Price Guide
We try to keep an ongoing tabulation of prices of vintage collectible vinyl on eBay. This is not a complete list, but it is one focused on the more collectible labels – such as Blue Note, Prestige, Norgran, Riverside, Verve, Transition and others – and the more collectible artists.
On this app, the condition is listed as record first, cover second. Generally items we track are original pressings in VG+ or better condition. As you know, all dealers do not grade equally and the prices of certain records are affected by the dealer’s reputation and by the way he or she packages the eBay listing. In any case, eBay represents the best public market and indicator of real pricing patterns for the Jazz Collector market, far better, more accurate and up-to-date than any price guides. You can sort this by artist, label and price. If you are searching for a particular artist, type in the last name first followed by a comma and the first name, such as Davis, Miles.
| Artist | Title | Label | Condition | Format | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donaldson, Lou | Quartet | Blue Note 5047 | M-/M- | 505 | 10-Inch | |
| Donaldson, Lou | Lou Takes Off | Blue Note 1591 | VG+/VG+ | 334 | West 63rd, DG | |
| Donaldson, Lou | Wailing With Lou | Blue Note 1545 | M-/VG+ | 688 | West 63rd, DG | |
| Donaldson, Lou | New Faces, New Sounds | Blue Note 5021 | VG++/M- | 275 | 10-Inch | |
| Donaldson, Lou | New Faces, New Sounds | Blue Note 5030 | VG++/VG++ | 259 | 10-Inch | |
| Donaldson, Lou | Sextet Volume 2 | Blue Note 5055 | M-/M- | 385 | 10-Inch | |
| Donaldson, Lou | New Faces, New Sounds | Blue Note 5030 | M-/M- | 523 | 10-Inch | |
| Donaldson, Lou | Sextet, Volume 2 | Blue Note 5055 | VG++/VG++ | 282 | 10-Inch | |
| Donaldson, Lou | Lou Takes Off | Blue Note 1591 | M-/M- | 767 | West 63rd, DG | |
| Donaldson, Lou | Wailing With Lou | Blue Note 1545 | M-/VG+ | 1007 | WEst 63rd, DG | |
| Donaldson, Lou | Wailing With Lou | Blue Note 1545 | VG/VG | 438 | West 63rd, DG | |
| Donaldson, Lou | New Faces, New Sounds | Blute Note 5021 | VG+/VG+ | 152 | 10-Inch | |
| Donaldson, Lou | Wailing With Lou | Blue Note 1545 | M-/VG++ | 1025 | West 63rd Original | |
| Donaldson, Lou | Lou Takes Off | Blue Note 1591 | M-/M- | 850 | West 63rd Original | |
| Donaldson, Lou | Sunny Side Up | Blue Note 4036 | M-/M- | 612 | West 63rd Original | |
| Dorham, Kenny | Afro-Cuban | Blue Note 1535 | VG+/VG | 810 | Lexington Avenue | |
| Dorham, Kenny | Inta Somethin' | Pacific Jazz 41 | M-/VG+ | 71 | Original Pressing | |
| Dorham, Kenny | Whistle Stop | Blue Note 4063 | M-/M- | 1137 | West 63rd | |
| Dorham, Kenny | Afro-Cuban | Blue Note 5065 | VG+/VG | 301 | 10-Inch | |
| Dorham, Kenny | Unas Mas | Blue Note 4127 | VG+/VG+ | 78 | NY USA | |
| Dorham, Kenny | Jazz Contrasts | Riverside 239 | VG/VG | 82 | White label | |
| Dorham, Kenny | Afro-Cuban | Blue Note 5065 | VG++/M- | 417 | 10-Inch | |
| Dorham, Kenny | Unas Mas | Blue Note 4127 | M-/M- | 179 | NY USA | |
| Dorham, Kenny | Afro-Cuban | Blue Note 5065 | VG+/VG+ | 293 | 10-Inch | |
| Dorham, Kenny | Quiet Kenny | New Jazz 8225 | M-/VG++ | 605 | Purple label | |
| Dorham, Kenny | Unas Mas | Blue Note 4127 | M-/M- | 197 | NY USA | |
| Dorham, Kenny | Whistle Stop | Blue Note 4063 | VG++/VG++ | 146 | West 63rd | |
| Dorham, Kenny | Unas Mas | Blue Note 84127 | VG++/VG++ | 80 | NY USA Stereo | |
| Dorham, Kenny | Trumpet Toccata | Blue Note 4181 | M-/VG+ | 139 | NY USA | |
| Dorham, Kenny | The Jazz Prophets | ABC Paramount 122 | VG+/VG+ | 338 | DG Mono | |
| Dorham, Kenny | The Arrival Of | Jaro 5007 | VG/VG+ | 405 | DG Mono | |
| Dorham, Kenny | The Arrival Of | Jaro 5007 | VG+/VG+ | 393 | DG Mono | |
| Dorham, Kenny | The Arrival Of | Jaro 4644 | M-/VG+ | 221 | ||
| Dorham, Kenny | The Arrival Of | Jaro 4644 | M-/M- | 687 | ||
| Dorham, Kenny | Round Midnight At Caf? Bohemia | Blue Note 1524 | VG++/M- | 679 | Lex Ave | |
| Dorham, Kenny | Quiet Kenny | New Jazz 8225 | VG+/VG | 710 | Purple label | |
| Dorham, Kenny | Round Midnight | Blue Note 1524 | VG+/VG+ | 208 | Lex Ave | |
| Dorham, Kenny | Quiet Kenny | New Jazz 8225 | M-/M- | 787 | Purple label | |
| Dorham, Kenny | Quiet Kenny | New Jazz 8225 | VG+/VG | 360 | Purple label | |
| Dorham, Kenny | Quiet Kenny | New Jazz 8225 | M-/M- | 1261 | Purple label | |
| Dorham, Kenny | Matador | United Artists 14007 | M-/M- | 225 | DG Mono | |
| Dorham, Kenny | Jazz Contrasts | Riverside 239 | M-/VG+ | 139 | White label | |
| Dorham, Kenny | Matador | United Artists 14007 | M-/VG+ | 255 | DG Mono | |
| Dorham, Kenny | Jazz Contrasts | Riverside 239 | M-/M- | 95 | Blue label | |
| Dorham, Kenny | Jazz Contrasts | Riverside 239 | M-/M- | 310 | White label | |
| Dorham, Kenny | Jazz Contrasts | Riverside 239 | VG+/VG+ | 100 | White label | |
| Dorham, Kenny | Jazz Contrasts | Riverside 239 | M-/M- | 338 | Blue label | |
| Dorham, Kenny | Jazz Contemporary | Time 52004 | M-/M- | 64 | Gatefold | |
| Dorham, Kenny | Inta Something | Pacific Jazz 41 | M-/VG++ | 87 | Stereo | |
| Dorham, Kenny | Caf? Bohemia | Blue Note 1525 | VG++/VG+ | 588 | Lex. Ave |
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Hello-
I am Miles Davis’ great granddaughter. His Son – my uncle Miles Jr just recently passed and We have a couple artifacts from him that he kept from miles that we are willing to sell but we don’t know where to set that prices at. We have items such as custom made jackets work by him in live performances and concerts.
Thank you for your time-
Gabrielle Davis
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I would like to buy Jazz Vinyl every type of Jazz. Please advise on my email what you have available and the price. I will reply if I am interested!
My 63 year old brother has been collecting jazz albums for 20+ years. He has a ton of albums and is now looking to sell the collection. Most are in good to excellent condition.
I can send a list of what he has (several hundred) if you are interested.
Hi Jim am a South African.
Tell how much does yor brother sell the entire collection?
Interested please me the list.
Interested to buy bulk collection.
How much is expected? Also send a list
Hi Jim,
I am interested in the collection of records. Please let me know the albums you have.
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Hi I’m just about going thru’ my late dad’s jazz record collection. It includes Miles Davies, Cannonball Adderley, Thelonius Monk, Tommy Dorsey, Stan Getz, to name a few, have these value? If I sent over a list could I get an estimate?
Hello, I have a collection of Jazz albums that I have been collecting for over 45 years. My collection includes over 60 albums by Coltrane and 40 by Miles. I would like to see if anyone would be interested in purchasing the entire collection. I also have a collection of albums from various genres of music. I have yet to list all of the albums, however l will start soon on that task.
I have bulk collection, a thousand listed and catalogued. Oscar Peterson, Bill Evans, Chet Baker, are high album counts, will send the 1000 album catalogue upon request.
Have 1000’s of album, ranging from very good to mint condition, can provide list upon request.
Have a BEVERLY KINNEY SINGS FOR JOHNNY SMITH COVER VG AND RECORD IS TOO. want to sell. give e mail address to anyone interested
I have the vinyl album of The John Barnes Roy Williams JazzBand (15-31 Stereo), and it is signed by both artists. Album and cover in very good condition. How can I find out how much this worth?
I have purchased a large collection of records of which there is a lot of jazz records.
l am trying to value the jazz records to sell.
My research shows rvg ear blue note is rare and valuable.
For example one of many l have is Blue Note 4002 RVG EAR 43 West 61st .,New York 23. Jimmy Smith House Party. I would appreciate any information to enable me to value records like this.
At a booksale I have found a Prestige/Metronome Records vinyl of Thelonious Monk.Sonny Rollins, A-Side: Work, B-Side: Nutty
with Percy Heath and Art Blakey
MREP 430
Made in Sweden for Metronome Records
Red and black cover by Hannan
It seems to be in a very good condition, never or seldom played.
Anyone interested?
I have a big jazz collection, ( about 1200 vinyl records), and I sell it.
If you interesting I can send you the hall list.
It stetting from 1930-1990 approximately…
140 of Duke Ellington- 40 Miles Davis- 30 Thelonious monk- 11 Stan Getz- 40 Sonny Rollins- 25 Lester Young- 17 Johnny Hodges- 15 Eric Dolphy- 50 Dizzy Gillespie- 14 Dexter Gordon- 15 Dave Brubeck- 11 Count Basie- 18 Coleman Hawkins- 16 Clifford Brown- 10 Chet Baker- 60 Charlie Parker- 60 Charlie Mingus- 14 Bud Powel- 18 Billy Holiday- 11 Art Blakey and many many others like Thelonious Monk, Winton Kelly, Sidney Bechet, Cannonball Adderley, Ben Webster… etc.
I have a sealed copy of BILL EVANS-CALIFORNIA HERE I COME-on Verve Records,also a sealed copy of-ll-jazz- sampler stereo recording-byMAXELL-A limited edition stereo recording.I am looking to sell them,make me an offer for each,if offers are not acceptable im going to send them to auction at JAZZ COLLECTORS.COM
Hello, I am trying to find information on a rare Charlie Parker Lp I own. It was bootlegged from Europe by a musician friend who was on tour there and given to me in 1978. I have not been able to find any information on the album I have. The album is “Charlie Parker At The Pershing Ballroom Chicago 1950” When I research that album, The cover and inside of mine is different, it is clearly a bootleg from Holland. If anyone has any information on this please let me know, The front cover is a picture of Charlie Parker that I have never seen, The back is him facing the wall, looking like despair. I have pictures of the album also. Here is the information I do have:
Charlie Parker At The Pershing Ballroom Chicago 1950
Charlie Parker Sextet
Charlie Parker (alto sax) unknown (tenor sax -1/5) Von Freeman (tenor sax -6/13) unknown (piano -1/5) Chris Anderson (piano -6/13) George Freeman (guitar) Leroy Jackson (bass) Bruz Freeman (drums) unknown (vocals -11/13)
“Pershing Hotel Ballroom”, Chicago, IL, October 23, 1950
1.Indiana Zim ZM 1003 2.I Can’t Get Started-3.Anthology-4.Out Of Nowhere-5.Get Happy-6.Hot House-7.Cool Blues-8.All The Things You Are-9.Billie’s Bounce-10.Pennies From Heaven-11.Embraceable You-12.Body And Soul-13.Stardust-
* Zim ZM 1003
This tape recording was made by Donald Coy, edited to Parker solos and exchanges. The tape was recorded off a dressing room speaker, and parts of some items (“Embraceable You” through “All the Things You Are”) are marred by conversation.
A second version of “Pennies from Heaven” was recently discovered. It ends after the Parker solo, and an unknown trombone can be heard.
The four titles issued on Philology Volume 14 are listed there as from Pershing Ballroom, November 1949, but they clearly belong here.
Hi Linda,
It sounds like one of many, many bootleg LPs by Bird recorded by one of his many fans with a tape recorder. The tape or disc found it’s way into the hands of whomever was running Zim Records in the 1970’s. Zim is a domestic U.S. Jazz label with live material of unknown legal status (list here:http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Labels/zim.htm) that was distributed by City Hall Record Distributors in San Rafael, CA, but not currently listed in their label list. I’m not sure what other info you’re looking for, but maybe City Hall can help you.
Bootlegs of this stature usually sell for $10-15 in stores and the internet.
Hi Rick, Thank you so much for helping me out. I do not wish to sell this LP. I am a jazz musician and this LP is very sentimental to me. I appreciate you responding and I will try and get more info on it. Thanks Again!
I would like to post a picture of the album for anyone to comment, I don’t know how??? Can anyone help?
what is the value range for LP microgroove 12″ Prestige , “Mr. Saxophone”, Sonny Stitt
I have quite a few lp’s I am looking to sell. Billie Holiday, The HiLo’s, Ella Fitzgerald. They were willed to me. They are original pressing all in very good condition with jackets and covers.
Good evening
I have my dads jazz, Doo Woop Soul R&B viynl. The collection is over 1000. I would like to sell them.
In addition, he had over 1500 cd’s. Jazz soul Doo Woop To see.
My husband helped navigate many jazz artists in the early 70’s for the french summer jazz festivals in the south of France. I have about 2000 albums, many signed by the artists, , as new, in protective coverings. Quite a few of the albums have multiple signatures of the musicians who played on the albums. Following are some of the artists who have signed the albums – Joe Newman, Miles Davis , Chet Baker , Nina Simone, Duke Ellington, Count Basie and his band, Pepper Adams, Horace Silver, Stan Getz, Astrid Gilberto, Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie , Dollar Brand, Paul Chambers, Gerry Mulligan, Pepper Adams, Milt Jackson, Jimmy Heath, Lee Konitz, Abbey Lincoln, George Shearing, Cannonball Adderly, Ron Carter, Jerry Mulligan, James Moody, Joe Albany, Woody Shaw and many others … also have encyclopedia of Jazz 197Os & 60s – practically all pages signed by the artist listed in the encyclopedias – best advice on how to sell? Would appreciate any advice.
hi would I interest anyone in purchasing this its for sale if so please email simonhinesgti@gmail.com
ISLE OF WIGHT
JAZZ DIVAS FESTIVAL
2005 APRIL 8 / 9 / 10
AN INTERNATIONAL LINE UP WITH THE ACCENT ON WOMEN IN JAZZ
FULL SIZE ORIGNAL POSTER AUTOGRAPHED BY ALL LEADING JAZZ SINGERS WHO PLAYED
VERY RARE 1 OFF ITEM SIGNED BY ALL WHO PLAYED
NO OTHER COPYS AVALIBLE FOR THAT JAZZ CONCERT
TOP ARTISTS SIGNED
JACQUI DANKWORTH & HER MUSCIANS
ANNIE WHITEHEAD QUINTET
HARRY STRUTTERS HOT RHYTHM ORCHESTRA
ANITA WARDELL QUINTET
ANDREA VICARI TRIO WITH MORNINGTON LOCKETT
PLUS LOADS MORE
PROTECTED PICTURE AND BACK
SOLID WOODEN QUALITY FRAME
Hello,
I own the following vinyl albums. The majority are still in their original sealed and have never been played. Where can I find their value? Or would anyone provide their value, please? Thanks!
Al Di Meola Project Soaring through a dream
Al DiMeola Project Tiramisu
Art Taylor A.T.’s Delight
Bennie Wallace Twilight Time
Bennie Wallace/Jimmy Wallace Twilight Time/Quiet Storm
Bill Evans New Conversations
Bill Evans The Alternative Man
Blue Note Sampler Jazz Messengers, Dexter Gordon, Jackie McLean
Blue Note Sampler Donald Byrd, Herbie Hancock
Blue Note Sampler McCoy Tyner, Larry Young, Sonny Rollins
Bud Powell Amazing Bud Powell Volume 3
Bud Powell Alternate Take
Charlie Parker Storyville
Chick Corea Song of Singing
Charlie Parker Storyville
Dexter Gordon One Flight Up
Dexter Gordon ???
Dexter Gordon Nights at the Keystone
Eric Dolphy Out to lunch
Fats Navarro ??
Francisco Mora Mora
Freddie Hubbard Life Flight
Freddie Hubbard Here to stay
Freddie Hubbard Hubtones
George Russell/Living Orchestra The African Game
Hank Mobley Another Workout
Hank Mobley High Voltage
Henry Butler The Village
James Brown Funky People
Jimmy Smith Back at the chicken shack
Jimmy Smith Quiet Storm
Kenny Burrell Lady Be Good At The Five Spot
Kenny Burrell Midnight Blue
Kenny Burrell and Grover Washington Jr Togethering
Lee Morgan Gigolo
Milt Ward Virgo Spectrum
OTB OTB
Sam Rivers Dimensions and Extensions
Sarafina Music of Liberation
Shanice Wilson Shanice Wilson ?– (Baby Tell Me) Can You Dance
Sherry Winston Do It For Love
Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz
Stanley Jordan Magic Touch
Stanley Jordan Standards Volume 1
Stanley Jordan Live from Blue Note Concert
Stanley Turrentine ZT’s Blues
Stanley Turrentine Straight Ahead
Stanley Turrentine With Three Sounds
Tania Maria Made in New York
Theolonious Monk Genius of Modern Music
The Blackbyrds Unfinished Business
Tony Williams Foreign Intrigue
Wayne Shorter Adam’s Apple
Trunk full of lips record Must call and see
Hi I have a picture of Autumn Blues Jin G Kam, my father passed away and was a big player in jazz with his small band.
I’m looking at the price and how to sell to someone who appreciate it more.
Thank you
I have a bunch of vinyl records that are my father’s I’m trying to value & sell, if anybody could help me price these & maybe even be interested in them please reach out to me at Grandstaff29@gmail.com!
I also have 8tracks, cassette tapes, and vhs tapes!
I am a jazz record collector and interested in purchasing collections.
Have inherited about 400 no. 78 rpm records, all in covers and most appear never to have been played. They are from the mid 1930s to 1942 and are jazz. I have photographs of 194 of them at the moment but wondered what was the bst way to go about seeing whether they are of valuable to anyone!.