John Coltrane, Coltrane, Prestige 7105. This was an original New York yellow label pressing. The record and cover were listed in VG+ condition. There were 45 bids and 21 bidders with a big flurry at the end, taking the price from $955 to $2,424.

Hank Mobley, Roll Call, Blue Note BST 84058. This was a blue label stereo pressing, listed in VG+ condition for the record and cover. The final price was $123.50. This is one where I feel like the market has gotten away from me. I didn’t realize that the Blue Notes with the blue label from the United Artists era had attained this level of cachet among collectors. I never valued them greatly, because when I started collecting, they were in print and you could pop on over to Sam Goody and pick one up for $4.99 or so.

Gideo Nxumalo, Jazz Fantasia, Renown South Africa. A few years ago I took a flier and bought two boxes of records, sight unseen, from one of my readers in South Africa. There were several original Blue Notes in the boxes, as well as this record and a few others originally issued in South Africa. When I was putting my piles together for Carolina Soul, I saw that this record had sold for a lot in the past, plus it had the autograph. I put it in the pile to sell without ever listening to it. Mistake? The album was listed in VG condition for the record and cover and sold for $515.

Cannonball Adderley and the Poll-Winners, Riverside 355. This was an original deep-groove mono pressing. The record and cover were listed in VG condition. The final price was $16.50. This is a great record, featuring Wes Montgomery, amongst others. I normally don’t write about records that sell for $16.50, but it has always baffled me why these great Adderley Riverside records from the late 1950s and early 1960s are not more valued by collectors. The music is consistently fantastic, but most of the Cannonballs in this auction (doubles) sold for a similar price, at least the Riversides. As for the one Blue Note, Somethin’ Else, that one sold for $798 in VG+ condition. Are there just too many of the Riversides available, or are people less interested in Cannonball for whatever reason. To me, he’ll always be one of the true greats.