I was in a second hand record shop in Reading a few weeks ago. I picked up a bundle of 11 10″ LPs. The bloke wanted £20. Needless to say I took them.
Three are coloured vinyl:
1) Emile Barnes New Orleans Band. American Music 641B Red vinyl. No date.
2) George Lewis and his Ragtime Band. Delmar Records in red on the label. Antone Records, Blue Vinyl. Numbered 2A and 2B. No date and no picture sleeve.
3) George Lewis again. Blue vinyl without Delmar records on the label. No date, but numbered 1A and 1B. No sleeve.
I’m familiar with the US jazz scene, but I recently won a copy of Tommy Potter Hard Funk and it got me to thinking that I know practically nothing about what are the best jazz records recorded there (either by Americans or Europeans).
It seems Sweden was/is a major jazz center. But, there are a number of great jazz recordings all over the continent (including Eastern European).
For the question below this, I can especially recommend a legendary finnish saxophonist Juhani “Junnu” Aaltonen, an entrepreneur in fusion jazz and improvising!
Hello Philip, I post a lot about European jazz on my blog: http://thejazzkid.tumblr.com This month I made a podcast with Italian jazz for example, which you can hear on my site.
To Rick in Reading: the Emile Barnes recording is a session which was purchased by Bill Russell for his American Music label. The recording date is August 30, 1951 in New Orleans.
The Delmarks are from June 15-18, 1953 (San Francisco).
What about the others you purchased??? You make me curious.
A while ago I bought part of a collection from a vendor at a flea market. The lps (many of which are signed by the artists) are all noted as belonging to a “Stix” Leonard from Rockville, CT. Does anyone have any info on Stix? I’m just curious about the man behind the collection.
Walter “Stix” Leonard, 73, of Willimantic, died Oct. 11, 2011.
He was born Walter Major Leonard on March 25, 1938, in Hartford, the son of Walter George and Wilhelmina Major Leonard. Walter grew up in the Rockville section of Vernon, moving to his beloved Maine in 1987. He was a professional drummer for a number of years, playing and recording with numerous bands including his own. He was a member of Local No. 400 American Federation of Musicians, past president of the Hartford Jazz Society, a founding member of the Connecticut Jazz Confederation, The Woody Herman Society, The Network, International Jazz Hall of Fame, Seacoast Jazz Society of New Hampshire, Midcoast Jazz Society of Brunswick, Maine, and an avid jazz fan and collector of jazz memorabilia. He was a contributing writer to several national and international jazz publications. Walter was employed at SeaCastles Resort in Ogunquit, Maine, for 12 years, returning to Connecticut upon retiring.
He leaves a sister, Barbara Justice of Columbus, Ga.; six daughters, Carole Williams of Manchester, Deborah Corriveau of Willimantic, Nancy Niro of Chesterfield, Va., Michelle Leonard of Maine, Terressita Toscano of California, Rose McBreairty of Maine; seven grandchildren, Michael Johnson Jr., Tamara Johnson, Ashley Johnson, Anthony Aaron Leonard, Briana Niro, Gionatan Niro, William Bradford Blivin III; seven great-grandchildren, Shyiann, Otis, Nora, Niziere, Guillermo, Bradley, and Ava Marie; and several nieces, one nephew; and a host of friends and co-workers.
A graveside ceremony will be held Saturday, Nov. 12 at noon at Grove Hill Cemetery, 22 Cemetery Ave., Rockville.
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I had a question for all you Prestige experts out there. I just picked up a copy of “Conception” Prestige 7013. I am trying to figure out what cover is the original. The one with handcuffs or the one with pictures of the artists. Anyone know? Mine is the pictures cover with a 50th record. Want to know what i have here! Thanks!
I am looking to trade my beautiful (vinyl & cover) Jenkins, Jordan and Timmons New Jazz 8232 original mono purple label; deep groove; RVG for like-condition Grant Green Blue Note original mono (New York, USA) Idle Moments.
A word on my record: I bought it from a respectable jazz enthusiast (per his request to remain anonymous)who had acquired it from Ira Gitler’s personal collection. As you may know, Mr. Gitler wrote the liner notes. The record has “Preview Copy” on the label. It also has a tiny comma in the liner notes, which I bet came from Ira Gitler’s pen.
I would like to identify the year of my John Coltrane LP. It is Atlantic 1311 and has a top half red, bottom half purple with a white band across the center. Black text. a black box with white spiral to the left in the white band. I am not finding a release that matches this. Anyone have information to help me identify the year?
Thank you,
Edward
Edward,
The Atlantic “white-fan” label first appeared in 1960 and was used into 1962. VinylBeat has many rare label variations but it has some inaccuracies, like the Riverside section for instance. Here is a well researched labelography I recommend: http://homepage2.nifty.com/recordcollectors/labelguide.html
I picked up an original Bethlehem mono copy of Mal Waldron’s Left Alone at a garage sale. I’d love to keep it, but my bank account is telling me that I should probably sell it.
The bottom seem is completely split and the top seem has an inch and a half split near the opening. Otherwise the cover is in pretty good shape. No bent corners or ring wear.
The vinyl has some marks. I would visually grade it as VG, but I played it on my turntable and it plays quite well. No pops, skips or clicks. Just some very faint noise.
I’ve seen it go at auction with a completely shot cover for nearly 300, but the record was VG+. In mint condition, I believe it fetches a nice chunk of change. Think I could get 500 for my copy?
just an interesting fact: (specialy for our dutch ‘members’) In the Netherlands we had a disco group called “spargo”.They had a big hit with the song:’You andMe”. Great song, thats been cut in my brain since… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWX7_adYfkA
I just found out that the singer was the daughter of Art Blakey. Now i know it, i think i see it.
I am Selling My Rare Autographed (Louis Armstrong And His Concert Group) 8 page Concert Program.
(9 Autographs on the Cover, Concert Program, News Articles, Biography, A Letter, Many Photos)
This Program is from 1952 between March and July. Louis band, Russ Phillips, Dale Jones and Marty Napoleon were only together from late Febraury through July 1952. Because the program mentions Louis’s Hawaii trip of March of that year, that narrows it further to between late March and July 1952. There are 9 signatures on the cover Including, Louis Armstrong, Mantan Morland, Cozy cole, Velma Middelton, Bud Harris, Bill Jackson, Bill Bailey, And two other autographs that I can not make out.
-Mantan Moreland : (September 3, 1902 – September 28, 1973) was an American actor and great comedian most popular in the 1930s and 1940s. Mantan Morland and Louis Armstrong both Acted in the 1943 musical CABIN IN THE SKY.
-Louis Armstrong
-Cozy Cole (October 17, 1909 – January 9, 1981)[1] was an American jazz drummer. One of Louis Armstrongs All Stars.
-Velma Middleton. (born ca. 1917, died February 10, 1961) was an American jazz vocalist. joined Louis Armstrong’s big band in 1942 and became one of Louis All Stars. She spent most of her Career sining with Louis Armstrong.
-Bud Harris Famous actor of the era
– Bill Jackson famous actor of the era
– Bill Bailey, Famous tap dancer. Brother of Pearl Bailey, Famous Actress and singer. Bill was a student of Bill ’’Bojangles’’ robinson, also a famous tap dancer. Bill bailey is also known as the creator of the Moonwalk.
Our friend Bob D. is back with an auction incl. Trane’s Giant Steps, Black label Atlantic.
You may wish to bid on an item which is described as:
“monstrously rare”, or “ridiculously rare”, or “insanely rare”. All in the same listing. So, make your choice, and hopefully you will not be disappointed.
Fredrik,
The black Atlantic label only remained for a matter of months, if not weeks, after Giant Steps was released. The deep groove indicates that it was pressed on the west coast, east coast pressings did not have the deep groove.
Thanks Aaron, and I saw another post here about this and someone mentioned that the non deep groove is even rarer than the deep groove version as well. Both 1st pressings though.
Fredrik/Aaron: I read somewhere that the non-DG version is of a better quality, sound-wise.
I have three European first pressings of this album, the Danish and French bull’s eye Atlantics and the London label by U.K. Decca. The French pressing has the best audio fidelity: crisp, crystal clear sound reproduction. The quietest sound is by Decca.
Btw, there is so much talk about Giant Steps, and it is a terrific album indeed, but I dig the next one, “Coltrane Jazz” even more. It seems to be much less of a collectors’ item. Can somebody explain me why?
Hello MArtin – The Miles Davis is has the 47 West 63rd St, New Yourk 23 adres – The Sonny rollins has 8481 Melrose Place, Los Angeles 46, Calif… Would that be enough.
Jakob, both seem to be original second pressings. If you have good luck, you will find somebody who will be happy to have an authentic BN or CR pressing of the fifties and who will bid accordingly.
A legitimate pressing of this same album just sold for less earlier this week. I mean, this is a Liberty pressing, laminated sleeve.. sure, but the record is a liberty??
I was in a second hand record shop in Reading a few weeks ago. I picked up a bundle of 11 10″ LPs. The bloke wanted £20. Needless to say I took them.
Three are coloured vinyl:
1) Emile Barnes New Orleans Band. American Music 641B Red vinyl. No date.
2) George Lewis and his Ragtime Band. Delmar Records in red on the label. Antone Records, Blue Vinyl. Numbered 2A and 2B. No date and no picture sleeve.
3) George Lewis again. Blue vinyl without Delmar records on the label. No date, but numbered 1A and 1B. No sleeve.
Any ideas anyone, dates, rarity?
I’m familiar with the US jazz scene, but I recently won a copy of Tommy Potter Hard Funk and it got me to thinking that I know practically nothing about what are the best jazz records recorded there (either by Americans or Europeans).
It seems Sweden was/is a major jazz center. But, there are a number of great jazz recordings all over the continent (including Eastern European).
Do you have any recommendations?
For the question below this, I can especially recommend a legendary finnish saxophonist Juhani “Junnu” Aaltonen, an entrepreneur in fusion jazz and improvising!
Hello Philip, I post a lot about European jazz on my blog: http://thejazzkid.tumblr.com This month I made a podcast with Italian jazz for example, which you can hear on my site.
To Rick in Reading: the Emile Barnes recording is a session which was purchased by Bill Russell for his American Music label. The recording date is August 30, 1951 in New Orleans.
The Delmarks are from June 15-18, 1953 (San Francisco).
What about the others you purchased??? You make me curious.
A while ago I bought part of a collection from a vendor at a flea market. The lps (many of which are signed by the artists) are all noted as belonging to a “Stix” Leonard from Rockville, CT. Does anyone have any info on Stix? I’m just curious about the man behind the collection.
Walter “Stix” Leonard, 73, of Willimantic, died Oct. 11, 2011.
He was born Walter Major Leonard on March 25, 1938, in Hartford, the son of Walter George and Wilhelmina Major Leonard. Walter grew up in the Rockville section of Vernon, moving to his beloved Maine in 1987. He was a professional drummer for a number of years, playing and recording with numerous bands including his own. He was a member of Local No. 400 American Federation of Musicians, past president of the Hartford Jazz Society, a founding member of the Connecticut Jazz Confederation, The Woody Herman Society, The Network, International Jazz Hall of Fame, Seacoast Jazz Society of New Hampshire, Midcoast Jazz Society of Brunswick, Maine, and an avid jazz fan and collector of jazz memorabilia. He was a contributing writer to several national and international jazz publications. Walter was employed at SeaCastles Resort in Ogunquit, Maine, for 12 years, returning to Connecticut upon retiring.
He leaves a sister, Barbara Justice of Columbus, Ga.; six daughters, Carole Williams of Manchester, Deborah Corriveau of Willimantic, Nancy Niro of Chesterfield, Va., Michelle Leonard of Maine, Terressita Toscano of California, Rose McBreairty of Maine; seven grandchildren, Michael Johnson Jr., Tamara Johnson, Ashley Johnson, Anthony Aaron Leonard, Briana Niro, Gionatan Niro, William Bradford Blivin III; seven great-grandchildren, Shyiann, Otis, Nora, Niziere, Guillermo, Bradley, and Ava Marie; and several nieces, one nephew; and a host of friends and co-workers.
A graveside ceremony will be held Saturday, Nov. 12 at noon at Grove Hill Cemetery, 22 Cemetery Ave., Rockville.
Published in Journal Inquirer from November 5 to November 9, 2011
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I had a question for all you Prestige experts out there. I just picked up a copy of “Conception” Prestige 7013. I am trying to figure out what cover is the original. The one with handcuffs or the one with pictures of the artists. Anyone know? Mine is the pictures cover with a 50th record. Want to know what i have here! Thanks!
Stevie B. – Conception: the original cover had the blue-ish pictures of the main artists.
Thanks, Bill!
fot those interested:
I came across a nice website about album design.
http://www.hardformat.org/designers
Thanks Rudolf! Glad to hear it. Now i just need to find a copy of Blakey 4003 without the R to make up for that purchase….
I’m selling rather than buying much these days,but if I had a little extra $$$-this list(currently going up on ebay) is one I’d check out closely. Anyone know the seller?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Kenny-Dorham-Whistle-Stop-LP-Blue-Note-4063-Mono-Ear-RVG-W-63rd-VG-/170918501616?pt=Music_on_Vinyl&hash=item27cb895cf0
Hello All,
I am looking to trade my beautiful (vinyl & cover) Jenkins, Jordan and Timmons New Jazz 8232 original mono purple label; deep groove; RVG for like-condition Grant Green Blue Note original mono (New York, USA) Idle Moments.
A word on my record: I bought it from a respectable jazz enthusiast (per his request to remain anonymous)who had acquired it from Ira Gitler’s personal collection. As you may know, Mr. Gitler wrote the liner notes. The record has “Preview Copy” on the label. It also has a tiny comma in the liner notes, which I bet came from Ira Gitler’s pen.
Stu
Hi Stuart,
I could be interested by your Idle Moments lp.
Please,provide your email address
thanks
Hi Rockies and everyone,
I don’t own a copy of Idle Moments. I’m looking for one. I’d like to trade my Jenkins, Jordan and Timmons FOR Idle Moments.
Stu
a other website about jazz album covers.. http://jazzalbumcovercrypt.blogspot.nl/
I would like to identify the year of my John Coltrane LP. It is Atlantic 1311 and has a top half red, bottom half purple with a white band across the center. Black text. a black box with white spiral to the left in the white band. I am not finding a release that matches this. Anyone have information to help me identify the year?
Thank you,
Edward
Edward: I would think around 1961. It is a third version: the first issue has black labels, the second has the bull’s eye labels.
Maarteen:
Nice site link. Very much appreciated! Takes me back to the old dya., It is like being on a 28K dial-up network!!!
Thanks again,
Terry
Edward, here is a link to the labelography section of my website:
http://33rev.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=58&Itemid=68
Hopefully it will help dating your records!
Aaron: lovely site, well done. A pleasure to browse through it at leasure.
Thanks Aaron. What I have is on your site labeled “white fan 1960-62. I was looking at this site and it is marked as 5a 1960
http://www.vinylbeat.com/cgi-bin/labelfocus.cgi?label=ATLANTIC&label_section=A,B,C
Edward,
The Atlantic “white-fan” label first appeared in 1960 and was used into 1962. VinylBeat has many rare label variations but it has some inaccuracies, like the Riverside section for instance. Here is a well researched labelography I recommend: http://homepage2.nifty.com/recordcollectors/labelguide.html
Hey ya’ll,
I picked up an original Bethlehem mono copy of Mal Waldron’s Left Alone at a garage sale. I’d love to keep it, but my bank account is telling me that I should probably sell it.
The bottom seem is completely split and the top seem has an inch and a half split near the opening. Otherwise the cover is in pretty good shape. No bent corners or ring wear.
The vinyl has some marks. I would visually grade it as VG, but I played it on my turntable and it plays quite well. No pops, skips or clicks. Just some very faint noise.
I’ve seen it go at auction with a completely shot cover for nearly 300, but the record was VG+. In mint condition, I believe it fetches a nice chunk of change. Think I could get 500 for my copy?
just an interesting fact: (specialy for our dutch ‘members’) In the Netherlands we had a disco group called “spargo”.They had a big hit with the song:’You andMe”. Great song, thats been cut in my brain since…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWX7_adYfkA
I just found out that the singer was the daughter of Art Blakey. Now i know it, i think i see it.
Maarten: the daughter of Art Blakey! That is an amazing discovery.
aaah…. just another one from the dutch ’80 funk band, featering the dauhter of art blakey..
wow… summer is commin’….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvyyVHkpTUM
I am Selling My Rare Autographed (Louis Armstrong And His Concert Group) 8 page Concert Program.
(9 Autographs on the Cover, Concert Program, News Articles, Biography, A Letter, Many Photos)
This Program is from 1952 between March and July. Louis band, Russ Phillips, Dale Jones and Marty Napoleon were only together from late Febraury through July 1952. Because the program mentions Louis’s Hawaii trip of March of that year, that narrows it further to between late March and July 1952. There are 9 signatures on the cover Including, Louis Armstrong, Mantan Morland, Cozy cole, Velma Middelton, Bud Harris, Bill Jackson, Bill Bailey, And two other autographs that I can not make out.
-Mantan Moreland : (September 3, 1902 – September 28, 1973) was an American actor and great comedian most popular in the 1930s and 1940s. Mantan Morland and Louis Armstrong both Acted in the 1943 musical CABIN IN THE SKY.
-Louis Armstrong
-Cozy Cole (October 17, 1909 – January 9, 1981)[1] was an American jazz drummer. One of Louis Armstrongs All Stars.
-Velma Middleton. (born ca. 1917, died February 10, 1961) was an American jazz vocalist. joined Louis Armstrong’s big band in 1942 and became one of Louis All Stars. She spent most of her Career sining with Louis Armstrong.
-Bud Harris Famous actor of the era
– Bill Jackson famous actor of the era
– Bill Bailey, Famous tap dancer. Brother of Pearl Bailey, Famous Actress and singer. Bill was a student of Bill ’’Bojangles’’ robinson, also a famous tap dancer. Bill bailey is also known as the creator of the Moonwalk.
Our friend Bob D. is back with an auction incl. Trane’s Giant Steps, Black label Atlantic.
You may wish to bid on an item which is described as:
“monstrously rare”, or “ridiculously rare”, or “insanely rare”. All in the same listing. So, make your choice, and hopefully you will not be disappointed.
There’s no deep grooves on the Giant Steps from the Bobster, then it’s not an original 1st pressing, correct?
Fredrik,
The black Atlantic label only remained for a matter of months, if not weeks, after Giant Steps was released. The deep groove indicates that it was pressed on the west coast, east coast pressings did not have the deep groove.
Thanks Aaron, and I saw another post here about this and someone mentioned that the non deep groove is even rarer than the deep groove version as well. Both 1st pressings though.
the dg Giant Steps sounds better
Fredrik/Aaron: I read somewhere that the non-DG version is of a better quality, sound-wise.
I have three European first pressings of this album, the Danish and French bull’s eye Atlantics and the London label by U.K. Decca. The French pressing has the best audio fidelity: crisp, crystal clear sound reproduction. The quietest sound is by Decca.
Btw, there is so much talk about Giant Steps, and it is a terrific album indeed, but I dig the next one, “Coltrane Jazz” even more. It seems to be much less of a collectors’ item. Can somebody explain me why?
Jack: do you have both versions? I only passed on what I heard. I never saw a black label Giant Steps in my life.
yes
Anyone now the value of these two records I´m selling.
Miles Davis Vol.1 BLue Note 1501 west end…
http://www.ebay.com/itm/121003447855?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649
and
Sonny Rollins Way Out West M3580 ?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/121001088737?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649
Thanks…
Jakob
Jacob: make a larger picture so buyers can see the condition of the record.
for value, we need to know the adres on the labels…
Hello MArtin – The Miles Davis is has the 47 West 63rd St, New Yourk 23 adres – The Sonny rollins has 8481 Melrose Place, Los Angeles 46, Calif… Would that be enough.
Thanks
Jakob, both seem to be original second pressings. If you have good luck, you will find somebody who will be happy to have an authentic BN or CR pressing of the fifties and who will bid accordingly.
Thanks to you both…
Jakob
i was just playing Lee morgan’s Taru, when i realized
(again!) that he died only 33….33! so much he had allready done at that age.. then i stumled on the only interview his wife & killer,Helen Morgan, gave, just before she died herself. For those who didn’t knew that allready: http://jasonpalmerjazz.wordpress.com/2011/03/16/the-story-of-helen-morgan-if-you-didnt-know-already/
http://www.ebay.com/itm/HANK-MOBLEY-w-PAUL-CHAMBERS-SOUL-STATION-MEGA-RARE-BLUE-NOTE-MONO-LP-RVG-NR-MINT-/140869586002?ssPageName=ADME:B:WNA:US:1123
Are you kidding me???
That’s our buddy Bob for ya. He got over $200 for an exact same copy in worse condition of Sketches Of Spain that I got $20 for the same week. Unreal.
it’s the buyers who are pretty dumb, bob (i’m not a fan) is honest in his listing.
A legitimate pressing of this same album just sold for less earlier this week. I mean, this is a Liberty pressing, laminated sleeve.. sure, but the record is a liberty??
I don’t get it.
the price is way-way-way to high, but i must say, i don’t see THAT manny liberty pressings that are Mono…
I have a JJ Johnson LP of his 1963 Montreal Jazz Festival set (29:30). The back has the set from Martial Solal from the same event (29:40).
This album was made by the CBC for radio airplay only, and not to be played after Dec. 31, 1964.
It seems neither the Johnson nor Solal sets were ever commercially released.
I’ve seen some commercial releases of JJ Johnson go for more than $1,000. What do you think this unreleased LP would/should fetch?
Michael
thepza (at) gmail
don’t know if it’s any good, i still use a 2003 nokia phone to communicate….-)
http://www.emimusic.com/blog/2012/blue-note-records-launches-beautiful-new-app-for-ipad/#