Seven for the Jazz Collector Price Guide

Let’s catch up on some of the jazz vinyl auctions we’ve been watching on eBay, starting with: Hank Mobley Quartet, Blue Note 5066. This one was in just VG condition for the record with what the seller described as “some feelable scratches.” It apparently plays well for the condition, but the condition isn’t so great. The cover was VG+. It was, of course, an original 10-inch LP with a very cool cover. This one sold for $665.

Kenny Dorham, Quiet Kenny, New Jazz 8225. This was an original pressing with the purple labels and the deep grooves. The record was listed in VG+ condition and the cover was VG-. It sold for $711.07.

Sonny Clark, Sonny’s Crib, Blue Note 1576. I had thought this was an original but in an earlier post Earl corrected me and noted that only one side has the New York 23 cover, so perhaps it is not a first press? It’s definitely an early press. This one was listed in M- condition for the record and VG++ for the cover. It sold for $1,344. As for those other Sonny Clark records we were watching:

An original Dial S for Sonny, Blue Note 1570, in VG++ condition for the record and cover, sold for $1,344; as noted, Cool Struttin’, Blue Note 1588, an early but not first pressing, sold for the buy-it-now price of $2,400.

Walter Davis Jr., Davis Cup, Blue Note 4018. This was an original pressing listed in M- condition for both the record and the cover. It sold for $936.

That Hal Stein-Warren Fitzgerald record on Progressive did not get any bids at a start price of $499, so I imagine we may be seeing it back on eBay in the near future.