring Tommy Flanagan, Richard Davis and Alan Dawson. If I ever get back to doing my Jazz Vinyl Countdown, this stays in the collection no matter what. Anyway, the copy on sale on eBay is an

original yellow label pressing and it is listed in M- condition for both the record and the cover. It is priced at around $200 with a few hours to go.

This is another one that would stay in the collection no matter what — if I had an original copy, which, believe it or not, I don’t: Sonny Clark, Sonny’s Crib, Blue Note 1576. This is an original pressing listed as VG+ for the vinyl and VG for the cover. It is currently at about $340 and, because of the condition, perhaps it will sell for less than $1,000.

This seller has been selling some nice records from Switzerland and he has a bunch more up this weekend, including: Curtis Fuller, The Opener, Blue Note 1567. This is an original pressing and it is listed in VG++ condition for the vinyl and M- for the cover. Bidding has surpassed $500, but it has not yet surpassed the seller’s reserve price.

Finally, the seller roverd-90 is also back with a potpourri of nice jazz vinyl, including: Paul Chambers, Whims of Chambers, Blue Note 1534. This is not an original pressing: It has the West 63rd address instead of the Lexington Avenue address. Still it is in nice M- condition and it promises to sell or a hefty price tag: It is already at $255 with more than two days to go.