Comments on: Guest Column: Adventures in Jazz Collecting, Atlanta Variety

By: Stuart Levine

Stuart Levine — Mon, 16 Nov 2015 03:23:18 +0000

I was in Seattle and Portland this August and found nothing.

By: Steve

Steve — Sat, 14 Nov 2015 00:10:15 +0000

Thanks JOK! Crossroads is the place for sure. Also that Bob Gordon is a great album. When I first began to buy jazz albums I purchased about 20 10″s with a friend of mine. He took all the Pacific Jazz and I took all the Prestige (neither of us really being well versed in the music at that time). That Gordon was among the ones he took and the one I always wish I had gotten instead.

By: JOK

JOK — Fri, 13 Nov 2015 23:16:45 +0000

Steve, you must be thinking of “Crossroads”. I always come home with a vintage jazz record when I shop there. I go there every three weeks or so on average, and sometimes I come home with as many as 5 records. There is a quaint store in St. John’s called “Vinyl Resting Place”, you might find something there you like. I see Jackpot records bought a 125,000 record collection, and I know there were a lot of jazz titles in that collection, but who knows how long it will take them to sort all those records and get them on the shelf? The only jazz record I found at Jackpot was a 10 inch Bob Gordon on Pacific (it was a grail item for me), so I will be interested to see what they do with this trove of records.

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 13 Nov 2015 20:59:04 +0000

Dave at Bop Street is definitely a nice guy, didn’t mean to imply he wasn’t. I think it depends on the day as far as the prices go. There are days where he “has time” to price them and you can talk him into some solid deals. Other times he asks you to leave your stack of back room items and he will price them and call you. That’s when I know i’m sunk. My favorite of those was a decent copy of Kind of Blue that was priced “???”.

By: jason

jason — Fri, 13 Nov 2015 16:46:21 +0000

I’ve been in the back room at Bop Street and man oh man…I was able to get some nice ones! Eric Dolphy – Far Cry (2nd press)…Art Blakey OG…Owner is a real down to earth guy who is more than fair when it comes to negotiating a good price for records.

Steve – I’ll shoot you an email now!

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 13 Nov 2015 15:13:21 +0000

I’ll echo Jason’s comments above. Never have found anything earth shattering at the Seattle shows when it comes to Jazz (mid level rock records or NW Sonics/Wailers 45s though….). Whenever anything really cool shows up in the Seattle shops it tends to get hidden away and sold on ebay or only brought out when a high roller with more money then sense rolls in and asks (the notorious “back room” at Bop Street). I haven’t made it to the Portland area for record shopping since jazz became a focus of mine, I remember enjoying a store there that seemed to be a co-op type thing with multiple dealers. Any shops in particular that i should check next time i’m down? Jason i lost your email, I still think we should connect some time sbeeb@uw.edu

By: Mike C

Mike C — Fri, 13 Nov 2015 13:17:48 +0000

Nice score on this collection. I love living vicariously thru stories like this.

Hi Ng Chee Kia,

I have a friend that has bought mega collections in the past and he would be interested in your friends. Feel free to send me an email at michaeljcampitelli@gmail.com and I can connect you.

By: JOK

JOK — Fri, 13 Nov 2015 07:04:28 +0000

That’s what I was afraid of. Seattle seems to be devoid of any decent jazz records. Portland has quite a few, if you know where to look. I think I’ll pass on the Seattle show. Daryl, I see lots of Impulses, let me know what you’re looking for and I’ll keep an eye out.

By: jason

jason — Fri, 13 Nov 2015 03:56:48 +0000

Hey JOK – The seattle show should be cool. I’ve got a real good friend/collector/seller who will have a booth. Zac Hendrix. Jazz records are tough to find in seattle, typically at shows like the one coming up top dollar+ will be asked for the collectibles.

By: Daryl

Daryl — Fri, 13 Nov 2015 02:37:36 +0000

I always love these stories, Al. Those Impulse records are the ones I crave. I look forward to hearing your updates as the sales and research unfolds. Props!