This week’s theme: John Coltrane as a sideman on the Prestige label, Part 2. This one features all of the Coltrane solos on alto sax with Gene Ammons, as well as tracks from The Cats, Kenny Burrell and John Coltrane, and other records from the early Prestige catalog.

Now, onto the Watch List and the Price Guide:

Art Farmer, Donald Byrd and Idrees Sulieman, Three Trumpets, Prestige 7092. This is an original New York pressing that looks to be in M- condition for the record and perhaps a drop less for the cover. It sold for $338.58. I happen to have a spare copy of this record sitting in my closet, if anyone is interested. I also have a spare copy of this one: Lou Donaldson, Swing and Soul, Blue Note 1566. This was an original pressing listed in VG condition for the record. The cover looked like it was probably VG+. The record sold for $127.50.

This one fetched quite a nice price, breaking into the $1,000 bin:

Donald Byrd Sextet, Transition 5. This was an original pressing. It did not have the original booklet, but the seller included a copy of the booklet he had obtained by fax. Okay. The record was probably VG+ and the cover was VG. The booklet was a fax. The price was $1.199.99 and there was only one bidder.

This one also fetched a nice price: Joe Henderson, Page One, Blue Note 4140. This was an original New York USA pressing with the ear and the Van Gelder. It was probably in VG++ condition for the record and close to VG++ for the cover. It sold for $546.

Lou Donaldson, Wailing with Lou, Blue Note 1545. This was an original pressing with the New York 23 address. It was listed in VG++ condition for both the record and the cover. You would have expected it to sell, particularly with a top bid of $1,030. But, alas, a purchase did not take place because the record failed to meet the seller’s reserve price. Interesting because the $1,030 would have been the highest we’ve ever recorded for this record in the Jazz Collector Price Guide.  The same seller had a few more than got nice bids but didn’t get to the reserve price, including: Donald Byrd, Art Farmer and Idrees Sulieman, Three Trumpets, Prestige 7092. This was only in VG+ or VG++ condition for the record and VG+ for the cover. The top bid was $306.50 but, again, no sale.

These two got nice bids and did sell:

Joe Henderson, In ‘N Out, Blue Note 4166. This looked to be an original pressing with the ear and Van Gelder in the dead wax. It was listed in VG+ condition for both the record and the cover. It sold for $344. Perhaps VG+ is the new VG++.

Joe Henderson, Page One, Blue Note 4140. This also looked like an original pressing, also in VG+ condition for both the record and the cover. It sold for $449.

John Coltrane with the Red Garland Trio, Prestige 7123. This was an original pressing with the original cover (the second pressing on this is Traneing In). The record was M- and the cover was VG+ and the price was $660. We’ve watched this one many times in the Jazz Collector Price Guide and it never surpassed $400. Quite a change. I’ve been cataloguing my records for insurance purposes and I had this one at $300. Guess I’ll have to change that.

This one also seemed to hit a new high: Olio, Prestige 7084, with Thad Jones, Frank Wess, Teddy Charles, Elvin Jones, Mal Waldron and Doug Watkins. This one was in M- condition all the way around and sold for $504.

Elmo Hope, Informal Jazz, Prestige 7043. This was an original pressing that looked to be close to M- and probably in VG++ condition for both the record and the cover. It sold for a hefty $898. Did I write last week that this might be the second cover? Can anybody figure out what I was thinking, because I can’t? Sometimes the fingers move quicker than the brain.

Three Trumpets, Prestige 7092, Donald Byrd, Art Farmer, Idrees Sulieman. This one looked to be M- for the vinyl and VG++ for the cover. The price was $232.28. Of a similar vintage was this: Two Trumpets, Prestige 7062, Art Farmer, Donald Byrd. This one was in M- condition for the vinyl and VG+ for the cover. The price was similar to Three Trumpets: $236. Guess the additional trumpet player didn’t matter.

Donald Byrd, Art Farmer, Idrees Sulieman, Three Trumpets, Prestige 7092. This is an original New York pressing. The record is in M- condition and the cover sounds to be VG++ as we would rate it. The starting price is around $170 and there are no bids.

This one is of a similar vintage but from a different seller: Art Farmer and Donald Byrd, Two Trumpets, Prestige 7062. This is also an original yellow-label New York pressing. The record is M- and the cover is VG+. The start price is $150 and, again, there are no bidders. There’s a $200 buy-it-now price on this, which would seem pretty reasonable to me.

Olio, Prestige 7084. This is an album featuring

Thad Jones, Frank Wess, Teddy Charles, Mal Waldron, Doug Watkins and an early Elvin Jones. This copy is listed in M- condition for both the record and the cover. It is currently at around $100 and there are bidders, so it will sell. This one may not sell, with a start price of $100 and a little more than a day to go on the bidding: Oliver Nelson, Takin’ Care of Business, New Jazz 8233. This is an original deep-groove purple label pressing that looks to be in M- condition.