This one had the highest price of all the ones we’re entering: Sonny Clark, Sonny’s Crib, Blue Note 1576. This was an original pressing in VG++/VG+ condition. Price: $1,524.99

Eddie Costa, House of Blue Lights, Dot 3206. This was an original pressing in VG++/VG++ condition. Price: $355

Red Garland at the Prelude, Prestige 7170. This was an original pressing in M-/M- condition. Price: $79. This sold on another auction for $338.70 recently. 

Lou Donaldson, Sonny Side Up, Blue Note 5036. This was an original pressing with the original cover in VG+/VG+ condition. Price: $156.10

Charlie Rouse, Yeah!, Epic 16012. This was in M-/VG++ condition and sold for $416.51.

Jackie McLean, Bluesnik, Blue Note 4067. This was a West 63rd pressing in M-/VG+ condition. Price: $236.06

Sal Salvador Quintet, Blue Note 5035. This was a 10-inch LP in M-/M- condition. Price> $129.62

Jackie McLean, Jackie’s Bag, Blue Note 4051. This was VG++/VG++ and sold for $169.

Charles Mingus, the Complete 1959 CBS Sessions, Mosaic MQ4-143. This was a 4-record boxed set and sold for $133.50

Mal Waldron, Mal-1, Prestige 7090. This was an original New York yellow label in VG++/VG++ condition. Price $455

Elmo Hope, Informal Jazz, Prestige 7043. This was an original pressing in M-/VG++ condition. Price: $997.97

Jerome Richardson, Midnight Oil, New Jazz 8205. This was a purple label original in M-/VG+ condition. Price: $224.50

Lester Young, Le Dernier Message, Barclay 84-009. This was in VG+/VG + condition. Price: $518

Barry Harris at the Jazz Workshop, Riverside 326. This was an original blue label pressing in M-/VG++ condition. Price: $190.50

Thelonious Monk, Monk’s Music, Riverside 242. This was an original white label pressing in VG++/VG+ condition. It sold for $117.50, quite a bit off the $3,000 previous high.

Gigi Gryce, When Farmer Met Gryce, Prestige 7085. This was an original New York yellow label in M-/M- condition. Price: $560

Charlie Parker, With Strings, Mercury 35010. This was a 10-inch LP in VG++/VG++ condition. Price: $383

Duke Pearson, Tender Feelin’s, Blue Note 4035. This was an original West 63rd Street pressing in M-/VG+ condition. Price: $610.07

Betty Bennett, Nobody Else But Me, Atlantic 1226. This was a black label in VG++/VG+ condition and it sold for $127.12

Bill Berry, For Duke, RealTime 101. This was M-/VG++. Price: $102.50

Sonny Rollins with the Modern Jazz Quartet, Prestige 7079. This was an original orange cover and New York label in VG+/VG+ condition. Price: $260

Frank Rosolino, I Play Trombone, Bethlehem 26. This was an original red label pressing in VG+/VG+ condition. Price: $137.50

Pepper Adams Plays the Music of Charles Mingus, Workshop 219. This was a stereo pressing in M-/VG+ condition. Price: $94.89

Lou Donaldson, Quartet, Quintet, Sextet, Blue Note 1537. This was a Lexington Avenue pressing in M-/VG condition. Price: $796

Freddie Hubbard, Open Sesame, Blue Note 4040. This was an original West 63rd pressing in VG++/VG+ condition. Price: $383

Jackie McLean, Jackie’s Pal, Blue Note 7068. This was an original New York yellow label in VG/VG+ condition. Price: $170.50

Sweets Edison, Sweets, Verve 8097. This had the trumpeter logo and was in M-/M- condition. Price: $44.49

Lester Young, Pres and Sweets, Norgran 1043. This was an original yellow-label pressing in M-/VG+ condition. Price: $230.50

John Coltrane with the Red Garland Trio, Prestige 7123. This was an original New York yellow label with the original cover in M-/VG condition. Price: $372.99

That’s all for now.

The seller Stereojacks has some nice items up today, including: Sonny Rollins, Way Out West, Contemporary 3530. 

The seller goodrecordsnyc has several Mosaic boxed sets, including: The Complete 1959 CBS Charles Mingus Sessions, Mosaic MQ4-143. This includes Mingus’ Columbia LPs, with classic tracks such as Goodbye Porkpie Hat, Better Git It in Your Soul and Fables of Faubus.

Another nice Jackie McLean LP: Jackie McLean, Jackie’s Bag, Blue Note 4051.

Here’s a 10-inch Miles Davis BLue Note: Miles Davis, Volume 3, Blue Note 5040.

A few weeks ago we saw an original pressing of Sonny’s Crib sell for $3,750. Here’s another copy: Sonny Clark, Sonny’ Crib, Blue Note 1576. This one is now at $530, but it hasn’t met the seller’s reserve price. This is one we’ll follow up on.

The seller Goldrecords has a batch of items, including another 10-inch Blue Note: Sal Salvador Quintet, Blue Note 5035.

Finally, here’s a Jackie McLean record that’s quite underpriced at the moment: Jackie McLean, Bluesnik, Blue Note 4067. This currently at $12.50 for an original pressing. The dealer rates the vinyl in M- condition, so we’ll see what happens.

Hank Mobley, Mobley’s Message, Prestige 7061. This was an original pressing in VG+/VG+ condition. Price: $679.58. That’s a pretty steep price for a VG+ record.

Speaking of steep prices for records in VG+ condition: Sonny Rollins, Saxophone Colossus, Prestige 7079. This was an original New York pressing in VG+/VG+ condition. Price: $1,475

And yet another in VG+ condition: Jackie McLean, Swing, Swang, Swingin’, Blue Note 4024. This was an original West 63rd Street pressing. The record was VG+ and the cover was VG+. The price was $749.99

Zoot Sims, Quartets, Prestige 7026. This was an original New York yellow label in M-/M- condition. Price: $328

Bennie Green, Back on the Scene, Blue Note 1587. This was an original pressing with the West 63rd Street address in M-/M- condition. Price: $392

Sonny Rollins, Tenor Madness, Prestige 7047. This was an original New York pressing. The record was VG+ and the cover VG. Price: $113.50. Not bad. 

Hank Mobley and His All Stars, Blue Note 1544. This was a West 63rd Street pressing in VG+/VG condition. Price: $485

Art Farmer Quintet with Gigi Gryce, Prestige 7017. This was an original New York pressing in VG+/VG+ condition. Price: $154.32

Red Garland at the Prelude, Prestige 7170. This was an original New Jersey pressing in M-/M- condition. Price: $338.70. This one was somewhat surprising to me in that it went so high, but, as I’ve said earlier, I can’t seem to figure out which of the Red Garlands are most collectible. Or why.

Ben Webster, The Soul of Ben Webster, Verve 8359. This was an original pressing with the trumpeter logo. Condition was M-/VG+. Price: $70. We don’t always cover all of the Verve LPs because the prices are not like the Blue Notes and Prestiges, but, personally,  we love these a lot of these records and we like to keep an eye on them. This is a nice record, with a very pretty cover. 

The Complete 1963-1966 Blue Note Andrew Hill, Mosaic MQ10-161. This was in near mint condition and number 0006 in the limited edition series. Price: $419.44

Jutta Hipp at the Hickory House, Blue Note 1516. This was an original Lexington Avenue pressing in what looked to be VG+/VG+ condition. Price: $327.30

Mal Waldron, Mal2, Prestige 7111. This was an original New York pressing in VG+/M- condition. Price: $361.99

Herbie Hancock, Maiden Voyage, Blue Note 4195. This was an original New York USA pressing in M-/M- condition. Price: $405. I know this is a great record, and a classic, but I don’t recall seeing it sell for this high a price before. Anyone else? I looked in our Price Guide and the highest we had was $203, but we don’t monitor every copy. 

Here’s another great record whose price seems to be going up and up and up: Charles Mingus, Mingus Ah Um, Columbia 8171. This was an original stereo pressing in M-/M- condition. Price: $140.55

Finally, there’s Kenny Dorham, Afro-Cuban, Blue Note 1535. This was an original Lexington Avenue pressing in VG+/VG condition. Price: $810.

I’ll be posting more items in the next couple of days, and I’ll be entering all of these into the Price Guide, also in the next couple of days. In the meantime, if you would like to comment on any of these records, and share your opinions/insights about prices, please leave a comment on this post.

The seller bluenotesound, which I’m pretty sure is affiliated with Mosaic Records, has several interesting Mosaics on sale, including: Andrew Hill, the Complete Andrew Hill Blue Note Sessions 1963-1966, Mosaic MQ10-161. This is number 0006 of a limited edition of 5,000. This seller has several other nice Mosaics, so be sure to look at his other items.

Another seller with some nice items today is the seller roverd-90, including this record: Art Farmer Quintet, Prestige 7017 and this one Hank Mobley and His All Stars, Blue Note 1544.

And the seller Mojee has two real heavyweights: Sonny Rollins, Saxophone Colossus, Prestige 7079 and Hank Mobley, Mobley’s Message, Prestige 7061.  If that’s not enough, these seller also has these two nice Prestiges: Jackie McLean, 4, 5 and 6, Prestige 7048 and Zoot Sims Quartets, Prestige 7026

Our final item for now is Benny Green, Back on the Scene, Blue Note 1587. This is an original pressing in beautiful condition. At this point the price is $39.99, but that should change markedly.

My friend Dan called the other day. He’d just bought a copy of “Slim’s Jam”, the original 78 on the Bel-Tone label, featuring one of Charlie Parker’s early recorded solos recorded in December 1945 when he was in Los Angeles. Dan paid 40 bucks on eBay for the 78. I don’t have a copy of the 78, but I do have the cut on the original Savoy 12-inch LP, The Genius of Charlie Parker, Savoy MG-12014, so I put it on. This is a classic, of course, featuring Slim Gaillard introducing each of the musicians in his own inimitable style: “Here comes Zutty in the door with his brushes . . . This is a fun, Jack McVouty and his tenor.” And, inevitably, “Charlie Yardbirdaroonee,” who, as we soon learn, was “ havin’ a little reed trouble.”

 You’ll never know there was any trouble when you listen to Bird’s solo. It’s very soulful and almost out of context, it’s so far ahead of its time. Click here to enjoy and, remember, this was 1945.

            A few interesting items coming up in the next few days. While we can’t vouch for the dealers, here are some collectibles you might be interested in:

            Sal Nistico, Heavyweights, Jazzland 966. Closes Thursday, March 5 at 5:29 p.m. PST.  Nistico was an underrated tenor player and this LP has a great supporting cast, including Nat Adderley, Barry Harris, Sam Jones and Walter Perkins. Last we looked there were no bidders and the starting price was $9.99. This dealer has a lot of good stuff up now.

            Horace Silver, Finger Poppin’, Blue Note 4008. Closes Thursday, March 5 at 7:45 p.m. PST.  This is an original pressing that looks pretty clean, rated VG+. Price was up to $86 last time we looked, so it’s already pretty high.

            Tina Brooks, The Complete Blue Note on Mosaic. Closes Saturday, March 6 at 8:40 a.m. PST. Start price is $100 and there were no bidders when we looked. This is long out of print and, as we’ve seen with the Mosaics, they only seem to go up in value — not to mention that the music is pretty terrific as well.

            Introducing Joe Gordon on Emarcy. Closes Saturday, March 6 at 2:34 a.m. PST. This is an original Emarcy with the drummer label that looks to be in nice condition. Start price was $14.99 with no bids.

            Sarah Vaughan in the Land of Hi Fi, Emarcy 36058. Closes Saturday, March 6 at 5:30 a.m. PST. This is an original pressing that looks to be in great shape. Price is high at $39.99, but it’s not often you get a record this old and this clean. Plus it’s got some great soloing by Cannonball Adderley to back up Sarah. A great record if you don’t have it.

            Some recent prices of collectibles on eBay:

            Cannonball Adderley, Presenting Cannonball, Savoy. Original. VG++ Condition. Price: $89.88.

            Charlie Parker, Bird and Diz, 10-inch Clef MG C-512. Record and cover were VG+. Price: $100.

            Ken McIntyre with Eric Dolphy, Looking Ahead, Prestige New Jazz 8247. Cover was rated VG++, record was M-/VG++. Price was $37.51, but it did not meet the seller’s reserve.

            Horace Siler, Silver’s Blue, Epic 3326. This was a white promo label in VG+ condition. Price: $92.99.

            For Sale: The Jimmy Giuffre 3, Trav’lin’ Light, Atlantic 1282.

            This is a stereo LP with the red and purple label. Cover has a small cutout hole on the upper left. Record is in VG+ condition, has occasional light surface noise. Cover is VG++, with seams intact and a nice shine on the front.

            Unusual instrumentation on this LP with no bass and no drums, just Jim Hall on guitar, Bob Brookmeyer on trombone and Giuffre on clarinet, tenor sax or baritone sax. As you would expect, it’s a soft, thoughtful record, with a lot of interesting interplay among the musicians.  It was recorded in 1958 and features, among other tracks, the tune 42^nd Street, which was not done often as a jazz number. The album received four stars in the All Music Guide

            Here’s an interesting tidbit from the liner notes by Nat Hentoff, with Giuffre explaining why he chose to name the album after the song “Trave’lin’ Light.”

            “Because we’re traveling around the country in a light Volkswagen bus and we have a light trio (no drums, piano or bass).”

            This album is available on CD but, for some reason, was packaged with a set by Mabel Mercer, of all people. We, of course, prefer the original LP. Don’t know if the CD package includes the original liner notes. Maybe one of our readers can tell us.

            Anyway, this LP is offered for $10, plus shipping, to subscribers only. We have one copy so if you’re interested send an email to rhett@jazzcollector.com and we’ll make you eligible to buy it. We’ll conduct a drawing and announce the results in two days. Shipping for the LP is $3.50 in the U.S.; $12 to Europe and $15 to Asia.

Question For The Day

            Q: Which Duke Ellington classic made its debut under the title “Subtle Slough.”

            Answer tomorrow.

            Answer to yesterday’s question.

            Q. Which hard bop bassist went by the nickname “Home?”

A. Sam Jones, the long-time bassist with Cannonball Adderley.

Source: Liner notes to the Jones LP The Soul Society, Riverside 324. This from Cannonball, who wrote the notes:

            “’Home,’ as he is affectionately known to his friends, was tagged with that name in much the same way as Lester Young became known as ‘Pres’ – for Sam refers to everyone else as ‘Home!’”

Bonus: Here’s another interesting tidbit from those liner notes, this from Jones himself: “I never heard Jimmy Blanton in person, but his record of “Jack The Bear” with Duke Ellington influenced my direction more than any other bass performance.”

Last Chorus

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