Jazz Vinyl Countdown? HAH!
I just logged onto eBay and as I was signing in this record was closing: Meet Oliver Nelson, New Jazz 8224. It was an original pressing with the purple label and deep grooves, featuring Kenny Dorham on trumpet. It looked to be in M- condition for the record and probably VG++ for the cover. The price was $157.50. I have an interest in this record because I was just looking at a copy in my apartment, where it is among a batch of original records I have just scored. There was a time, many of you will remember, when I was talking of scaling back my collecting and doing a Great Jazz Vinyl Countdown, but I still can’t seem to give up the habit — addiction? — of buying more records. This batch in front of me is quite cool. On the top is an original pressing of Cool Struttin’ by Sonny Clark and just below that is an original pressing of Soundin’ Off by Dizzy Reece. Someday soon I will share the story of this particular score but, in the meantime, I have some records to clean, including Meet Oliver Nelson on New Jazz, worth as much as $157.50.
Sound like a good score–congrats Al! Did you have a copy of Cool Struttin’ already or is this the first? That’s a big one…
I had a re-issue. First time original for me. Listening to it right now. Sounds great.
I bet it does, glad you got a nice copy.
Al, I’m glad to see you are back acquiring records. The Oliver Nelson is great, and he is my second favorite arranger of all time (Gill Evans being #1 for me.) Enjoy and thanks for sharing!
Don’t keep us waiting any longer, Al. We’d love to hear about this score.