Jazzmoose Posted April 9, 2004 Report Share Posted April 9, 2004 I'd estimate that more than 90% of my jazz collection is from the 1915-2004 period. You know, you only hurt yourself with these restrictions... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted April 9, 2004 Report Share Posted April 9, 2004 Jim, I'd be interested in some more details of the art of bottom-feeding. Where, how, etc? NEVER pass by a used shop. NEVER restrict yourself to certain formats. NEVER go to any town w/o looking in the phone book to see if there's a store that might sell recorded music of some kind. NEVER walk past a cutout/bargain bin w/o peeking in. NEVER think that Goodwill & Salvation Army won't have anything you might be interested in. Never, NEVER, put an album back on the shelf just because it looks cheesy, trashed, or TOO off-the-wall if it's less than a dollar. NEVER! These are the basics, the fundamentals, the riffs to get you started. But it's really a lifestyle. Every stop is a gamble, and you lose far more often than you win. But over time, you'll be rewarded with a VERY diverse collection in reasonable enough listening condition. The bottom line is: look everywhere, have no shame, and have even less common sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted April 9, 2004 Report Share Posted April 9, 2004 AND the best time period is 7 to 9 p.m.! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted April 9, 2004 Report Share Posted April 9, 2004 Lately it seems to be mostly mid/late 50's to mid 60's hardbop. Gee, you don't think this board could have been an influence there do you? B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TedR Posted April 9, 2004 Report Share Posted April 9, 2004 Thanks Jim........I'm not doing half bad! But I haven't thought of Goodwill, Salvation Army, and thrifts in general before. Much of my collection I listen to fondly thinking "I never would have heard this if I hadn't stopped in such and such a place". And as far as never passing by any used shop, I am notorious for being late for invitations to dinner, lunch, etc. I rarely pass by a Borders. Most recently, in a separate mark down display, were 6 Hyperion Label (British) 20th Anniversary Classical cd's for $1 each. You just never know. It's a rush! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest akanalog Posted April 9, 2004 Report Share Posted April 9, 2004 (edited) i like jazz from the 70s the best. well only early to mid 70's-i get off at about 1976. i wish more of this music was available on CD though since i buy more vinyl than i would like (examples being azar lawrence's prestige work and george duke's faces in reflection and marion brown's impulse work and michael white's impulse work) Edited April 9, 2004 by akanalog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris olivarez Posted April 9, 2004 Report Share Posted April 9, 2004 Good shopping tips JSngry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjobbe Posted April 9, 2004 Report Share Posted April 9, 2004 (edited) The period and time I bought my most CD's is the time since I was joing this forum... more concrete: everytime someone creates a BF Disc answer thread... I run to the laptop trying to find a shop that has the stuff before anybody else here can buy them... Cheers, Tjobbe EDIT: if you refer to period as Jazzstyles... what ever I can get hold of, what ever I like and if it doesn't I might sell it again... (hasn't happened since a while yet) Edited April 9, 2004 by tjobbe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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