This week’s theme: A Jazzy Christmas. Featured artists include Ray Charles, Betty Carter, Shelly Manne, Shorty Rogers, Teddy Edwards, Victor Feldman, Al Viola, Monty Budwig, Charlie Parker, Kenny Dorham, Max Roach, Al Haig, Vince Guaraldi, Diana Krall, Rosemary Clooney, Dan Axelrod, Dinah Washington, Ramsey Lewis, Isaiah J. Thompson, John Pizzarelli, Julian Lee, Philip Norris, Kyle Poole, Manhattan Transfer, Nancy Lamott.

Didn’t realize this one was a $100-plus record: Curtis Fuller, Soul Trombone, Impulse 13. This is an original pressing with the orange label and RVG in the deadwax. It is listed in VG++ condition for both the record and the cover and the current price is a bit more than $100, closing fairly soon.

Here’s an original Blue Note in not-such-great shape at a pretty reasonable price: Hank Mobley, Roll Call, Blue Note 4058. The record is listed in VG with “generally unobtrusive surface noise”  and the cover is VG+. The “generally” is the key here, since the implication is that there will be surface noise at times that will be obtrusive. I bet it’s a listenable copy. It’s at about $135 now. I don’t have an original pressing in my collection. Is this worth a shot? Perhaps. I bet it goes for more than $200, even in this condition. What do you think?