Comments on: Iconic Autographs and a “Visit” to a Jazz Record Store in 1957

By: don-lucky

don-lucky — Sat, 27 Mar 2021 21:59:02 +0000

Finally catching up on all these great posts Al ! …The Sonny Rollin’s signature looks ok. (Just not my favorite era of his ever-changing signature) The printing on the personalized message is most certainly his. Generally speaking, at the end of the day, unless we were there in person to get the signatures first hand, no authentication service can ever really claim with absolute certainty that any signature is real. It’s possible through forensic analysis to verify the medium used, followed by the various indicators of an authentic signature against other known examples including the start/stop points, pen lifts, hesitations, tremors, speed and hesitations etc. Then it comes down to the ephemera that was signed, the metrics, and the ratio of positive to negative attributes… Personally, given the amount of forgeries out there, buyer beware !

By: TerryfromFlorida

TerryfromFlorida — Sat, 23 Jan 2021 17:39:11 +0000

Al, If we had an official authentication/grading service for lp’s (like PSA for sports cards) we could bid on these signed lp’s with confidence, thus pushing the prices up even further.

By: Don-Lucky

Don-Lucky — Fri, 22 Jan 2021 05:35:48 +0000

Sorry Al… Looks like I’m a day late and a dollar short here as always ! I was on the fence with this one initially, only because Sonny has signed a few LP’s for me in person over the years (the most recent of which was after that gig in Tarrytown NY you tipped me off about back in 2009) but none of them looked like this. That being said, it’s not a complete deal breaker, as Sonnys signature seemed to fluctuate over the decades. However, his printing used in the personalized message above appears correct. Oh well, look on the bright side, at least you didn’t have to change your name to “Morrie” !!! Heh heh

By: Steve Hinds

Steve Hinds — Mon, 18 Jan 2021 23:23:23 +0000

Any comments about Blue Note’s “Tone Poet” series? I just read about it, and they are trying to get back to manufacturing them, since the Pandemic had curtailed production for awhile/

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 18 Jan 2021 17:14:09 +0000

Re: the Coltrane…I’m glad the record was included ?