Eric Dolphy at the Five Spot Volume 1, New Jazz 8260. This was an original purple label pressing with the deep grooves. The record was only VG+ condition and the cover was M-. The price was $887. We’ve seen this record sell for more than $900 previously in the Jazz Collector Price Guide, so it’s not unprecedented. But VG+ vinyl? Per CeeDee: New JAzz — the new Blue Note?

Some of the Jazz Record Center items: Bill Evans, Interplay, Riverside 9445. This is an original stereo pressing with the black label. It looks to be in M- condition for both the record and the cover. The start price is $100 and there is already a bidder so it will sell. Charles Mingus (et al), Newport Rebels, Candid 8022. This is an original mono pressing that looks to be in M- condition all around. The start price is $75 and so far there are no bidders. I always thought this would be a record more prized by collectors, given the additional presence of Kenny Dorham and Eric Dolphy, among others, and also the unusual circumstances that led to the recording. But, it doesn’t usually get top dollar. This is another one I have to put on the turntable again, since I haven’t listened to it in years.

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Just for the heck of it, we did a little inventory of previous giveaways. We’ve been doing the giveaways since October of 2008 (Rudolf was our first winner) and in that time we’ve given away 16 items. Well, we’ve had 16 winners: Two of the winners haven’t collected their prizes: Michel, you had won a Downbeat last year, which I see is still sitting on my shelf. And I still have a Charlie Parker Memorial Album — original pressing no less — won by Red Colm O’Sullivan, who has apparently abandoned us. We haven’t had any repeat winners because the contests have been set up to try to avoid that, but at this point, we’re expecting someone to win again. For the record the winners have been: Rudolf, Michael Haensch, Jason, Bethellodge, Dan Hodina, Michel, Troy Grooms, Jim Thornton, Maarten Kools, Red Colm O’Sullivan, Bob Brooks, Don-Lucky, Ian Thomas, Mr DW, Jorge and Brian, who still has to collect his Brubeck LP.