Here’s another Blue Note that ended up in the $1,000 bin: Lee Morgan, City Lights, Blue Note 1575. This was also an original West 63rd Street pressing. The vinyl was listed in M- condition and the cover was VG++. The final price was $1,081.

Here are two we were watching that ended up selling for a bit more than we expected: Paul Chambers, Go!, VeeJay 1014. This was an original pressing with the maroon label. It looked to be in M- condition for both the record and the cover. If it were recorded on Blue Note, it would likely be a $1,000  record. On VeeJay I would have expected it to selling the $100 range, but it wound up selling for $281.95. Yusef Lateef, Prayer to the East, Savoy 12117. This was an original red label pressing in M- condition for the record and the cover. Same situation: On Blue Note this is a $1,000 record. On Savoy it sold for $491, still quite high in my estimation.

Wynton Kelly, Kelly at Midnight, VeeJay 3001. This was the stereo pressing in M- condition. Most of us, it seems, were quite surprised when the bidding on this approached the $400 range. It ended up selling for $565, with 24 bids and what seemed to be three serious bidders.

A Swinging Introduction to Jimmy Knepper, Bethlehem 77. This was an original pressing in M- condition. This is the one that has Bill Evans as a sideman. When I wrote about this record, there were no bids at a start price of $135. By the time the auction closed the bidding had reached $338. Coincidence?  I don’t think so. I would think the post had something to do with generating interest, particularly spotlighting Evans as a sideman, which the listing failed to do.

I had a feeling this one would break into the $2,000 bin, and it did: Lee Morgan, Candy, Blue Note 1590. This was an original deep groove West 63rd Street pressing in M- condition for the record and the cover. It sold for $2,225.

Think this one will sell? Presenting Ernie Henry, Riverside 222. This is a blue label pressing so it is not an original, which would have the white label. The record and cover are in VG+ condition. The seller has set an opening bid of about $200 and so far there are no bids at all, with the auction closing later today. My take: If it was in M- condition as a blue-label second press it might sell for $200, but in VG+ condition, I have my doubts.

While we’re not on Blue notes, here’s another:

Charlie Parker, New Sounds in Modern Music as Played By the Creator, Savoy 9011. I always love that phrase “as played by the creator.” Kind of ascribes a God-like quality to Bird, which, of course, many jazz lovers find to be wholly appropriate. This is a 10-inch LP, of course, and the vinyl is in M- condition and the cover is VG+. It’s nice listening to Bird on a 10-inch LP, although it’s nicer, in my opinion, on a 78, but quite nice as well. This one is in the $260 range and closes later today.

Here are a couple for the $1,000 bin:

Sonny Clark Trio, Time 70010. This was an original pressing. The record was listed in VG++ condition and the cover was VG+. The price was $1,009.

This one hasn’t officially entered the $1,000 bin yet because the auction is ongoing and, in actuality, it will probably sell for more than $3,000 when all is said and done and all the bids have been placed: Hank Mobley, Blue Note 1568. This is an original pressing without the R, and it looks to be in VG++ or M- condition for the record and probably VG++ for the cover. There’s another day to go and the price is in the $1,800 range.

Kenny Dorham and the Jazz Prophets Volume 1, ABC Paramount 122. This was an original pressing in VG++ condition. The price was $405.

Introducing Wayne Shorter, VeeJay 3006. This was an original pressing. The record was M-. The cover was VG++, with a cutout hole. The price was $141.50.

Gil Melle, Gil’s Guests, Prestige 7063. This was an original New York pressing. The record was M- and the cover was VG++. The price was $200.

Miles Davis, Dig, Prestige 7014. This was an original New York pressing with the grey cover. The record and cover were VG+. The price was $125.95.

Duke Jordan, Flight to Jordan, Blue Note 4046. This was an original West 63rd Street

pressing. The record was M- and the cover was VG++. The price was $582.97.

Stanley Turrentine, Look Out, Blue Note 4039. This was an original West 63rd Street pressing in VG++ condition, both record and cover. The price was $229.48.

Herbie Hancock, Maiden Voyage, Blue Note 4195. This was an original mono pressing with the New York USA label. The record was VG+ and the cover was VG++. The price was $183.

Paul Gonsalves, Cookin’, Argo 626. This was an original pressing. The record was VG++ and the cover was VG+. The price was $155.

Bennie Green, Walkin’ and Talkin’, Blue Note 4010. This was an original West 63rd Street pressing. The record was VG++ and the cover was M-. The price was $173.50.

Here are a few interesting items for sale today:

Kenny Burrell and Art Blakey, On View at the Five Spot Cafe, Blue Note 4021. This is an original West 63rd Street pressing that looks to be in M- condition, both record and cover. The current price is $280.

Here’s one we don’t normally see selling for a collectible price, but this one is already at about $60: Bud Powell, Swinging With Bud, RCA 1507. This one is in M- condition, both record and cover. 

The seller Mojee has several nice records for sale today, including: Jon Eardley Seven, Prestige 7033. This is an original New York pressing. The record is in VG condition and the cover is VG+. The current price is only $27.79, but we’ll be surprised if this sells for less than $100, even in this condition.

Finally, there’s Curtis Fuller Volume 3, Blue Note 1583. The seller has his own system for grading. Based on what he says, these look they would fall into our VG++/VG+ categories. The current price is $59.15.