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You know I think a Jazz Category would be great. Having said that, I was the recipient last summer of a number of records from my daughter's, boyfriend's, grandmother. She lives in downtown LA area and her and her husband were deep into the Jazz scene in the 50's, 60's and 70's. A visit to her house allowed me to pick up a bunch of albums (3 milk crates). Well I scored a number of really good albums but three have really stood out for me.
Miles Davis at Carnegie Hall - very good+ to nm condition. I am not much of a Miles fan but this performance along with his Kinda of Blue is exceptional. Also, it is a mono version which I really like.
Duke Ellington's Spacemen - The Cosmic Scene in nm condition. There are a number of additional Duke's LP's but I have not listened to them yet. What a great performance this album is. I really enjoy his performances, so smooth and musical
Lester Young - he was a personnel friend of theirs so I got about 5-6 albums. I have listened to a couple and find his jazz to be real smooth and subtle. Very pleasing, even my wife, who is not a big jazz fan real enjoed the albums I played.
I will be cueing up a Sarah Vaughn album and a Basie/Eckstine album later this weekend.
I sure wish I would have been collecting this type of music back in the 60's and 70's. As I get older I find both the musicallity and complexity more appealing every time I listen.
Well back to listening.
Richard
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which will leave the music forum to mostly jazz, but also folk, world and bluegrass.
I have only recently discovered Sidney Bechet. Really funky sound and a beat that jumps. Nothing deep, but great fun to listen to. Makes me want to dance around the room.
I had never heard of Bechet until I watched the Masterpiece Theater Series, Grantchester. The lead (James Norton) was a Bechet fan and, now, so am I.
Albums are hard to find, however.
This should be out any day now:
.....go to Records, select jazz, select sold items, sort by price highest, read it and realize you missed the boat fifty years ago.
As the other guys say, it's the music. I was somewhere around 13 when I first heard Kind of Blue, and I knew instantly that it was meant for me, or I was meant for it. Now I've got about 2000 jazz LPs, purchased throughout my lifetime starting from the late 1960s, and I only wish I had more. My only regret is that I was buying 2-3 LPs per visit to a record store, when I might have been buying 5-6.
....you would have been able to get a nice collection for not much money. Now if you want an original pressing, it will costs you hundreds of dollars a record unless you get very, very lucky.
My point was that cost is a secondary consideration, but I don't deny that it is a real one, if you are starting to collect now from scratch. However, I would also argue that cost is not nearly as high as you seem to think. It's true that certain original pressings, e.g., real original Blue Notes, may bring hundreds of dollars, but 95% of the rest can still be had for $20 and less, usually less, and from reliable sources in superb condition. I like to buy from reputable dealers of second-hand LPs, a few of whom are inmates in this asylum. In recent years, my best hauls have come from the Capitol Audio Fest, held in Silver Spring, MD. When we go to Tokyo to visit our son, I buy LPs at Disk Union, which is not quite so cheap but nowhere near 3 figures in nearly all cases.
Most original Verve, ECM, Pablo, Polydor, Columbia, Capitol, Reprise, Fantasy, OJC re-issues, late Prestige, late Blue Notes, etc, are very well engineered, sound great with quiet surfaces, and cost under $20 each in excellent to mint condition. (I could not care less about the condition of an album cover; I inspect the vinyl surfaces very carefully for signs of damage and excessive wear before purchase.)
Nice score. I didn't even start a jazz collection until 5 years ago at age 60. Where was I when it came to jazz of the 40's, 50's, and 60's. I don't know how I didn't appreciate that music 20 or 30 years ago.
Edits: 02/03/17
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