Johnny E Posted May 14, 2003 Report Posted May 14, 2003 (edited) I've seen some people looking forever for discs that have been sitting collecting dusk in my local record shop on many occasions. I think rarity depends on location. If I could get people's top 10 most sought after CD's I could get a better understanding of which CD's are truely the most rare. Thanks Edited May 14, 2003 by Johnny E Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted May 14, 2003 Report Posted May 14, 2003 (edited) Well, I finally found one about 6 months ago, but Charles Tolliver's "Compassion" was a real bitch to find. I got mine off eBay, from a guy in the U.K. - and this was the only time I ever bid on anything from a country other than the U.S. or Canada. CHARLES TOLLIVER (trumpet) NATHEN PAGE (guitar) -- Note: His name is often misspelled as "Nathan Page" STEVE NOVOSEL (bass) ALVIN QUEEN (drums) Unlike all of Tolliver's other Strata East titles, which have been released on CD recently (late 90's) on Charley, "Compassion" (which is also on Strata East) has only ever been released on CD in the early, early 90's, on (I think) Bellaphone (sp?), in Germany. I think I paid about $30 for the used one I got (including postage from the U.K.), but it was worth it. A great album - if anyone ever sees it, by all means pick it up - for anything less than $20, for sure. I'll have to think about a list of "10-most-wanted", and get back to you... Edited March 28, 2005 by Rooster_Ties Quote
.:.impossible Posted May 14, 2003 Report Posted May 14, 2003 Suddenly I remembered that Andrew!!! is one of my most sought after CDs. Other than that, the two Walt Dickerson/Sun Ra duets are way up there Larry Young Mothership I don't know. I haven't been searching much lately. Have you seen any of these? Quote
Son-of-a-Weizen Posted May 14, 2003 Report Posted May 14, 2003 Marian McPartland "At The Hickory House" (TOCJ-5440). Quote
Dan Gould Posted May 14, 2003 Report Posted May 14, 2003 Since even Mr. Tanno has now failed, I am just about losing hope that I will find Tango in Harlem by the dear departed Teddy Edwards. Unless of course some kind person is willing to do something off-board Quote
David Ayers Posted May 14, 2003 Report Posted May 14, 2003 Since even Mr. Tanno has now failed, I am just about losing hope that I will find Tango in Harlem by the dear departed Teddy Edwards. Unless of course some kind person is willing to do something off-board Dan Here it is. But are you actually willing to pay for it? Or is this another hardest to find for under $12 thread? We'll know if you order it - it will go out of stock!! Quote
Claude Posted May 14, 2003 Report Posted May 14, 2003 Here is my current wish list of OOP or hard to find (or maybe not) CDs: - Wayne Horvitz - Nine below zero (Sound aspects, 1986) - London Jazz Composers Orchestra - Double trouble (Intakt, 1989) - Gerry Mulligan & Chet Baker - At Carnegie Hall (the Sony Mastersound release) - Joe Harriott - Free Form (Jazzland, 1960) - Miles Davis - No blues (Antwerpen 1967 bootleg) - Khan Jamal - Balafon Dance (CIMP, 2002 but hard to find) - Dave Liebman - Trio+1 (Owl, 1988) Any help appreciated Many of them are listed on GEMM.com , but I still try to find them for reasonable (<25$) prices. And hey, searching for rare CDs is even more fun than having them Quote
Dan Gould Posted May 14, 2003 Report Posted May 14, 2003 Thanks David. They kill you on the shipping charge, lucky my wife won't be seeing it. This thing better live up to the raves I've been reading! Quote
David Ayers Posted May 14, 2003 Report Posted May 14, 2003 Thanks David. They kill you on the shipping charge, lucky my wife won't be seeing it. This thing better live up to the raves I've been reading! Well, you can always blame me for goading you into it! Quote
randyhersom Posted May 14, 2003 Report Posted May 14, 2003 Number one by a huge margin Max Roach - Live in Tokyo also rans Anthony Braxton - Creative Orchestra Music 1976 (Arista) Max Roach Quartet live in Amsterdam non jazz Garland Jeffreys - Ghost Writer Thomas Jefferson Kaye - Thomas Jefferson Kaye & First Grade Quote
ralphie_boy Posted May 14, 2003 Report Posted May 14, 2003 Suddenly I remembered that Andrew!!! is one of my most sought after CDs. Other than that, the two Walt Dickerson/Sun Ra duets are way up there Larry Young Mothership I don't know. I haven't been searching much lately. Have you seen any of these? Unfortunately, Andrew!!! has never been released on CD. It's easily obtainable on vinyl however and is well worth seeking out. Great playing by John Gilmore! Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted May 14, 2003 Report Posted May 14, 2003 the two Walt Dickerson/Sun Ra duets are way up there Hey, impossible, You talkin' about the disc under Walt Dickerson's name from 1978, called "Visions"??? - on Steeplechase?? I didn't think that was all that rare. I've got one (or at least I had one at one time). If I can find it (meaning if I didn't trade it off), I'll give it a spin, and see if it's something I still think I need. It was quite nice, what I remember of it - but I suspect it's not something I'll spin enough to merit keeping. (Like I said, I can't remember if I still have it or not.) This was the only Dickerson/Ra duets disc I could think of, since "Impressions of a Patch of Blue" has bass and drums too. Quote
.:.impossible Posted May 14, 2003 Report Posted May 14, 2003 Rooster, I believe they also did something together called "Liferays." I would love to hear either of these! I think they can still be ordered through Steeplechase. I am not sure. I've never seen them anywhere though. Keep me posted! Thank yoU! Quote
Templejazz Posted May 14, 2003 Report Posted May 14, 2003 Only a few that still elude me: Hi Voltage - Hank Mobley Tender Moments - McCoy Tyner Complete UA Sessions - Ken McIntyre Quote
John B Posted May 14, 2003 Report Posted May 14, 2003 Complete UA Sessions - Ken McIntyre you can get this one here: http://www.musicgraveyard.com/newage.html form $12.99 plus shipping. shipping runs about $3.50 for one disc. I ordered a copy a while back and it was not a cutout. Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted May 14, 2003 Report Posted May 14, 2003 (edited) That's a darn good price on the McIntyre set. (I don't love it enough to have paid full price for it when it came out, but I found one used for $16 or so, and felt it was worth picking up for that price.) NOTE: There were/are a few other slightly rare BN titles, at that same McIntyre link provided above. I won't list them here, but they're all listed right on the first page that the link points to, album covers and everything. Check it out!!! Edited May 14, 2003 by Rooster_Ties Quote
sidewinder Posted May 14, 2003 Report Posted May 14, 2003 That's an incredible deal on the Brookmeyer 'Traditionalism Revisited'. I'm tempted but I have the Toshiba LP on order with Mr Tanno Quote
Johnny E Posted May 14, 2003 Author Report Posted May 14, 2003 John B, where did you get that picture of Hamid Drake that you're using for your Avitar? It looks like it's from the performance that he did with Fred Anderson in Seattle a few years back. Quote
connoisseur series500 Posted May 15, 2003 Report Posted May 15, 2003 Complete UA Sessions - Ken McIntyre Why don't you PM Bol for this one? He's got one for sale or exchange, I believe. Quote
Ed S Posted May 16, 2003 Report Posted May 16, 2003 This might raise a few eyebrows or start a few chuckles, but I've been looking for a copy of Tommy Smith's Paris forever. Fortunately, a fellow BNBBer set me up with a burned copy, but I's still like to find an original. Anybody spot one, let me know Quote
David Posted May 16, 2003 Report Posted May 16, 2003 Barry Harris, BREAKIN' IT UP (out in Japan, I think) I have the Harris issue on Argo (UCCC) in the mini-lp format. It is brief at about 32 minutes, but classic Harris, so well worth it if you can find it. And as with most Japanese imports, the sound is pristine and clear. Quote
John B Posted May 16, 2003 Report Posted May 16, 2003 John B, where did you get that picture of Hamid Drake that you're using for your Avitar? It looks like it's from the performance that he did with Fred Anderson in Seattle a few years back. It was taken at the Vision Festival 2002. I got it off of One Final Note. It is the best solo picture I have seen of him online. Quote
John B Posted May 19, 2003 Report Posted May 19, 2003 I'm still trying to track down copies of Gerry Hemingway's albums on hat. All are long since OOP. Quote
Claude Posted May 19, 2003 Report Posted May 19, 2003 A couple of Gerry Hemingway HatArt's were on Ebay last week. They went for $20-50 Quote
Bright Moments Posted April 29, 2005 Report Posted April 29, 2005 Only a few that still elude me: Hi Voltage - Hank Mobley this one's easy to find since it was just reissued! Quote
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