Archie Shepp | jazzcollector.com https://jazzcollector.com For those who love jazz Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:31:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 175772384 On EBay: A Few From Impulse https://jazzcollector.com/impulse/on-ebay-a-few-from-impulse/ https://jazzcollector.com/impulse/on-ebay-a-few-from-impulse/#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:30:52 +0000 http://jazzcollector.com/?p=2323 We’ve been very busy with eBay the past couple of weeks — putting records on eBay is what we often do when we are procrastinating [...]

The post On EBay: A Few From Impulse first appeared on jazzcollector.com.]]> We’ve been very busy with eBay the past couple of weeks — putting records on eBay is what we often do when we are procrastinating from other work, so this would be the evidence that we’ve been in heavy-duty procrastination mode. Anyway, our neurosis is your gain: This week we’ve had 70 items on eBay, several of which closed yesterday, many more of which close today, and a few more of which close tomorrow. Part of what we have up there now is a nice batch of Impulse LPs we’ve either pulled from our own collection, or pulled from the collection we purchased in Trenton back in May. Here are a couple of examples:

Archie Shepp, Four For Trane, Impulse 71. This is an original orange label pressing in nice VG+ condition. It is closing later today and is currently at $40.  Also from the same batch is this:

Yusef Lateef, Jazz ‘Round the World, Impulse 56. This is also an original mono pressing with the orange label. This one is in VG++ condition and is currently at about $25. I knew a knowledgeable collector about 20 years ago who predicted that one day the Impulses would have the same cachet — and the same value — as the Blue Notes and Prestiges. With three or four notable exceptions — John Coltrane with Duke, Coltrane Ballads, A Love Supreme, Oliver Nelson Blues and the Abstract Truth — that prophesy hasn’t come close to coming true. Perhaps someday in the future, but I wouldn’t bet too heavily on it: Although the packaging on the Impulses is great, as is the music (generally), as are the recordings, generally by Rudy Van Gelder. So it’s hard to go wrong, isn’t it?

The post On EBay: A Few From Impulse first appeared on jazzcollector.com.]]> https://jazzcollector.com/impulse/on-ebay-a-few-from-impulse/feed/ 2 2323 Jazz Vinyl Countdown: Archie Shepp, Impulse https://jazzcollector.com/impulse/jazz-vinyl-countdown-archie-shepp-impulse/ https://jazzcollector.com/impulse/jazz-vinyl-countdown-archie-shepp-impulse/#respond Thu, 08 Oct 2009 04:53:14 +0000 http://jazzcollector.com/?p=2073 When people ask me about my record collection or even my taste in jazz, I often kid around and tell them it ends in 1964. [...]

The post Jazz Vinyl Countdown: Archie Shepp, Impulse first appeared on jazzcollector.com.]]> When people ask me about my record collection or even my taste in jazz, I often kid around and tell them it ends in 1964. There is quite a bit of truth in that, however. My taste generally runs to bop and post-bop and, as I’m getting older, I’m finding it going more backwards into mainstream jazz than towards anything current. Anyway, this is a roundabout way of saying I recently picked up a bunch of albums on the Impulse label and am in the throes of deciding what to keep and what to sell. I put this one on the turntable yesterday: Archie Shepp, Fire Music, Impulse 86. It seemed promising: A 1965 LP with tracks such as Prelude to a Kiss and The Girl From Ipanema. The record is in beautiful condition and I’m sure it is a classic of its genre. But

as for me, well, it’s just not what I like. If you like it, you’ll be able to find this copy on eBay. It is not making the cut of the Jazz Collector Jazz Vinyl Countdown.

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