Comments on: Will There Be A New Normal in Jazz Collecting?

By: lennib

lennib — Thu, 23 Apr 2020 17:14:36 +0000

I feel there will always be an interest in 78’s. Even though I sold most of my records, 78’s included, and have no turntable to pay 78’s on, I have bid on 78’s recently. It’s the collecting virus.
78’s, as with lps, have a value based on quality and/or quantity. Blues 78’s on Paramount and Vocalion and Okeh and such labels can command high prices , even in poor condition, simply because there ain’t many left of the few that were made in the 1930’s and thereabouts.
Same with Jazz lps. I mean somebody had to be hip enough when these Blue Notes and whatnots were first sold to buy them. So those of us now who either were to young then or weren’t born yet or weren’t hip yet, can get them . Like somebody had to buy Al’s recent acquisition copy of Shades Of Redd new, so he can place it in his lp file in 2020.
That’s why I liked Jazz lps with folk’s names on them. Provided a link, if you will, to the story the lp told separate from the music.

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 23 Apr 2020 02:23:30 +0000

Most 78’s are of limited musical interest by today’s standards, but the market for high quality 78’s remains fairly strong. Early Bechet 78’s in decent condition are hard to come by, and sell for hundreds.

Owners of high quality jazz LP’s will not sell into a depressed market, regardless of how cash-poor they may become.

By: maarten kools

maarten kools — Wed, 22 Apr 2020 16:48:13 +0000

like always, after a crises life will go on as it used to be… people are unteachable… did we ‘learn’ and change anything after the Banking crisis…. nope! the only reason that prices of old jazz records will drop is because older people die… there will come a generation that will not be interested anymore…. like nobody nowerdays is interested in 78 rpm records or sidney bechet

By: Clifford Allen

Clifford Allen — Tue, 21 Apr 2020 17:28:20 +0000

Very sad to hear about Grimes and Logan the other day — nursing homes and similar facilities are getting hit hard by the virus, and both artists were in that situation.

By: Clifford Allen

Clifford Allen — Tue, 21 Apr 2020 17:26:48 +0000

Yeah, hoping to move to a bigger space in the next year or so, and can truly “unleash the beast” and let a lot of CDs and LPs out of storage and into shelving. It will also be a time to see what I actually want to keep versus ditch.

By: Jay Fulmer

Jay Fulmer — Tue, 21 Apr 2020 15:52:42 +0000

I think the longest lasting effect of the pandemic will be on crate digging itself. Record fairs and Estate Sales are often contact sports, and people’s willingness to open up their home to have their collections appraised will probably look much different in the future. Soon we might all be reminiscing about those good old days digging shoulder to shoulder with strangers in a cramped garage or basement, searching for that lost treasure…

By: d_notes

d_notes — Mon, 20 Apr 2020 18:47:51 +0000

…Personally, I find myself at a “collecting crossroads” in these uncertain times. Many of us have been laid-off for the foreseeable future, myself included, so spending money on high-end collectibles these days may not be the wisest of decisions. Where-as the thought of selling for survival sake has certainly crossed my mind given the state of affairs, but is quickly dismissed for obvious reasons. Similar to the equities market there are bargains to be had during a bear market, and this is the time when fortunes are often made by the savvy investor in the shadow of great loss.

That being said, this is also a great time to get reacquainted with your own library as Clifford noted above. In the last few weeks, I have since re-discovered a vast amount of music within my own collection that hasn’t been aired in our home for decades ! It certainly is a revelation in terms of appreciating what you already have… Which in some cases, is far more than most and could easily last a lifetime. I even went digging through my CD library and box sets over the weekend for those lesser known alternate takes, only to discover that there are many classic sides I still don’t own on vinyl. A discovery which as most of us in the “Jazz Collective” can attest, is typically followed by a quick search on eBay to rectify. In the interest of supporting an otherwise fragile economy, most of us wouldn’t think twice about supporting our favorite restaurants with an occasional take-out order while in self-isolation, so why not support the record sellers of the world whenever possible as part of our civic duty ? To date, I have bought two albums on eBay in the last few weeks and when (and if) they show up, they too will be in quarantine before being allowed out to play !

By: Charlie

Charlie — Mon, 20 Apr 2020 09:58:22 +0000

Haha “It is not my body she is after” made my day. Stay safe

By: B. Akkerman

B. Akkerman — Sun, 19 Apr 2020 16:09:30 +0000

Hi,

Any chance that Rudolf who went to the Konitz 1958 The Hague concert could get in touch with me?

Alvast bedankt!

Kind regards,

Bootsy Akkerman
b.akkerman10@gmail.com

By: Rudolf

Rudolf — Sat, 18 Apr 2020 19:59:21 +0000

brooklynvegan.com came with an obituary for Henry with sound tracks from 1959 on. Fredrik,
I saw the 1959 Rollins trio in concert broadcast on Dutch TV by VARA, who still should have the tapes.