The same seller had a bunch of other nice records I was watching, including East Coasting by Charlie Mingus, Bethlehem 6019. This was an original red label pressing that was listed in M- condition for both the record and the cover. The final price was $495. Based on what I can see on Popsike, that seems to be a new high for this particular record. One more: Johnny Griffin, A Blowing Session, Blue Note 1559. This looked to be an original pressing with the ear, deep grooves and New York 23 labels. The record was listed as M- and the cover VG++. The final price was $1,290. This record has sold for over $2,000 several times in the past, and I had thought this copy would be in that range, but there were only four bids. Perhaps I missed something in the listing (not that a bid of nearly $1,300 isn’t significant).

Tony Fruscella, Atlantic 1220. This was an original black label pressing listed in VG+ condition for the record and VG for the cover. This one had 19 bids from nine bidders and sold for a final price of $477.50. Previously we were talking about the harp and Dorothy Ashby, so I put this one in the queue: Dorothy Ashby, Afro-Harping, Cadet 809. This looked to be an original blue label in VG+ condition for both the record and the cover. I was never a fan of the Cadet records  because they felt kind of cheap to me, but I know this one has a certain cachet as a collectible It sold for $213.49.

Here’s another one from the end of the New York label Prestige era: Red Garland, Manteca, Prestige 7139. This is an original New York pressing. The pictures look great of the cover and the vinyl, but the seller claims he doesn’t grade records because he doesn’t know how. Fair enough. Bidding is already more than $200 with three days left in the auction. Back in the time when I first starting collecting and thinking about original pressings, this record was fairly common and could be purchased usually in the $25 or $30 range, albeit usually with the New Jersey label. Not anymore.

Want to comment on another Red Garland on eBay now, Red Garland, All Kinds of Weather, Prestige 7148. This is an original New Jersey pressing from the same seller who doesn’t know how to grade records. The start price is $140 and so far there are no bidders. This record has broken through for me in the past few weeks, meaning this: I probably acquired this record about 30 years ago, or more, listened to it once and then put it on the shelf. A couple of weeks ago, I was randomly flipping through my collection looking for something to play that I was unfamiliar with and, for whatever reason, pulled out Red Garland, All Kinds of Weather. What a terrific record. Great choice of songs, amazing rhythm section, beautifully recorded. So, now, the record has broken through and is in my regular rotation. I even relocated it on the shelves to a more prominent spot. It is rare that a record breaks through with me in that way. It also happened with Phineas Newborn, Here is Phineas, Atlantic 1225. Go figure. If you have those two records and haven’t listened to them in a while, check them out. Also, if you have had similar experiences with other records, please share. I am always looking for “new” records that I already own, and I’m sure other readers here have had similar experiences.

Here’s perhaps a case in point: Illinois Jacquet and his Orchestra, Clef 676. This was an original pressing with the trumpeter logo and David Stone Martin Cover. The record was in Ex condition (VG+ for those keeping score at home), and the cover was also VG+. The start price was $85 and there were no bidders.

I had my eye on this one because 1: It’s a record I’ve never owned; 2) It’s an original Prestige and 3) My nephew, who’s in his early 20s, has really gotten into Dorothy Ashby, which I don’t quite understand because he’s not a real jazz aficionado. He just seems to be into the jazz harp: Dorothy Ashby, Hip Harp, Prestige 7140. This was an original New York yellow label in M- condition for the record and the cover. There was just one bidder and the final price was $299.

There was an auction from the seller bobdjukic that we were watching with a few interesting items, such as Booker Ervin, The Freedom Book, Prestige 7295. This was an original yellow label with the New Jersey address. It was listed in VG++ condition for the record and the cover. The final price was $224.50, nothing out of the ordinary. And there was Miles Davis, Sketches of Spain, Columbia 8271. This was an original stereo pressing with the six-eye logo. The record and cover were also VG++ and the price was $169.16.High, but not outrageous, I would say. Finally, there was Billie Holiday, Commodore  30008. This was an original pressing, VG++ for the record, VG+ for the cover. The final price was $181.38.

Dizzy Gillespie and Stan Getz, Diz and Getz, Verve 8141. This was an original pressing with the trumpeter logo. The record was in M- condition and the cover was VG+, although it seemed to have original shrink wrap. The start price was $29.95. There were no bidders. Really? When I started collecting this would have been a nice commodity, hard to find, great artists, great collectible label. And it’s got quite a nice cover to boot. Now it’s not worth thirty bucks? Wow. How about Stan Getz and Chet Baker, Stan Meets Chet, Verve 8263. This one says “trumpet logo” in the headline, but there’s no picture of the label so I actually have to wonder if it is original. The record was listed in VG++ condition, close to M-, and the cover was VG+. The price was $57.

Sal Salvador, Frivolous Sal, Bethlehem 59. This was an original pressing in VG+ condition for both the record and the cover. It sold for $75 and, frankly, I didn’t think it would get that much. Is there really still interest in Sal Salvador? Probably not. But there is interest, deservedly so, for Eddie Costa, and he’s a sideman on this LP. I would think Costa’s presence is the bigger interest here.

Oliver Nelson, The Blues and the Abstract Truth, Impulse A-5. Interesting that the seller listed it as a Bill Evans album. I guess there’s some logic, if you don’t really know the album. Evans is listed first on the cover. It’s not alphabetical — it looks like a graphic decision: The names are listed in ascending order in size, smallest to largest, so they stack like a pyramid. Anyway, this was VG+ for the record and cover and it sold for $140.50.

I didn’t realize this was a $200 record: Dorothy Ashby, Afro-Harping, Cadet 809. This was still sealed, had 12 bids and sold for $200 on the nose. Can’t recall that I’ve ever seen a Cadet record get that kind of price. Do collectors really want/value this record so much more than Diz and Getz? Guess so. Never been that big a fan of the jazz harp myself.

Dorothy Ashby, Hip Harp, Prestige 7140. This was an original New York yellow label pressing and it looked to be in nice M- condition for both the vinyl and the cover. The price was $193.

Miles Davis Plus Horns, Prestige 7025. This was a New York pressing. The record was VG++ and the cover was M-. The listing lacked a little bit of detail — such as whether it was a kakubushi cover — and the price was $170.17. Just a few weeks ago we saw an M- version of this LP sell for $799.

Ray Bryant Trio, Prestige 7099. This was an original New York yellow label pressing

and it was listed in M- condition for the vinyl and VG+ for the cover. The price was $486.

Art Taylor, Taylor’s Wailers, Prestige 7117. This was an original New York yellow label pressing and it features John Coltrane. The vinyl was M- and the cover was VG+. The price was $432.

Jimmy Forrest, Forrest Fire, New Jazz 8250. This was an original purple label pressing with the deep grooves and it was listed as M- for the record and VG++ for the cover. It sold for $162.

Eric Dolphy at the Five Spot, Prestige 7294. This was an original yellow label pressing with the New Jersey address. It was listed in M- condition for the record and the cover. It sold for $431. Also: Eric Dolphy, Outward Bound, New Jazz 8236. This was an original purple label, deep groove pressing. The record was VG+ and the cover was VG+ as well. The price was $252.

Dorothy Ashby and Frank Wess, In A Minor Groove, New Jazz 8209. We saw a copy of this sell for about $150 a few weeks ago and figured we’d give ours a shot.  So far this one has no bids at $30 with just a few hours to go. If it doesn’t sell, we’ll be happy to keep it: We were quite ambivalent about selling it in the first place.  There aren’t that many jazz harp LPs to begin with, and this is a good one.

Thelonious Monk, Monk’s Moods, Prestige 7159. This one is similar to the Early Miles LP we also have up on eBay now. It’s an early reissue of classic music, with nice packaging and it’s part of the early yellow-label Prestige catalogue. As we had mentioned last week,

we once had the goal of owning the entire catalogue of Yellow Prestiges, or at least those in the 7000 and 7100 series, but we gave up on that, thank goodness, in a rare moment of sanity. In any case, we have the earlier original pressing of this and we are hoping to sell this copy to someone looking for the music or someone still seeking the fantasy of Prestige catalogue completion. After you look at these, please take a look at our other auctions this week: We have a lot of items and many of them seem to be selling for quite reasonable prices at this stage.