Updating the $2,000 Jazz Vinyl Bin
I’ve been checking out some of the recent higher-priced jazz vinyl auctions on eBay and came across some interesting items, including this one, which is completely new to me: Jazz Quintet 60, Metronome 15124. This is an original 1962 Danish pressing featuring Bent Axen and Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (he must have been a teenager) along with Bjarne Rostvold, Allan Botschinsky and Niels Husum. Don’t know anything about the record, other than it must be highly collectible. This copy was in M- condition for the vinyl and VG++ for the cover and sold for $2,392 with nearly 350 page views. The seller was SweeDeeDee, who had a bunch of nice items on eBay last week.
Here’s a beauty from my friends at Infinity Records on Long Island: Sonny Clark, Dial S For Sonny, Blue Note 1570. This was an original pressing with the West 63rd address, deep grooves, etc., and it was listed in M- condition for the vinyl and what looked to be VG+ for the cover. It sold for $2,100.
This is one of the other ones from SweeDeeDee: Kenny Dorham, Quiet Kenny, New Jazz 8225. This was an original purple label pressing with the deep grooves and it was listed in VG++ condition for both the record and the cover. This one had more than 800 page views and sold for $2,025.
Heard of this – never actually seen it for sale. I believe there is a Debut EP with some of their recordings as well.
To Al and the older cats here on Jazzcollector that may know a thing or two more about who is who in the state of New York- Infinity Records added this to the Dial S For Sonny auction: “This is one of about 1000 LP’s we just picked up from a Jazz Musician out of south New Jersey last week.” Something like that makes me curious. Maybe it’s famous jazz musician? Who could it be… Or are their simply too many musicians in NJ to put a name on this? One thing’s for sure: whoever that musician is, he most definitely must have had a few great records 😉