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Jimmy Rowles “Subtle Legend Vol. 1” Storyville cd "The Lizard singing and playing at the top of his game.

The noted author, jazz journalist and TV newsman Doug Ramsey passed away in his sleep early this morning, according to his son Paul. He was 91. Ramsey's contributions to jazz journalism are immense, especially his landmark biography of Paul Desmond, Take Five: The Public and Private Lives of Paul Desmond.

I get that a sealed vintage record is an unknown LP. I also get that discogs doesn't allow you to post a record for sale unless you link it to one of the LPs released. But when the LP is listed with specifics like Van Gelder in the dead wax, then it's just not right. For instance, they're selling this: https://www.discogs.com/shop/item/4135184193 Clicking the "View Release" button brings you to an LP described as having: Matrix / Runout (Side A runout): BST-84058-A LW RVG STEREO Matrix / Runout (Side B runout): BST-84058-B · LW RVG STEREO If this were the actual record inside that sealed jacket, it would be a good deal at $90. But when you open and find that it's not a Van Gelder cut, can you return it? Unlikely. Stereo Jack's used to sell vintage sealed records for pretty cheap for this reason. I bought quite a few of them over the years and I never lucked into a Van Gelder Blue Note LP. It's like buying sealed packs of baseball cards and hoping it contains a rare card.

Another Savoy session, “Opus de Jazz” Savoy/Denon 20 bit lp facsimile cd Milt, Frank, two Joneses and a Kenny.

"Sealed Mint Blue Note" = UA blue/white b label, warped vinyl.

I like both sides of Lou Donaldson. His bop soloing is fun and at times reaches greatness. His conception, ideas and technical ability to realize them. The soul jazz stuff is fun too, and even in his later stuff he still tends frequently to reach down inside and pull out some ferocious bop.

Rüdiger Carl / COWWS-Quintett – Virtual COWWS

William Green and the Marty Jazz All Stars - Shades of Green

Disc 2.

Whenever I sell or buy a sealed record (from someone other than the manufacturer), the record is described as presumed mint. You can never know for sure obviously.

You can say that about anything, honky tonk, for example.

Bengt Berger (1942-2026)

Brahms- Piano Trio No.1 - Suk Trio Brahms - Piano Trio No.2 and No.3 Borodin Trio

By the mid-50s Dot had become a "cover" label in the pop field anyway. E.g. Pat Boone who'd cover anything from the R&B charts "that wasn't up the tree by the count of three" (to translate a German saying - I think you understand the core of its meaning. ) And there were other copycats and kittens on the label, e.g. Gale Storm. Which issue of "Cash Box" exactly did that ad appear in?

Almost sold it today ... almost ...

Randy Wood

Catchy!!!

Thanks. I checked the first listing of the recording and none were available, didn't look at the others. I checked Cash Box from that time frame, and their "top 50" (from some sort of survey of retailers) shows this progression for Doggett's recording: August 18 - #46 August 25 - #19 September 1 - #10 September 8 - #7 The advertisement for the Dot recording (apparently a distributor of some sort, as the ad also promotes Honky Tonk and the Hot Doggett LP, plus Dot Records as "another great version" of Honky Tonk. So while the tune swept the nation in September, Dot had its finger on the pulse, or the song was "in the air" for them to get a cover version out so fast. Very interesting.

Joe Quijano Y Su Conjunto Cachana – Do Their Own Thing (Hacen Su Cosa)