Today on eBay: Tadd, Zoot, Fuller, Miles, et al
We’re back from The Berkshires after our successful gig in the Monterey General Store and it’s time to get back to the ever-lasting grind that is eBay. We took a look at listings over the next couple of days, and it’s actually pretty quiet out there, although our friends at Euclid Records have a few nice items closing today. Here’s some of what we’re watching:
Tadd Dameron, Fontainebleau, Prestige 7037. This is an original New York pressing that is in M- condition for both the record and the cover. This one is not usually among the higher-priced early Prestiges, but the bidding is already at $162, which is nice to see for a nice record.
Zoot Sims and Joe Newman, Locking Horns, Rama 1003. This is a rare record on a rare label. The vinyl is listed as M- and the cover is VG++. The price is nearly $300, with more than an hour left.
Miles Davis, Miles, The New Miles Davis Quintet, Prestige 7014. This is the album that introduced John Coltrane to
most of the jazz public at the time. It is a beautiful copy, according to Euclid, in M- condition for both the record and the cover. The price is $439.
This one is from Atomic Records: Curtis Fuller, Bone and Bari, Blue Note 1572. This features Sonny Clark on piano. This looks to be in VG+ condition and is currently at $300.
Here’s a tier-two item that might make someone happy: Arte Shaw and his Grammercy Five, Volume 4, Clef 645. This one features a great cover by David Stone Martin — somewhat risque even — plus the presence of Tal Farlow on guitar. This vinyl on this one is M- and the cover is VG+. The price is just $30 at this point and we’re not sure it will get all that much higher.
By the way, stay tuned to the site: Later today we’ll be announcing the winner of the Charlie Parker Memorial LP on Savoy. There are lots of eligible jazz collectors for this one. — al
There’s a couple of Blue Note test pressings on offer from ebay seller Bluenotesound (Michael Cuscuna’s wife Lisa!). They’re particularly interesting because they’re original pressings of material that didn’t get released until the late 70s. The first is a stereo test press of Horace Parlan’s Happy Frame of Mind from 1963, not issued until 1976 on the Booker Ervin ‘Back from the Gig’ double LP (BN-LA 488-H2), currently with 1 bid at the opening price of $499.99. The second is a Stanley Turrentine session from 1964; the stereo test press is dated 6/13/1966, which I presume is just after the sale to Liberty (what date was that?) as the pressing plant is All Disc rather than Plastylite. This material was first released in 1980: tracks from side 1 on ‘In Memory Of’ (LT1037) & tracks from side 2 on ‘Mr. Natural’ (LT1075). This one is starting at $399.98 with no bids so far.