Lou Donaldson, Wailing With Lou, Blue Note 1545. Love this record. This is an original pressing. The cover is VG- and the vinyl is somewhere between VG+ and VG++, based on the description. The current price is around $100 and it is closing today and it is quite tempting since the copy in my collection is a Japanese pressing. Somehow I have to re-convince myself that I am to be getting rid of records, not acquiring them. Speaking of which . . . I did well yesterday. I stopped in at my favorite local store, Infinity Records on Long Island, and he had there a copy of Elmo Hope Quintet, Blue Note 5044. This is a 10-inch LP featuring Frank Foster. I had this at one point and, regrettably, sold it for about $400. My copy was in excellent condition. The one in the store yesterday was VG for the record and maybe VG- for the cover. The price was

$100, which was fair, and I decided to pass. I viewed this as an accomplishment, a sign of personal growth. Of course, it also leaves me more money to bid on this Lou Donaldson LP.

This seller has some nice items worth perusing, including: Lee Morgan, Indeed, Blue Note 1538. This is an original Lexington Avenue pressing. The record is listed as VG+ and the cover is VG. It does look nice and the price is a little over $400 and there are several days to go.

Here’s another copy of Tommy Flanagan Overseas, Prestige 7134. This is an original pressing that looks to be in VG+ condition for both the record and the vinyl. The current price is about $400 and there are a few hours to go so perhaps this one will sell for less than $1,000? I wouldn’t count on it.

Here’s another sealed record dilemma: Joe Harriott, Southern Horizons, Jazzland 37. This is a mono pressing and it would presume to be original, but until you open it you can never tell for sure. This one is already at $225. A copy in M- condition last week sold for about $190.

This one almost made the $1,000 bin: Horace Parlan, Us Three, Blue Note 4037. The record and the cover both looked to be in VG++ condition. The price was $912.

I didn’t realize this one had such cachet as a collectible: Don Friedman, Circle Waltz, Riverside 431. The vinyl was M- and the cover was VG++. The price was $255.

This one falls into the same category: When did it become a $200-range record?

Joe Harriott Quintet, Southern Horizons, Jazzland 37. This was listed in M- condition and sold for $191.50.

Finally, here are a couple more Blue Notes: Dizzy Reece, Soundin’ Off, Blue Note 4033. This was an original pressing listed in M- condition for both the vinyl and the cover. The price was $486. Paul Chambers Quintet, Blue Note 1564. This was an original pressing. The vinyl looked to be VG++ and the cover was listed as VG+. The price was $393. Not bad.