Today on Ebay, January 19, 2009

Things are kind of slow on eBay today, but there are definitely a few items of interest for those of us in the Jazz Collector world. Of particular note are several Blue Note test pressings from the seller Bluenotesound, which, we believe, is affiliated with Mosaic Records. This one is of the Jackie Mclean Quintet, listed as Blue Note BST 84116. It was recorded in 1962 — the record has the date 9-2-62 — but wasn’t released until the 1970s. It features Kenny Dorham and Sonny Clark and, according to the seller, Blue Note only issued 25 test pressings of each LP, so it would be extremely rare. In addition to this Jackie test pressing, there are two other test pressings available: Leo Parker, Rolling With Leo,  and a copy of the Sam Rivers LP Dimensions and Extensions. All of these are in near mint condition. It’ll be very interesting to see the final prices. 

Among the more conventional jazz collectibles are:

Jackie McLean, McLean’s Scene, Prestige New Jazz 8212. This is an original pressing with the purple label. The seller doesn’t provide grades, but it looks to be at least VG+ for the record and the cover. This is a great record. The current price is $41.

The seller Roverd has a couple of nice records by Ernie Henry up today: Ernie Henry, Seven Standards and a Blues, Riverside 248. This is a blue label pressing. The record is listed as M- and the cover is VG++. The current price is $52. Another great record. Also up from Roverd is Presenting Ernie Henry, Riverside 222. This is a white label original with the record and cover both in M- condition. The current price is $451.