Comments on: Jazz Vinyl Price Update: No Blue Notes, But Nice LPs

By: London Calling

London Calling — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 12:58:56 +0000

Gentlemen. I would not wish to intrude on a non-Blue Note thread, I understand not everyone is afflicted by the BN-bug, however readers might want to note my last post on the previous thread regarding very unusual goings on at ebay auctions over the holiday. If ever you had doubts, read on…

By: Katharsis

Katharsis — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 19:46:45 +0000

“All members” contains nice music and deserves more attention. Unfortunately I don’t own a copy, so if anyone has one to sell, that’d be nice.
There were a couple of gems released originally for the Jazzland-label. Charlie Rouse, Rene Thomas or Frank Strozier made some fine efforts and the LPs can be found for reasonable prices.

By: Japhy

Japhy — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 16:59:31 +0000

I like this off-Blue Note post as well; it’s nice to see some records I actually own being profiled for a change! 😉
That Don Sleet is a nice obscurity with some great sidemen. A few years ago I sold an extra copy to Sleet’s brother (Don is dead) who was trying to stockpile some copies, I guess.

By: Rudolf

Rudolf — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 13:50:46 +0000

Al: I loved your last one. An article and review of honest basic stuff, too often obscured by the Blue Note fad.
I was the seller of the Johnny Hodges. As a matter of fact it is a re-issue of MG N-1024 “Dance Bash” with green dancers labels and a gorgeous DSM cover. No reason to keep the two.
The RCA Italiana of Rene Thomas with Bobby Jaspar, the two from Belgium, is very rare. I sold a copy, obtained from the late Walter de Block, the Belgian jazz radio presentator. It came from the estate of Rene, who had made two guitar solo numbers unplayable, by putting crosses in the grooves with a screw or something else. Apparently he was unhappy with these tracks. Despite this, the record went for over 1000 dollars to Japan. In the same period Chet made an LP for RCA Italiana too: Chet is back! PML 10307, with Rene and Bobby. Great stuff for keeps.