Here’s catching up on some other items we’ve been watching, starting with Steve Lacy, Soprano Sax, Prestige 7125. When we wrote about this one, the were no bids with a start price of $100. It ended up selling for $562, and I can’t help feeling that our post at Jazz Collector may have had something to do with the flurry of bidding, especially after Clifford, Rudolf and others sang its praises here.

Art Pepper, Gettin’ Together, Contemporary 3573. This was an original pressing in VG++ condition for the record and the cover. We spotted it at $125 and it sold for $203.50.

Finally, there was Sonny Rollins, The Sound of Sonny, Riverside 241. This was an original white label pressing in VG+ condition for the record and VG for the cover. It sold for $182.50. Nobody answered my original question. With Sonny Clark on piano and Newk as the leader, how much would this record have sold for if the label were Blue Note instead of Riverside. $600? $1,000? I think that would be more of the range.

I had my eye on this listing because it is a record I’ve never actually seen before and it was offered by another old friend of Jazz Collector, mr. fifties jazz, otherwise know to us here as Rudolf: Wade Legge Trio, French Vogue 133. This was an original 10-inch pressing that looked to be in beautiful condition. The final price was $801.01. Careful readers may recall that Rudolf once regaled us with a treatise on French Vogue, A Comprehensive Guide to French Vogue, which, it’s hard to believe, was posted nearly eight years ago? How is that possible? Anyway, these French Vogue pressing was later reissued as Blue Note 5031, New Faces, New Sounds. Popsike tells us that the French version has sold for more than $1,000 at one time and Rudolf’s is the second highest price. The top price for the  Blue Note is $788. There was also this post from last year on the Blue Note copy of the Wade Legge record, which has some interesting comments that provide some historical perspective.

Our friends at Euclid Records have some very nice records on eBay now, including The Unique Thelonious Monk, Riverside 209. This is an original white label pressing listed in VG++ condition for the record and VG+ for the cover. This one is already in the $250 range with nearly four days left on the auction. Here’s another: Donald Byrd, Byrd in Hand, Blue Note 4019. This is an original West 63rd deep groove pressing listed in M- condition for the record and M- for the cover. The price is more than $320 with more than two days left. It always helps to secure a better price if there are nice, clean, clear pictures to go with the listing, as Euclid has done here.

This one is also well-pictured: Art Pepper Meets the Rhythm Section, Contemporary 3532. This is an original pressing with the blue and red lettering on the back. It has been listed before at a higher price. I can tell, because this is the one that mentions the “original” paper sleeve, where there was not an original paper sleeve. Anyway, it looks like it will sell this time around because there is already a bid at $550 and there is no reserve price. Only a cynic would think that it is perhaps a shill bid.

Sonny Rollins, Way Out West, Contemporary 3530. This looks to be an original pressing with the yellow label and deep grooves. The seller calls it an original, but I think he may not be fully aware. It would have been better if he had included a picture of the back cover so that potential bidders could see, if indeed, the cover had the red writing to confirm its provenance. This one is listed in VG+ condition for both the record and the cover. The start price is $250 and, as of now, there are no bidders. The same seller also has: Lee Morgan, The Cooker, Blue Note 1578. This also looks to be an original pressing, listed in VG condition for the record and Ex for the cover. The starting price is $400 and so far there are no bids.

Atomic Records continues to have some nice items on eBay. We are still watching that copy of Tommy Flanagan Overseas, which closes tomorrow. We are also watching:

Lee Morgan, City Lights, Blue Note 1575. This is an original pressing in VG++ condition for the record and VG for the cover. There are still five days left on the bidding and the auction is already in the $260 range.

Here are a few that didn’t sell at all, starting with Mal Waldron, Mal2, Prestige 7111. This was an original pressing listed in VG+/VG++ condition for both the record and the cover. There was spirited bidding for this one, and the top bid reached $500, but it was not high enough to reach the seller’s reserve price.

Marty Paich Quartet, Tampa 28. This was an original pressing with the red vinyl. The record was listed in VG+ condition and the cover looked to be VG or VG+. The seller had a starting price of $999 and there were no bidders. The seller said the record played at a VG++ level, but for $1,000 it seems buyers would expect more.

I have a feeling that this one may meet the same fate: Art Pepper Meets the Rhythm Section, Contemporary 3532. This is an original pressing that looks to be in VG++ or M- condition for the record and the cover. The start price is $750 and so far there are no bidders with three days to go. One interesting note: The seller talks about the “original white paper sleeve.” That’s not quite accurate. The Contemporary records in this era did not come with sleeves at all.

This is another nice one that is also lacking bids at the moment: Sonny Rollins, Way Out West, Contemporary 3530. this is an original promo copy in M- condition for both the cover and the record. Looks like a real gem, also with nice pictures from the seller. There is a start price of about $500 and a buy-it-now price of about $700. If any copy of Way Out West would set a new price high, this would seem to be it, an original promo in M- condition. But the start price is up there. In the Jazz Collector Price Guide we’ve never recorded a copy of this record selling for more than $300.

One more:

John Coltrane, Giant Steps, Atlantic 1311. This is an original black label pressing that looks to be in M- condition for both the record and the cover. Another beauty. This one will sell. The bidding has just about reached $600 and there’s still more than a day to go.

First there was that copy of Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants, Prestige 7150, that was autographed by Miles, John Coltrane and Thelonious Monk. It was offered by the Jazz Record Center so there was some level of credibility attached to the autographs, although the listing didn’t say anything about independent verification. The price for this was $4,305. It’s certainly a one-of-a-kind item, so there is probably no price too high to have surprised us. This seems pretty reasonable for such a rare item. Here are a couple more from the same auction: Art Pepper, Intensity, Contemporary 3607. This was not only signed by Art Pepper, he also put the date and his home address with the signature. The record and cover both looked to be in M- condition. This one sold for $150.27. This one was not signed: Johnny Hodges, In a Tender Mood, Norgran 1059. This was an original yellow label pressing in M- condition for both the record and the cover. It sold for $161.50. I was watching this because I like to keep an eye on the original Norgrans, just to see that there is still a collector’s market for them, since they really reflect artists mostly from the pre-bop era, with a few exceptions, of course. This one also has that weird kind of cover from the era, with a picture of a white woman as the sole image on the picture of an album by a black male artists. Is it really possible that

these records with the white women on the cover — this one has a certain Marilyn Monroe vibe, wouldn’t you say — sold better than the records with the artist’s picture, or with a beautiful drawing by David Stone Martin. As a collector, a record such as this has less appeal to me because of the cover, compared to some of the other Norgrans. What do you think?

Here are three for the $1,000 bin:

George Wallington Quintet at the Bohemia,Progressive 1001. This was an original pressing offered by Euclid Records, another of the most credible dealers, and it was listed in M- condition for both the record and the cover.  It also had a promo stamp. It sold for $1,213.89.

Hank Mobley, Roll Call, Blue Note 4058. This was an original pressing with the West. 63rd Street address. It was listed in VG++ condition for both the record and the cover. It sold for $1,081.

Finally, there was Freddie Hubbard, Open Sesame, Blue Note 4040. This was an original pressing also in VG++ condition for the record and the cover. It sold for $1036.

I’ve never thought of this record as a collectible: The Standard Sonny Rollins, RCA 3355. This was an original pressing and it was in M- condition. It sold for $122.50. It was a stereo pressing and I’m wondering, perhaps, if it is as much an audiophile collectible as much as a jazz collectible. I’m a big Rollins fan, but this is not among my favorite Sonny LPs.

How about this one: Presenting Red Mitchell, Contemporary 3538. This is an original deep groove mono pressing with the yellow label. The vinyl was listed in M- condition and the

cover was VG++. The price was $139.50.

The market for this record, and others of its era, seems to be slipping: Flip Phillips, Flip Wails, Clef 691. This was an original pressing. The vinyl was VG++ and the cover was VG+. The price was $52.50. This price was probably aided by the fact that it has a nice cover illustration by David Stone Martin.

This was from the same seller, but it was an original: Jackie McLean, Swing, Swang, Swingin’, Blue Note 4024. This one was in VG+ condition for the vinyl and VG or VG+ for the cover. The price was $273.60.

Here’s one of my favorite Sonny Rollins records, at a reasonable price:

Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders, Contemporary 7564. This was an original stereo pressing with the deep groove and heavy vinyl. I know some collectors on this site recently discussed the quality of Contemporary recordings, and I always found this one to be particularly well-recorded. Great Rollins as well. This one was in M- condition for the vinyl and VG+ or so for the cover. It’s hard to find an original of this one without some wear on the cover. This copy sold for $113.50.