Tracking eBay: The Cats, Blue Notes, Cannonball
Before we look ahead at the coming week, let’s look at some of the jazz vinyl we were watching last week:
Tommy Flanagan, The Cats, New Jazz 8217. This was an original pressing with the purple label and the deep grooves. It features John Coltrane. I haven’t listened to this record in a few years, but my recollection is that it’s not among Trane’s better efforts, but I should go back and check again. Nevertheless it is a New Jazz and it is Trane and Flanagan and it is thus an important collectible. This one was listed in excellent condition by the seller, which I took to mean about VG++. The price was $404.99.
This one was from the same seller and also looked to be in excellent VG++ condition: The Magnificent Thad Jones, Blue Note 1527. This was an original Lexington Avenue pressing and sold for $869.99.
Speaking of Blue Notes, as we so often do at Jazz Collector, here are a couple of 10-inch Blue Notes we were watching:
Clifford Brown, New Star on the Horizon, Blue Note 5032. This was an original pressing that looked be in at least VG++ condition. The price was $338.89. Jutta Hipp, Jutta, Blue Note 5056. This was an original Lexington Avenue pressing as well and it was in VG+ condition for both the record and the cover. It sold for $302.
This one I haven’t often tracked as a collectible, even though it’s one of my all-time favorite records, simply because it normally doesn’t fetch collectible prices: Cannonball Adderley and Bill Evans, Know What I Mean?, Riverside 9433. Perhaps the collectible status is changing: This was a stereo pressing in VG++ condition for the vinyl and VG+ for the cover and it sold for $114.49.
Which is the first pressing of Dizzy Gillespie’s “Groovin High” LP on Savoy MG 12020 (1955)?
I’ve seen three and am a little confused!
One with a black background, beige lettering, a beige tint to the picture and bright red Savoy labels
One with a white background, red lettering, B&W photo and red/mauve Savoy labels
And one with a white background, black lettering, B&W photo and mauve Savoy labels.
Any information would be much appreciated.
Thank you.
“Blood red” label is first.
Sam, this one is the original right?
I have this one though not a promo. I paid like $10 for it though. I’ve seen it at lower prices than $50 even recently.
Link here.
I always screw up linking when using the iPad.
Hey,J.Lindsay-you might get more responses if you put your question in the READERS FORUM section,since that’s the area for general info.
As for “The Cat’s”,I always held it a notch above the typical ‘blowin’ sessions of the period due to a dreamy How Long Has This Been Going On by Flanagan in trio format.
Incidentally,there’s also this series of oversized posters(new to me):
http://www.allposters.com/-sp/The-Cats-Posters_i5222019_.htm
Anyone own any?
My dogs Would hate me if I put that poster up.
Thank you for the info. Sorry I put this in the wrong section. So the copy Mike linked to is first? Thanks
Al: “the Cats” merits to be re-visited. Normally I am not very much of a guitar fan, but in this particular case, the leader Tommy Flanagan and Kenny Burrell make a fine team. Idrees Suliman and Trane perform more than adequately. Trane’s sound is somewhat thinner than in his other early work, e.g. on “Informal Jazz”, aka “Two Tenors”.
This sellerhad a good visual presentation of the record, but I was rather shocked by the spindle marks on the labels.