Al: I love the new feature on the site, highlighting in blue the topics, references, comments etc.
I would not have thought that the site could be improved, but indeed it has been. it is a greater joy to open it.
This is a great site, very nicely put together. I have been collecting jazz since I was a teen (I am 45 now), and I thouroughly enjoy the experiences I have at swap-meets, shows, and shops I have visited in my travels. I wanted to relay a story from about 15 years ago, when I was living in Colorado. There was an ad in the newspaper about a record shop (I believe in Boulder, although the name escapes me now), that was having a huge sale/liquidation of stuff, and was actually selling records by the pund! Reminded me of some GoodWill shops that get rid of their trashed records, but I made the trip, got there early and had plenty of time to rummage. As I am also a colector of album cover art, I picked through the boxes and found covers, even if the records were thrashed. I was surprised when I found some nice (vg+) vinyl, too. My diamonds from the rough, although not highly priced collectables, but still great finds were:
Mulligan/Desmond-“Two of a Mind” on RCA Vic, original pressing, great shape
Vols. 1-4 of “Shelly Manne and His Men at the Manne-Hole” on Contemporary, awesome condition
“Dizzy in Greece” on Clef, cover so-so, vinyl pristine
Chris Connor: “A Jazz Date”, “I Miss you So”, “Chris Craft”, all original Atlantic pressings, the “Craft” with the bullseye label, and “This is Chris” , orig laurels Bethlehem press, covers ok, vinyl again vg+ to nm
I paid a 25 cents a pound and spent about 20 bucks, came home with a haul of great covers and the beauties above. Hope y’all enjoy my story!
Hello Again! Love this site! I wanted to float a question out to y’all, and get some feedback. I am a collector (as well as a musician). I buy records that I enjoy listening to, rather than having them as “pieces” to be observed in my collection. Being a bit of a computer geek, I have also been making digital copies of my favorites, so I can listen to them via CD in my vehicle, or MP3 on a portable device. Although they are not perfect copies of pristine records, I do enjoy being able to listen to them on the go. I wonder if there are other collectors out there that do this? In my experience, and this is not a judegment at all, but I do not think those who spend mega-bux on collectable records are putting them on a turntable to enjoy the music therein.
Again, love the site, and look forward to any and all feedback!
As for the stereo stickers, I understand that those with stickers are generally before those with stereo printed on the cover for those ~9 stereo LPs issued before 8-4015 (1554,1563,1577,1593,1595,4003,4008,4011,4014). Per Fred Cohen’s book, quote “Gold “stereo” stickers were also applied to later mono covers, such as BLP 4080, 4126, 4149, 4157, 4159 and 4162, both to use up the stickers as well as the covers. These pressings are all later issues for which an actual stereo cover was printed.”
I also have a stereo sticker on my stereo copies of 4070 and 4072.
BigBear,
Thank you, nice to know my copies of 1595 and 4003 with the gold “stereo” stickers are earlier copies. I was wondering because I just picked up a copy of 4163 with the “stereo” sticker and was wondering if it was earlier or later than the 84163 copies.
@ Mark: I DO listen to my originals which are over 95% of my collection. I have digital copies of all my vinyl as well as of records I still do not own. I listen to digital when I’m away from home and seldom to what I have on vinyl. The sound quality and the way of listening is so different that I’m not interested in records I know and love as vinyl.
If you have a good equipment let the originals roll.
If anyone has a list of which BNs were issued in stereo as well as mono I would really appreciate it. I realise VG recorded in both stereo and mono after mid 1957 but did that mean that all releases after that date were also available in both mono or stereo, or only the most poplular titles suchas 1577, 4003, etc.?
DottorJazz-
Thanks for the feedback! I am moving ahead (slowly but surely) with my digitizing. I agree whole-heartedly that the sound quality, as well as the overall experience of listening to jazz on vinyl is irreplacable. Holding the cover, the large graphics, the liner notes..i collect cd’s too, but the experience is different altogether. Thank you for sharing your thoughts!
@Tony, Fred Cohen published a book that has the information you are looking for. You can find it here . It has a list of all the stereo versions, who they were first pressed by, and a couple paragraphs of info.
You may be able to find all this info on the web, I haven’t seen it though.
@dottorjazz: Thanks for your explanation. Obviously that makes sense. I checked the list and could see, that there was “DG 0” stated. Maybe a misprint?
@katharsis:I’m sorry but I can’t understand what you mean: I never used DG 0 in my list. Can you please tell me what title are you referring to ?
thanks
I just found Gigi Gryce’s “Saying Somethin’!” (New Jazz 8230). What’s strange is that instead of the standard purple label, it has the dark blue Prestige label. I know New Jazz was a subsidiary of Prestige, so does this mean this is a second pressing? Or maybe a test pressing?
Henry, that would be a later pressing. I’ve never seen that label on the Gryce but have on others. It’s not deep groove right? Mine is a purple label DG. Good album. I love Gryce, his records are usually not too too pricey either.
@dottorjazz: I am very sorry, you may have misunderstood me. I meant the list, Londoncalling has made some weeks ago.
@Henry: Congratulations, the music on that LP is nice. You indeed have a 2nd (or maybe even 3rd) pressing. All NJ-LPs were released on the purple label. After that, there were some Status-pressings, which were a mixed bag. Combinations of original cover and orange-Status-label, Status sticker on cover and purple label and so on were common. But there were even some pressings with the blue label an trident with an NJLP-prefix on it. They are always later pressings.
Thx Katharsis! One other NJ-related question: Anyone know if an original of Art Farmer’s “Evening in Casablanca” (NJ 8289) has a DG? I have a purple label with no DG, but every copy I’m seeing on popsike doesn’t have DG either. Is this one “new” enough to have an original without DG?
I agree with Rudolf. I myself would like to know, what pressing the last DG-pressing was. NJLP 8286 is the only one I see with one sided DG only. Maybe that was the last DG-pressing?!
Have about 1k vintage vinyl LP’s and 78’s. Can anyone give us an idea on how and where to market for the best price.
Anywhere from Mint to very used.
Thanx
If you ever tuned into jazz radio in the 1970’s,you’d have a hard time not hearing several songs-“The Bottle”,”The Revolution Will Not Be Televised” and “Pieces Of A Man”. When performed by Gil Scott-Heron(who died a few days ago),they became memorable rants that could engage,enrage and inspire hope,all at the same time. His frustrating-and self-defeating-later years are painfully captured in this piece from 2010 for New York Magazine,with the apt title,”New York Is Killing Me”. RIP,Gil.
Mike: I ordered a copy of Fred Cohens book via the Jazz Center’s eBay store but so far they have been impossible to contact… perhaps they are on holiday?
That’s strange. Perhaps memorial Day holiday. I know I was off all day cooking and listening to music with friends. Did you try calling them today or are you international?
Does anyone know anything about authenticating autographs ? I have a John Coltrane autograph from his last public appearance in Baltimore (5/9/67) But there is always the issue of authenticity. I was there, I handed him the flyer from the Left Bank Jazz Society which sponsored the concert and he was gracious enough to sign it. That’s the provenance. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Vaughn: I just sold a collection of autographs, thanks to the gracious help of Al, to whom I still owe my sincere, but belated, thanks.
The autographs were mainly near the names of the artists on the concert programs (flyers) with corresponding dated newspaper reviews. The question of authenticity was never raised, but I sold the autographs with the reviews and pictures I had taken during the concerts. The whole set-up gave a solid impression of authenticity.
I think if you have circumstantial proof, you should not have a problem, especially if you are dealing with gentlemen of the non-suspicious kind.
Good luck!
Well, my ‘main’ interests in Jazz is to ‘Collect’ Videos-Jazz-Live Concerts, I can send my ‘Videos-jazz”catalogues’ as -Attched’mails. Many of my Videos come from European-Jazz-Festivals,, TV-jazz’programs,, also from U.S.A’s-jazz-programs, and some from Japan-Jazz.TV.programs… Please, write me, and will replays to any ‘questions’..
–> This is only ‘one’Lists of live-Videos of ‘Cannonball Adderley’.s5t..9 so jut to give ‘YOU’ an ideas of all I have ‘collected’. Thanks, Ciao fabio -Italy.
@dottorjazz: the Blue Note document you posted is great, thank you. I’ve sent you the missing label scans of Grant Green – Grant’s First Stand and Jimmy Smith – The Sermon through e-mail.
Thanks Lander: I’m gonna upload an updated version next week and will advise here.
There will be about a hundred more pics of original Blue Note first pressings as well as interesting variations around transition periods.
Sorry but I’m a mono addict, so no stereo labels.
Again I invite collectors to send me pics of missing labels or variants or better pics than mine.
My mail is back here, March 19.
My list has been downloaded 50 times by now: glad to be helpful to other collectors and friends.
I’m going through your list right now and you’ve done an amzing job altogether with the helping hands.
I used to sell a BLP1511 some months ago and unfortuantely I didn’t take any photos, hence they are missing in the document. My pressing had a complete flat edge, if that’s helpful somehow.
Hello–was hoping to get some help from the experts. I have aquired a copy of Hank Mobley Workout BLP 4080—Side 1 NY USA Side 2 W.63rd, no deepgroove, has RVG and “p”….is this a first pressing? I know it’s right when the label changed. Thanks for the help.
Yes it is:you can find info about 4080 on my updated edition of “Blue Note illustrated” I have just published.
Everyone can download the latest version for free.
As I miss side 2 label, can you please send pics of both labels by mail ?
Thanks.
Sure, no problem, I will email you. That BN collection is great, thank you for doing that. On there it looks like 4080 is A: W.63rd B: NY USA, but mine is the other way around, A: NY USA B:W.63rd — still a first?
4080 is a controversial record, existing in different combinations of details.
Two are absolute: no deep groove and the presence of P (ear).
Then we have: W63i side one/ NYC side two
yours NYC side one/ W63i side two
These two combinations seem equal to me.
Cohen cites a double W63i, never seen, as anedoctal.
Then we have seen:double NYC, no deep groove;
W63i side one WITH deep groove/NYC side 2 and other later combinations.
I think that you can assume your copy as original, as happens with various numbers in the history of Blue Note.
Hello All, I recently acquired several items from the estate of Jazz altoist Bud Shank. I am working on getting a complete list together. All of these items are from his personal collection, those items that were not given over to the Los Angeles Jazz Society, and obtained directly from his wife, Linda.
Included are:
– Approximately 45 Album LP’s from the 1950’s to 1980’s, half of which are his own LP’s, likely Promos.
– 22 signed Album Covers, most from the 50’s. A few, there are more than one.
– 5 signed Album Posters, Brasamba, Bazilliance Vol 2 & 3, and 2 Bossa Nova Jazz Samba.
– 4 Jazz books by William Claxton, Jazz West Coast, Jazz Seen, California Cool, and Jazz. Some with notes in them.
– A loose CD (found in his CD Player), possibly a Promo. titled, Bud Shank Quartet at the Jazz Bakery, Disk 6 1/31/2009. A couple months before his passing. Not sure what this is.
I’ll get the complete list soon. Email if interested. sandxssun@cox.net
Does anyone else out there ever wonder where those famous Jazz album cover photos were taken ? Or perhaps if the locations still exist ? Every now and then I go looking myself, depending on the album I am listening to at the time… Here’s one that might interest some:
Remember the cover of Jimmy Smith’s Home Cookin’ on Blue Note 4050 ?
“…Kate’s Home Cooking was a luncheonette on 2355 8th Avenue in Harlem (FDB and West 126th Street)as one can see in the window sign of the album. Lore has it that because the restaurant was on the street closest to the back entrance of the Apollo Theater, all the bands used to drop by Kate’s after performing each night. The Unity Chapel which the same sign references is still there this day
but the charming eatery has long since been closed. The now defunct Harlem Fragrance (see web-link below for photos) had most recently inhabited the space…”
I was wondering if anyone knows of another auction site , besides ebay, that deals in vinyl? We seem to be always watching eBay auctions. I’m not a big fan of eBay. Thanks
Cazoon, Two other sites I’ve looked at is called the record ranch and Bonanza. Record Ranch is strictly vinyl and memorabilia. Bonanza is anything you would see on ebay. The problem is that people don’t auction the best items there. But maybe you could find something you like. Good luck.
Don-Lucky: Great idea, i am wondering myself often where those exact locations are, .. some must be easy for those living in New York..
for example:-The Magnificent Thad Jones
– Whims of chambers (outside Rudy vGelders parrents house??)
-bennie green back on the scene
-cool stuttin’ (difficult one)
-byrd in hand (RVG studio??)
-goin’ Up (hubbard)
-it might as well be spring
-steppin’ out (harold vic)
-page one
-inventions and dimensions(hancock)
would be great if someone could shine a light on this…. make a new series of foto’s on those locations….
I am glad to hear I am not the only one in the Jazz Collective who wonders about these things maarten !
I can tell you for certain that the cover of ‘Byrd in Hand’ was taken just outside the main door of RVG’s current studio.
Many of the album cover photos were also taken from inside RVG’s first studio at his parents home,(you can see the venetian blinds on the window in the background) or often outside in the neighborhood somewhere… Most likely as seen in “The Whims of Chambers, It Might As Well Be Spring, Blues Walk etc.
I also like the ones taken from inside the new RVG studio like Blue Hour (Stanley Turrentine with The Three Sounds)…
-That photo for Cool Struttin’ is such a classic as well ! It has that “Mad Men” vibe to it.
– Bennie Green’s ‘Back on the Scene’ looks a bit like Union Square, but I could be way off !
-Joe Henderson’s ‘Page One’ looks like the travertine exterior retaining wall of the Seagram Building plaza around 100 East 53rd St. to me… Check it out on the street view of Google Maps.
Al: I love the new feature on the site, highlighting in blue the topics, references, comments etc.
I would not have thought that the site could be improved, but indeed it has been. it is a greater joy to open it.
This is a great site, very nicely put together. I have been collecting jazz since I was a teen (I am 45 now), and I thouroughly enjoy the experiences I have at swap-meets, shows, and shops I have visited in my travels. I wanted to relay a story from about 15 years ago, when I was living in Colorado. There was an ad in the newspaper about a record shop (I believe in Boulder, although the name escapes me now), that was having a huge sale/liquidation of stuff, and was actually selling records by the pund! Reminded me of some GoodWill shops that get rid of their trashed records, but I made the trip, got there early and had plenty of time to rummage. As I am also a colector of album cover art, I picked through the boxes and found covers, even if the records were thrashed. I was surprised when I found some nice (vg+) vinyl, too. My diamonds from the rough, although not highly priced collectables, but still great finds were:
Mulligan/Desmond-“Two of a Mind” on RCA Vic, original pressing, great shape
Vols. 1-4 of “Shelly Manne and His Men at the Manne-Hole” on Contemporary, awesome condition
“Dizzy in Greece” on Clef, cover so-so, vinyl pristine
Chris Connor: “A Jazz Date”, “I Miss you So”, “Chris Craft”, all original Atlantic pressings, the “Craft” with the bullseye label, and “This is Chris” , orig laurels Bethlehem press, covers ok, vinyl again vg+ to nm
I paid a 25 cents a pound and spent about 20 bucks, came home with a haul of great covers and the beauties above. Hope y’all enjoy my story!
Hello Again! Love this site! I wanted to float a question out to y’all, and get some feedback. I am a collector (as well as a musician). I buy records that I enjoy listening to, rather than having them as “pieces” to be observed in my collection. Being a bit of a computer geek, I have also been making digital copies of my favorites, so I can listen to them via CD in my vehicle, or MP3 on a portable device. Although they are not perfect copies of pristine records, I do enjoy being able to listen to them on the go. I wonder if there are other collectors out there that do this? In my experience, and this is not a judegment at all, but I do not think those who spend mega-bux on collectable records are putting them on a turntable to enjoy the music therein.
Again, love the site, and look forward to any and all feedback!
Aaron:
As for the stereo stickers, I understand that those with stickers are generally before those with stereo printed on the cover for those ~9 stereo LPs issued before 8-4015 (1554,1563,1577,1593,1595,4003,4008,4011,4014). Per Fred Cohen’s book, quote “Gold “stereo” stickers were also applied to later mono covers, such as BLP 4080, 4126, 4149, 4157, 4159 and 4162, both to use up the stickers as well as the covers. These pressings are all later issues for which an actual stereo cover was printed.”
I also have a stereo sticker on my stereo copies of 4070 and 4072.
BigBear,
Thank you, nice to know my copies of 1595 and 4003 with the gold “stereo” stickers are earlier copies. I was wondering because I just picked up a copy of 4163 with the “stereo” sticker and was wondering if it was earlier or later than the 84163 copies.
@ Mark: I DO listen to my originals which are over 95% of my collection. I have digital copies of all my vinyl as well as of records I still do not own. I listen to digital when I’m away from home and seldom to what I have on vinyl. The sound quality and the way of listening is so different that I’m not interested in records I know and love as vinyl.
If you have a good equipment let the originals roll.
Thnaks for the Blue Note file. I only wish it had comments on the Stereo Original Versions.
If anyone has a list of which BNs were issued in stereo as well as mono I would really appreciate it. I realise VG recorded in both stereo and mono after mid 1957 but did that mean that all releases after that date were also available in both mono or stereo, or only the most poplular titles suchas 1577, 4003, etc.?
DottorJazz-
Thanks for the feedback! I am moving ahead (slowly but surely) with my digitizing. I agree whole-heartedly that the sound quality, as well as the overall experience of listening to jazz on vinyl is irreplacable. Holding the cover, the large graphics, the liner notes..i collect cd’s too, but the experience is different altogether. Thank you for sharing your thoughts!
@Tony, Fred Cohen published a book that has the information you are looking for. You can find it here . It has a list of all the stereo versions, who they were first pressed by, and a couple paragraphs of info.
You may be able to find all this info on the web, I haven’t seen it though.
@dottorjazz: Thanks for your explanation. Obviously that makes sense. I checked the list and could see, that there was “DG 0” stated. Maybe a misprint?
@katharsis:I’m sorry but I can’t understand what you mean: I never used DG 0 in my list. Can you please tell me what title are you referring to ?
thanks
I wanted to post this Lou Donaldson interview/Blindfold Test. I thought it was pretty cool. I love people who shoot from the hip like Lou.
Interview
I just found Gigi Gryce’s “Saying Somethin’!” (New Jazz 8230). What’s strange is that instead of the standard purple label, it has the dark blue Prestige label. I know New Jazz was a subsidiary of Prestige, so does this mean this is a second pressing? Or maybe a test pressing?
Henry, that would be a later pressing. I’ve never seen that label on the Gryce but have on others. It’s not deep groove right? Mine is a purple label DG. Good album. I love Gryce, his records are usually not too too pricey either.
Thanks Mike! Yes indeed, great album.
@dottorjazz: I am very sorry, you may have misunderstood me. I meant the list, Londoncalling has made some weeks ago.
@Henry: Congratulations, the music on that LP is nice. You indeed have a 2nd (or maybe even 3rd) pressing. All NJ-LPs were released on the purple label. After that, there were some Status-pressings, which were a mixed bag. Combinations of original cover and orange-Status-label, Status sticker on cover and purple label and so on were common. But there were even some pressings with the blue label an trident with an NJLP-prefix on it. They are always later pressings.
Thx Katharsis! One other NJ-related question: Anyone know if an original of Art Farmer’s “Evening in Casablanca” (NJ 8289) has a DG? I have a purple label with no DG, but every copy I’m seeing on popsike doesn’t have DG either. Is this one “new” enough to have an original without DG?
Henry, I think your assumption is right. These later NJ albums are usually without DG.
I agree with Rudolf. I myself would like to know, what pressing the last DG-pressing was. NJLP 8286 is the only one I see with one sided DG only. Maybe that was the last DG-pressing?!
Katharsis:
my last full DG is # 8275.
Have about 1k vintage vinyl LP’s and 78’s. Can anyone give us an idea on how and where to market for the best price.
Anywhere from Mint to very used.
Thanx
If you ever tuned into jazz radio in the 1970’s,you’d have a hard time not hearing several songs-“The Bottle”,”The Revolution Will Not Be Televised” and “Pieces Of A Man”. When performed by Gil Scott-Heron(who died a few days ago),they became memorable rants that could engage,enrage and inspire hope,all at the same time. His frustrating-and self-defeating-later years are painfully captured in this piece from 2010 for New York Magazine,with the apt title,”New York Is Killing Me”. RIP,Gil.
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/08/09/100809fa_fact_wilkinson
Thanks for the input Rudolf.
Thanks Rudolf, that’s very helpful.
Mike: I ordered a copy of Fred Cohens book via the Jazz Center’s eBay store but so far they have been impossible to contact… perhaps they are on holiday?
That’s strange. Perhaps memorial Day holiday. I know I was off all day cooking and listening to music with friends. Did you try calling them today or are you international?
OK. All sorted.
Does anyone know anything about authenticating autographs ? I have a John Coltrane autograph from his last public appearance in Baltimore (5/9/67) But there is always the issue of authenticity. I was there, I handed him the flyer from the Left Bank Jazz Society which sponsored the concert and he was gracious enough to sign it. That’s the provenance. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Vaughn: I just sold a collection of autographs, thanks to the gracious help of Al, to whom I still owe my sincere, but belated, thanks.
The autographs were mainly near the names of the artists on the concert programs (flyers) with corresponding dated newspaper reviews. The question of authenticity was never raised, but I sold the autographs with the reviews and pictures I had taken during the concerts. The whole set-up gave a solid impression of authenticity.
I think if you have circumstantial proof, you should not have a problem, especially if you are dealing with gentlemen of the non-suspicious kind.
Good luck!
Mon plaisir, Rudolph. Always happy to help.
I am looking for this Japan-Record.L.P, of pianist”JOE ALBANY,trio-&-solo..+..Frank Butler.drums=”The Church of the true”EMI-Odeon-EOP,88.141..L.P.)).
Please, if you can ‘help’ send me an e-mails fab.baglioni@tiscali.it
Well, my ‘main’ interests in Jazz is to ‘Collect’ Videos-Jazz-Live Concerts, I can send my ‘Videos-jazz”catalogues’ as -Attched’mails. Many of my Videos come from European-Jazz-Festivals,, TV-jazz’programs,, also from U.S.A’s-jazz-programs, and some from Japan-Jazz.TV.programs… Please, write me, and will replays to any ‘questions’..
–> This is only ‘one’Lists of live-Videos of ‘Cannonball Adderley’.s5t..9 so jut to give ‘YOU’ an ideas of all I have ‘collected’. Thanks, Ciao fabio -Italy.
Cannonball.ADDERLEY & NAT sax-trumpet
…my -e-mails- fab.baglioni@tiscali.it
..Quintet joe wawinul..p sam jones..cb louis hayes..drs
-8.111.3 – jazz.625-UK.tv-show 1 1963.bw.t.23
-310.5 – The jazz-casual u.s.a.tv-show 1 1961 bw t.29
-308.4 – Newport Jazz-festv u.s.a. 2 196.bw t.9
-315.3-.JAZZ-SHIP.‘NAXOS’-Grecia.TV-roy.mc.curdy.dr+walter booker.bss’70s-t.8’–.
-351.7-Monteray.-‘Play Misty For Me’.-nat.+roy.mc.curdy.+JOHNNY OTIS-blues-1971t.6-
-664.1-Budapest (Ungheria) live jazz-festv…+.nat..+..george duke.p.+.kys.+.walter booker.cb.+.roy.mc.curdy.dr…-1972- t.32’..-
Sextet. ..zawinul+jones+hayes+YUSEF LATEEF.sax-oboe-flutes. .
127.5 The jazz-scene-u.s.a..by-oscar brown.jr..’60s’.bw.t.26
-127.3 Geramny tv-show 1963.bw.t.32-
-226.3 tv-program Swiss(.Svizzera.) 1963.bw.t.21-
-310.4-Comblain-La-Tour ..live-Francia 1962..t.3’’-bw–
-332.1-Japan ..Tokyo .tv-studio..1963-bw .t.55-
-332.2-Stoccolma ..live..1963-bw-t.29–
-366.5-San Remo-(Italy)-RAI.tv’.DOC?..6xt..’.work song.’1963-t.4-bw-
-525.1-Swiss(Svizzera)-Lugano.+.cannon.+.nat.+.sam jones.+.louis hayes.drs.+.zawinul.+.yusef lateef..-1963-(intere-program-show)-b.w.-t.72’-
……..Other ..concerts-&-programs…
-310.2U.S.A’The subject is Jazz’ Billy Taylor+Billy Bauer.cht+Ed Thigpen.dr+1958bwT.29-
-310.3 Europen-Jam-+art farmer+zawinul+ron carter+mel lewis+j.j.johnson..1960.t.9-bw-
-597.2-Holland (Olanda)Tv’s-archives-Cannonball Adderley.sax.+.Pim Jacobs-4t..’60’sT.4’..-
.NAT ADDERLEY..tr ’.Cannonball.’ Legacy..5t.
-348.1-Kolhn.’.Subway.’.5t…vincent herring.sax. +.larry willis.p.+.walter booker.cb+jimmy cobb.dr .1989 t.55-
-348.2- Vienna(Austria) ..live ’.Kurshalle.’. 5t ..vincent herring.sax.+.larry willis.p.+.walter booker.cb.+.jimmy cobb.dr..1989..t.40—
-351.1-Berna.5t+harold land+cedar walton.+.richard davis.cb.+.roy.mc.curdy.dr.+..’guest’+j.j.johnson.tb..1987-t.21-
-353.6-Spagna.tv-program..4t+cedar walton.p+richard davis.cb.+.roy.mc.curdy.dr..1984- t.6–
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@dottorjazz: the Blue Note document you posted is great, thank you. I’ve sent you the missing label scans of Grant Green – Grant’s First Stand and Jimmy Smith – The Sermon through e-mail.
Thanks Lander: I’m gonna upload an updated version next week and will advise here.
There will be about a hundred more pics of original Blue Note first pressings as well as interesting variations around transition periods.
Sorry but I’m a mono addict, so no stereo labels.
Again I invite collectors to send me pics of missing labels or variants or better pics than mine.
My mail is back here, March 19.
My list has been downloaded 50 times by now: glad to be helpful to other collectors and friends.
I’m going through your list right now and you’ve done an amzing job altogether with the helping hands.
I used to sell a BLP1511 some months ago and unfortuantely I didn’t take any photos, hence they are missing in the document. My pressing had a complete flat edge, if that’s helpful somehow.
Hello–was hoping to get some help from the experts. I have aquired a copy of Hank Mobley Workout BLP 4080—Side 1 NY USA Side 2 W.63rd, no deepgroove, has RVG and “p”….is this a first pressing? I know it’s right when the label changed. Thanks for the help.
Yes it is:you can find info about 4080 on my updated edition of “Blue Note illustrated” I have just published.
Everyone can download the latest version for free.
As I miss side 2 label, can you please send pics of both labels by mail ?
Thanks.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=0ZVZM66M
Sure, no problem, I will email you. That BN collection is great, thank you for doing that. On there it looks like 4080 is A: W.63rd B: NY USA, but mine is the other way around, A: NY USA B:W.63rd — still a first?
4080 is a controversial record, existing in different combinations of details.
Two are absolute: no deep groove and the presence of P (ear).
Then we have: W63i side one/ NYC side two
yours NYC side one/ W63i side two
These two combinations seem equal to me.
Cohen cites a double W63i, never seen, as anedoctal.
Then we have seen:double NYC, no deep groove;
W63i side one WITH deep groove/NYC side 2 and other later combinations.
I think that you can assume your copy as original, as happens with various numbers in the history of Blue Note.
Hello All, I recently acquired several items from the estate of Jazz altoist Bud Shank. I am working on getting a complete list together. All of these items are from his personal collection, those items that were not given over to the Los Angeles Jazz Society, and obtained directly from his wife, Linda.
Included are:
– Approximately 45 Album LP’s from the 1950’s to 1980’s, half of which are his own LP’s, likely Promos.
– 22 signed Album Covers, most from the 50’s. A few, there are more than one.
– 5 signed Album Posters, Brasamba, Bazilliance Vol 2 & 3, and 2 Bossa Nova Jazz Samba.
– 4 Jazz books by William Claxton, Jazz West Coast, Jazz Seen, California Cool, and Jazz. Some with notes in them.
– A loose CD (found in his CD Player), possibly a Promo. titled, Bud Shank Quartet at the Jazz Bakery, Disk 6 1/31/2009. A couple months before his passing. Not sure what this is.
I’ll get the complete list soon. Email if interested. sandxssun@cox.net
Regards, Matt
Does anyone else out there ever wonder where those famous Jazz album cover photos were taken ? Or perhaps if the locations still exist ? Every now and then I go looking myself, depending on the album I am listening to at the time… Here’s one that might interest some:
Remember the cover of Jimmy Smith’s Home Cookin’ on Blue Note 4050 ?
“…Kate’s Home Cooking was a luncheonette on 2355 8th Avenue in Harlem (FDB and West 126th Street)as one can see in the window sign of the album. Lore has it that because the restaurant was on the street closest to the back entrance of the Apollo Theater, all the bands used to drop by Kate’s after performing each night. The Unity Chapel which the same sign references is still there this day
but the charming eatery has long since been closed. The now defunct Harlem Fragrance (see web-link below for photos) had most recently inhabited the space…”
http://harlembespoke.blogspot.com/2009/07/remember-jimmy-smith-at-kates.html
Just a thought Al, but what do you think about starting a sub-section with links to all the locations used on Jazz album covers ?
Excellent! Thanks for the info. Glad to have such a nice copy of the record. I’ll work on the pics.
I was wondering if anyone knows of another auction site , besides ebay, that deals in vinyl? We seem to be always watching eBay auctions. I’m not a big fan of eBay. Thanks
Cazoon, Two other sites I’ve looked at is called the record ranch and Bonanza. Record Ranch is strictly vinyl and memorabilia. Bonanza is anything you would see on ebay. The problem is that people don’t auction the best items there. But maybe you could find something you like. Good luck.
Thanks Mike
Don-Lucky: Great idea, i am wondering myself often where those exact locations are, .. some must be easy for those living in New York..
for example:-The Magnificent Thad Jones
– Whims of chambers (outside Rudy vGelders parrents house??)
-bennie green back on the scene
-cool stuttin’ (difficult one)
-byrd in hand (RVG studio??)
-goin’ Up (hubbard)
-it might as well be spring
-steppin’ out (harold vic)
-page one
-inventions and dimensions(hancock)
would be great if someone could shine a light on this…. make a new series of foto’s on those locations….
maarten kools: Unless I’m mistaken, the cover of The Magnificent Thad Jones was taken on Woodward Avenue in downtown Detroit.
I am glad to hear I am not the only one in the Jazz Collective who wonders about these things maarten !
I can tell you for certain that the cover of ‘Byrd in Hand’ was taken just outside the main door of RVG’s current studio.
Many of the album cover photos were also taken from inside RVG’s first studio at his parents home,(you can see the venetian blinds on the window in the background) or often outside in the neighborhood somewhere… Most likely as seen in “The Whims of Chambers, It Might As Well Be Spring, Blues Walk etc.
I also like the ones taken from inside the new RVG studio like Blue Hour (Stanley Turrentine with The Three Sounds)…
-That photo for Cool Struttin’ is such a classic as well ! It has that “Mad Men” vibe to it.
– Bennie Green’s ‘Back on the Scene’ looks a bit like Union Square, but I could be way off !
-Joe Henderson’s ‘Page One’ looks like the travertine exterior retaining wall of the Seagram Building plaza around 100 East 53rd St. to me… Check it out on the street view of Google Maps.
The rest are still a mystery…
Recieved my copy of Fred Cohen’s Blue note book the other day. What a lovely book! Thanks Fred.
Somethin’ different
I’m not a pop-rock market expert, but 25 bids with more to go for this 45 on Shrine by J.D.Bryant beats all our jazz champions: please listen to 2’30” of this pop song: how many times would you listen to it again ?
And how many times have you listened to Strange Fruit or Lover Man ?
songs, only songs: some make me cry, the other……
http://cgi.ebay.com/J-D-BRYANT-RARE-NORTHERN-SOUL-45-SHRINE-108-Hear-/360374940640?_trksid=p4340.m8&_trkparms=algo%3DMW%26its%3DC%26itu%3DUCC%26otn%3D5%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D902753359042038958#ht_780wt_907