Comments on: Another Adventure, Part 1: Ornette, Monk, Dee and Me

By: A Treasure Trove of LPs, Autographs, Photos and Other Memorabilia from Ornette, Monk and More | jazzcollector.com

Sun, 07 Nov 2021 15:04:43 +0000

[…] you can go back to the original four-part series of articles, which started on February 21, 2020 (Another Adventure, Part 1: Ornette, Monk, Dee and Me). Dee reached out recently and asked me to post the following note. For what it’s worth, I’ve […]

By: JOK

JOK — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 22:28:40 +0000

Robert Edwards Auctions would be a good place for her to go. They generally do sports cards and memorabilia, but the people who buy from there are high rollers and they got money. They also do a few odd things outside of sports and I think this would warrant a contact with REA.

By: Dee Dee

Dee Dee — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 20:33:07 +0000

Just to clarify, these photographs both Al and I are mentioning and exhibiting here are distinctly NOT the very common normal mass-produced promotion photos.

They are most accurately referred to – in art photography circles, high-end photography-only galleries, and by the Smithsonian Institution, Library Of Congress, and AUTOGRAPHED art collector-circles as:

Original Vintage Silver Gelatin Prints – made by the photographer, within one year of exposure.

I am also a formally-trained photographer, having studied extensively and personally with one of the most respected and esteemed “jazz photographers”, photo editors (Metronome Magazine) and Life, Family Of Man, (and MUCH more in his own résumé contributions), Herb Snitzer – from 1964 to 1968.

By: lennib

lennib — Sun, 23 Feb 2020 22:55:22 +0000

Great story and nice to have the creative force of the photography being spoken of, Ms. Dee Dee, actively commenting on this post and site. I
Agree with Al re collecting photos, a wonderful addition to one’s Jazz ephemera, however one runs out of wall space to display them after a while.
I remember that Mongo Santamaria record. It was on Tico if I recall. Was hanging with with eclectic cats in the late ‘60’s and heard this lp. Around that time it seems there was a whole bunch of African/Caribbean drum lps on Latin labels like Tico and on Folkways Records, coming out, voodoo drums, talking drums, mystic drums, etc.

By: Dee [Dee]

Dee [Dee] — Sun, 23 Feb 2020 18:04:03 +0000

Daryl – as a matter of fact, there are TWO gorgeous Test Pressings not listed, both of my friend and teacher, Mongo Santamaría.

“Drums And Chants” was his seminal work outside of the ‘pop’ he was always encouraged by agents and record executives to promote, and relates more to his deeply Afro-Cuban roots of his heart, and transports the drumming collaboration to levels unheard even in his “jazz” best! One is a “studio pressing”, the other a ‘Test Pressing’, and I shall leave the finer delineations to you collectors.

BOTH are in unplayed condition, one has the normal cover, but the album label itself is hand-written.

BOTH STILL AVAILABLE – contact our Al for details, and/or make your reasonable offers for consideration.

By: DARYL

DARYL — Sun, 23 Feb 2020 17:32:47 +0000

Al, what an incredible story! I look forward to hearing more about the sale of the records and photos. I can only imagine that within the vinyl collection are test pressings and more!

By: Yvonne DeLaney Mitchell

Yvonne DeLaney Mitchell — Sun, 23 Feb 2020 16:10:55 +0000

Happy Sunday, as of last posting I was going crazy as I inadvertently listed a Loise Armstong and his All stars, Duke Ellington and his Orchestra at Newport, recorded in performance at the American Jazz Festival during a 2 day session in July, 1956, on eBay as a “buy now” listing, priced (by eBay) for less than $20. Quelle Dommage (French for OMG!). For those of you who know listing on eBay then you know, changing your listing platform is nothing short of a bit#h. However, the old proverbial saying, there’s more than one way to skin a ? cat prevailed. While viewing the listing, with a double sigh, one because of my boo boo and two because even at this ridiculously low price, no one has made an offer, I noticed three little dots in the upper right hand corner. Hmmm. What’s a girl to do other than click and voila, an option to completely remove the listing appeared; which undoubtedly I did. Whew! That was a close one. Why I think this LP is so special is that side A is completely featuring Louis Armstrong and side B completely featuring Duke Ellington. Cover and LP are, how do you say, VG++.

By: Dee [Dee]

Dee [Dee] — Fri, 21 Feb 2020 14:40:28 +0000

The thing is, every single image has a story!!!