Red, White and Blue Note
I appreciate all of the advice on what to do with my collection, how much it’s worth, who will buy it, etcetera, etcetera. One of these days, something will happen, but I don’t know when and I can’t imagine I’ll go the Lennib route, at least for as long as I can put Coltrane on the turntable and know that it’s Coltrane that I’ve put on the turntable. In any case, I am watching jazz vinyl with renewed interest and ready to do my normal work here of writing about what I’m watching and, on occasion, writing about what I’m listening to and, on rarer and rarer occasions, what I’m buying. So, let’s start with Red Rodney, Signal 1206. This looks to be an original pressing, listed in VG+ condition for the record and VG- for the cover. Quite a rhythm section on this record with Tommy Flanagan, Oscar Pettiford and Philly Joe Jones. Question: Can anyone think of another record with that rhythm section. Off the top of my head, I can’t. So we have the record VG+ and the cover VG- and a final price of $1,324. Hmm.
Art Taylor, AT’s Delight, Blue Note 4047. This is an original West 63rd Street pressing. The record was listed in VG+ condition and the jacket was Ex, with the further explanation that the “Back side is white!” Not sure what the other optional colors may have been on the palette, but I’m sure a white backside contributed to the final price of $1,613.
Dexter Gordon, Daddy Plays the Horn, London Records LTZ-N 15098. This was an original UK mono pressing listed in EX+ for the record and EX for the cover. The final price was $293. From the same seller: Dexter Blows Hot and Cool, Ducretet-Thomson 300 V 026. This looks to be an original French pressing, listed in EX condition for the record and the cover. This one sold for $535.
And one more for the record: Paul Chambers Quintet, Blue Note 1564. This was an original West 63rd Street pressing. The record was maybe VG or VG+, depending upon how you feel about paying more than $2,000 for a record that has, as the seller described, “light noise (hiss, crackle and occasional pop).” The cover was VG+. The final price was $2,475.
the seller of those Dexters (and some Esquires) had a nice copy of Affectionate Fink. I was very tempted to throw down but my high bid would’ve been edged out anyway.
Yeah Clifford I was watching that record myself but knew I wouldn’t even be in the mix.
according to the Lord discography this is the only session featuring these three giants together.
Can anybody here comment on the sound/ pressing quality of the UK pressing of Dexter blows? Rudolf maybe?
The Dexter Blows was a French original , not a UK
My understanding is that those Ducretet Thompson pressings can take a licking and keep on ticking.
As a rule London pressings of Bethlehem material are better than the US originals. I have a number of examples to prove this statement, Mariano, Candoli, where I decided to ditch the US copies and keep the Londonpressing. My copy of Daddy plays the Horn was a US cut out. I sold it because of the mediocre sound.
Thank you Rudolf for your answer. Concerning the London pressings I agree. I do have some London pressings that were originally released on Riverside or Savoy e.g. Thelonious Monk or Nat Adderly. Is it correct that they were pressed by Decca in London?Never had the Chance to listen to a Ducretet-Thomson pressing.
“..I’ll go the lennib route.” Well Al, imagine my surprise! I’m honored to be mentioned in this edition of’Jazz Collector.’ Perhaps this may soon become a catch phrase, to “ go the lennib route.”
I’m happy I took that route and if you ever decide to, you received plenty of applicable advice in previous post. I’ll just add that I really have no regrets. The music’s always with you.
And yes I did feel the Ducretet-Thompson pressings were often exquisite and Clifford. ‘Affectionate Fink’ is one that got awsy from me too esrly.
early NOT esrly!! Geesh!!!!!
Jan, London was a Decca enterprise.
I have a Ducretet-Thomson recording by the Zoot Sims Sextet. It is a London pressing though, so basically Decca.
I have a Ducretet–Thomson pressing of Nat Adderley’s quintet session for Savoy, featuring Jerome Richardson. Excellent audio quality.
I had a Henri Renaud trio/orchestra recording on Ducretet-Thomson, but sold it. Excellent audio quality too.
Hello to my fellow jazz aficionados. I haven’t posted here in awhile. However something came to my attention that’s especially concerning. It seems Mobile Fidelity has been misleading us regarding their sourcing. I’m sorry to say but it seems MoFi has been sourcing their recordings not from original analog tape as they’ve advertised but digital files.
Unbelievably, disappointing….
See link below with full article
https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/how-a-phoenix-record-store-owner-set-the-audiophile-world-on-fire/ar-AA10kCWg
That Red Rodney on signal is very hard to obtain in Exc or above condition, i had a chance to get a near mint copy 25 years ago,but felt the $ 2000 price was to high at the time