Big Beat Steve Posted March 12, 2015 Report Posted March 12, 2015 (edited) I find these theme-specific record covers amusing - up to a point: If it were all about each contributor showing record covers only from HIS OWN collection that match that category - then, OK . Picking a record cover from an internet site - particularly if it is a record the contents of which you could not even stand listening to if you were forced at gunpoint - is not something overly original or even creative, OTOH, particularly since googling such covers is no big deal these days anymore. So you can round up any amount of record covers on any subject just via the internet. Or beyond ... By coincidence, last weekend I had a talk with a colleague from the classic car field who told me (I had been totally unaware of this) that he collects records too and has come 3,500. And what does he collect? Records with cars (any age, any country, any style) on the cover! Never mind (in most cases) the music ... If you were to take the file of his scanned record covers (which he has) you'd be just one step from flooding such a topic to death forever ... And yes - the repetitiveness of what is posted in these threads is a problem too. Which is why I visit those threads hardly anymore either, though I have long been a fan of those record cover art books that were arranged by theme. But to each his own ... Now as for advancing the appreciation of music, I can see that point, but aren't there quite a lot of discussions going on in that field at any time? Or is it about the complaint that people are not appreciating enough of what they are SUPPOSED to appreciate? I guess THIS is difficult to achieve, because tastes do differ. though I can understand the zealousness of those who feel this or that contemporary artist ought be more widely appreciated. But still ... And in this context it is not helpful either if whenever certain artists, records or subcategories in the wide, wide field of jazz are mentioned you can almost set your watch to see how soon the detractors from among the partisans of "jazz as high art" rear their heads and dismiss the music outright as not being substantial/serious/advanced/musically complex/aspiring/challenging etc. (take your pick ..) enough. Not a very constructive attitude either if it is all about getting today's jazz out of the corner of a scant few followers, even if this means EASING people into jazz through something relatively accessible that they can already relate to right from the start. Edited March 12, 2015 by Big Beat Steve Quote
mjzee Posted June 25, 2015 Report Posted June 25, 2015 We went down to New Orleans for a brief vacation. While there, I found a Peaches store - had no idea that chain was still around. I bought John Scofield's Who's Who? and the Heath Brothers' Live at the Public Theater for $10 each. Quote
aparxa Posted June 25, 2015 Report Posted June 25, 2015 70€ for 35 VG+ excellent Duke Ellington records from a UK auction (shipping+fees included).I was late for that live auction and a 27 NM LP Mosaic NK Cole was already gone for £180 (I had made a prebid of £170) . Quote
mjzee Posted June 26, 2015 Report Posted June 26, 2015 At a Half Price Books today, I scored the following for $3.99 each: Sarah Vaughan Live in Japan, Ira Sullivan (on Horizon/A&M), and Monty Alexander @ Montreux. Quote
danasgoodstuff Posted August 6, 2015 Report Posted August 6, 2015 The Complete Sonny Criss on Imperial for $3.50 CND at the Vinyl Dinner in S'toon. Yes I know it's a (dbl) CD, but it's too risky transporting vinyl across the scorching hot inter-mountain west in the summer, and good luck finding that material on LP much less at that price. And a short appreciation of the music: the relatively short playing times of the tunes tell you nothing at all about the total commitment of the players here. Also bought some other (later) Crss and some early Ike Quebec, not bad for a trip with other purpose. And my mom gave me some stuff. Quote
clifford_thornton Posted August 7, 2015 Report Posted August 7, 2015 Hmmm... I can't remember if I still have this CD set or not. I know I picked up a Japanese pressing of one of the Imperial LPs in Austin, but did I then unload the discs? All that stuff is boxed up and inaccessible now. Great music, in whatever form. Quote
danasgoodstuff Posted August 7, 2015 Report Posted August 7, 2015 Hmmm... I can't remember if I still have this CD set or not. I know I picked up a Japanese pressing of one of the Imperial LPs in Austin, but did I then unload the discs? All that stuff is boxed up and inaccessible now. Great music, in whatever form.It is indeed, as are the two later sessions (1969 & '75) on one CD I bought for slightly more the same time and place. Quote
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted August 17, 2015 Report Posted August 17, 2015 (edited) Found a near mint version of this for $6.00 the other day. this is really good, right? i prob need to get this Edited August 17, 2015 by chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Quote
JSngry Posted August 17, 2015 Report Posted August 17, 2015 Is really good, yes. It's the Rocky Boyd album. Quote
clifford_thornton Posted August 17, 2015 Report Posted August 17, 2015 The tenor saxophonist who sort of began my career was Rocky Boyd, and he was hot, very hot at that period. He was responsible for bringing Sam Rivers into the music, Tony Williams into the music; he's from Boston. So he helped me begin, and he was very encouraging of me in my studies, as we were living together downtown. Because, from [age] 20-22, I had a coffee shop in the Village, called Cafe Somethin' Else, and I sold my shop to get deeper into the music and started studying harder. When I had my shop, you know, I had my drums in the back, and one thing led to another, and I became professional with Rocky, around '58, but really on the map with Cecil, as far as people know. From an interview I did with Sunny Murray in 2003 for All About Jazz. Quote
spinlps Posted August 25, 2015 Report Posted August 25, 2015 Picked up four of the 2LP 45RPM BN titles at steep discount ($18 each) but was more excited to find two BeeHive's... Quote
clifford_thornton Posted October 30, 2015 Report Posted October 30, 2015 I found what appears to be an unplayed copy of John Gordon's "Exotica Suite".Hopefully for less than $987... Quote
sidewinder Posted October 30, 2015 Report Posted October 30, 2015 Now why do I never find stuff like that.. Quote
Homefromtheforest Posted October 30, 2015 Report Posted October 30, 2015 I used to have finds all the time in the early to mid 90s...in the last 15 years it's seems everything's dried up for the most part..anyway that's a fantastic score! Quote
clifford_thornton Posted October 30, 2015 Report Posted October 30, 2015 Yeah, I agree with that sentiment. Quote
jlhoots Posted November 2, 2015 Report Posted November 2, 2015 On October 30, 2015 at 4:12:06 PM, rdavenport said: Yes, my mistake, it's "Erotica". Exotica, Erotica, Eroica....... Eroica is a great riesling. Quote
mjzee Posted November 7, 2015 Report Posted November 7, 2015 I found some interesting things today: New York Jazz Sextet (Art Farmer, James Moody, Tom Macintosh, Tommy Flanagan, Richard Davis, Tootie Heath) - Recorded Together For The First Time - Group Therapy (Scepter) Leo Parker, Sahib Shihab, Red Saunders' Band - Rare Unissued Recordings, Vintage 1951-53 (Chess) The Many Faces of Art Farmer (Scepter) The Duke, The Blues, Billy Eckstine and me! (Regent) James Moody - Last Train From Overbrook (Chess) Laurindo Almeida - Acapulco '22 (Tower) Quote
Teasing the Korean Posted November 7, 2015 Report Posted November 7, 2015 Jimmy Smith MONO Blue Note LP for a buck! In pretty decent shape too! (No scratches you can feel with your finger.) Quote
Big Beat Steve Posted November 13, 2015 Report Posted November 13, 2015 (edited) Back from another secondhand record clearout sale at one of about two brick-and-mortar shops that still handle vinyl here. Each LP went for 2.50 euros (some even less). Apart from a load of 70s/80s reissue LPs mostly by the big'uns (mostly Ellington and Armstrong for me - stuff off the obvious ones so some gaps were conveniently filled now, including a 2-LP set with the Duke's 1940 Fargo, N.D. concert), some nice original/early pressings from the 50s/early 60s cropped up too: A bunch of 10-inchers at 2 euros each, most in surprisingly clean condition: - Erroll Garner "Plays for Dancing" (Dutch Phillips) - Benny Goodman "Swing Session" (Carnegie Hall excerpts) (Dutch Phillips) - have the music of course but that period cover ... - Teddy Wilson Trio and Gerry Mulligan Quartet (DSC - Geman record club edition) - an oddball: Sidney Bechet "en 16 tours" (French Vogue) - to the best of my knowledge the only jazz record apart from that handful of Prestiges ever released for 16rpm turntable speeds. Had that record already but now have a vinyl in slightly better condition. And the seocnd copy no doubt will find a taker who'll appreciate that kind of oddity ... Now for the 12-inchers. - Eddie Bert "Modern Moods" (Jazztone 12-inch) - Louis Armstrong "At the Crescendo Vol. 1" (UK Brunswick) - Stephane Grappelly "Django" with Pierre Cavalli, L. Petit, G. Pedersen and Daniel Humair (Barclay) - Lionel Hampton "The Mess Is Here" (Bertelsmann) German 1958 recordings issued by the record club. Already have the record but with a cover in rather worse condition, but that poorer cover is the fold-out version whereas this pressing has a standard jacket. Probably VERY slightly later pressing. Both records in comparable condition. Now which pressing do I keep? Probably both ... And then some where the covers are just so-so (ah, those U.S. cardboard covers just can't take wear... ) but the vinyl is distinctly better: - Ella Fitzgerald "Mack The Knife" (U.S. Verve) - The Mastersounds "Play Compositions by Horace Silver" (U.S. World Pacific) - Manny Albam & His Jazz Greats "West Side Story" (one of those period pressing oddities - which seem to have existed with quite a few labels - where the locally pressed vinyl, in this case German Coral, was sold inside the thick U.S. (Coral) sleeve) Anyway, not a bad scoop at 2.50 euros maximum each, I think ... Edited November 13, 2015 by Big Beat Steve Quote
duaneiac Posted November 28, 2015 Report Posted November 28, 2015 A local store had 25% off all its used stock today for Black Friday and I found a still sealed copy of this album for $1.49 final cost. And a used but fine looking copy of this for $2.25 Quote
Mark Stryker Posted December 13, 2015 Report Posted December 13, 2015 After many years, I finally found a copy of "Air Time" -- thanks Chuck! Of all the Air LPs with the original line-up, I'm now only missing the two on Black Saint, "Live Air" and "Air Mail." Quote
HutchFan Posted January 16, 2016 Report Posted January 16, 2016 (edited) Found this LP today in a dollar bin. One dollar! VG+ vinyl; VG cover. The Jimmy Giuffre 3 (Atlantic) I already have this music on CD. But at that price... Edited January 16, 2016 by HutchFan Quote
Dmitry Posted January 21, 2016 Report Posted January 21, 2016 On 3/11/2015 at 10:48 AM, Big Beat Steve said: Well ... is it really just fetichism if one is pleased to find an interesting record from way back at a very good price that allows you to enjoy ALL aspects of the record (inlcuding listening to the music, but not only so), i.e. all the artwork, from the sleeve to the inner sleeve to the label in its original form as originally thought up and intended by those who published that object (record)? I'd agree it is nothing but fetichism if you pay insane top, top, top money (up to 4-digit figures) for an original/first/early pressing just because it is a platter that some geek had in his grimy, grubby hands way back in the 40s/50s/60s. No music can be THAT great if you pay something like 10, 20 or 50 times what a decent later pressing or reissue goes for (particularly if it is a well-produced facsimile reissue that evne gives you a decent reprodution of the orignal artwork). But if you find an original or early pressing at a very good/affordable/low price in spite of what the "market price" would be then why not enthuse and share your enthusiasm with others? And your point is..? Quote
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