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Regarding which ones to pick up, I was just listening to the Hank D'Amico and Pete Brown cd's; each must have been originally 10" lp's because they are both around 23 minutes long. I never thought those would ever be issued. This series of reissues beats the Toshiba series (of which I am a big fan; one of the best reissue series other than the "Blue Note the Works") of a few years ago for offering even more rarities. When choosing what to purchase; obviously, let your taste be your guide. These cost 1,000 yen; the Toshiba series was 2,000; some of the Bethlehem vocals series that preceded it were 2,400 (others even more). Accouting for inflation, these current ones are a relative bargain. I used to hold off buying some Japanese reissues because I figured they would eventually pop here in the US for less. Now, the US reissues are next to nothing AND these Japanese reissues are extremely reasonably priced. So, you don't lose much. For example, "West Coasting" would have cost you about what "Sincerely, Conte" and the "Stan Levey" plays Holman, etc. would now (unadjusted for inflation, so the current one is more of a bargain). "Jazz Practitioners" (Bob Hardaway) and the Eddie Shu (I only have eyes for Shu) album appeared on the same cd on the Toshiba set; now I think you can buy each separately as part of this series (cost again relative to inflation is now less). I wouldn't have thought all those Australian jazz Quintet/quartet or all stars sessions would have been reissued, but even if they are going to be somewhat scarce, do you want them? "Down Home" by Zoot Sims has been reissued probably half a dozen times (same with the Mingus albums; Chris Connor albums, the Dexter Gordon; the Booker Little) so you can probably find them fairly easily. "Sounds by Soclow" was on Toshiba; also a Fresh Sound, but who thought that would be reissued again? "Powerhouse Trumpet" (aka "Toots Suite") is a very nice Conte Candoli album, but has been reissued here in the US by Rhino; used copies are somewhat common. You might want to take a chance on the more obscure ones (then again, "Many Angles of John Letman" may not be your cup of tea and here it is being reissued for a second time). Good luck and enjoy.

One thing that I try to watch out for on these reissues is whether the material was already issued in another form. That Stan Levey, great session, was half of "West Coasting" another session featuring Conte Candoli. The other half of the West Coasting album was reissued earlier as part of the current series ("Toots Suite," or "Sincerely Conte," I forget which). If you have "West Coasting" (reissued on the TOCJ series years ago), no need to purchase the current offering unless you want the different album cover. I don't know what copy of "West Coasting" fetches used, but it may be cheaper than buying two new CD's.

How many of these new ones have bonus cuts; Stu Williamsons are nice, but were already reissued in Japan TOCJ (bought one of them on this forum years ago from J.A.W.--thanks again).

Thanks for this update. Does anyone know whether: (1) The two Joe Derise reissues from Japan contain material that differs from the 20 (or so) track US reissue of two albums on 1 CD? (2) The Ruby Braff CD's contain material that was not on either: "Best of Braff" (US reissue) or "Ruby Braff Omnibus" (earlier Japanese reissue)? thanks in advance

Thanks to those who provided the information from Dusty Groove and HMV. Nice reissue set with a few that I don't believe were ever reissued before on CD; plus a few that were only reissued once on Toshiba-Emi.

Does anyone have the list of recent Japanese re-issues that contained the Hank D'Amico? While I am glad to see anyone reissue jazz, I prefer to see things that were previously unissued on CD.

Thanks for the replies; there are indeed more Xanadu titles; the two I am looking for came out in Japan only (another example from that reissue series = Warne Marsh "Live in Hollywood 1952" w/Hawes & Manne). regards, baker

Hi, Looking for: "Message Sent on the Wind" by Peter Sprague (Xanadu) "Free Bop" by Charles Mcpherson (Xanadu) "There's Something About an Old Love" by Earl Coleman (Xanadu) "Just Friends" Chet Baker (Arco) "Chet on Poetry" Chet Baker (Novus) Thought I would give it a try; if you have available, drop me a private message. thanks, baker

I would add two books which focus on Los Angeles: Tom Reed "A Black Music History of Los Angeles" (privately published; there are at least four editions; it's a good photo collection; author's reminiscences mainly) Bette Cox "Central Avenue It's Rise and Fall" (privately published; you can find inexpensive copies; Cox was a local librarian, at UCLA, I think)

The RTE CD is a two CD set; there is another CD on Trema. There is a 3 CD Japanese set "au Club St. Germain"; jewel cased version from 1994; I think there was a later cardboard sleeve edition out of Japan. Perhaps this the 3 CD set one one refers to.

Regarding the Randy Weston "High Life," did this material appear on the previous CD under the Roulette label entitled "Uhuru" (I believe it contained two albums worth of material)?

Everyone's collection will to some extent be idiosyncratic, reflecting the tastes and resources of the individual collector. I would think as with most collections, this one would be difficult to transfer in tact. Most collectors have already amassed their own collections and would not be looking for a comprehensive collection. Such collectors might look at a large collection and a see a piece or two that interests them, but nothing more. It would be fairly unusual to find someone to buy the whole thing because he wanted to jump into collecting. Someone might buy the set for duplicates to trade, but in this instance, I would have no idea whether much of the collection has "collectible" value (such value being a subjective term certainly, but also something that is set by a market. The current owner could donate the collection, as has been suggested. Auctioning on e-bay is time consuming and may not be worth the effort. Alternatively, there are services that will auction the record collections. The late jazz photographer Ray Avery (who also owned a Hollywood jazz record shop at one time) used to run a mail order auction service. Warren Hicks in Connecticut does 4 auctions a year. Also, I believe Mark Berresford in the UK auctions records. The auctioneers will take a hefty cut, 50% in some cases, I think. But they will market the collection and ship the winnings off. The problem with some of the mail order record auctions is that you might not get as good a price as you would with an on line auction which more people would view. But it is an option.

When you did a transaction on paypal, did the money come from a bank account or your credit card? I thought once you reached a limit of charges on the credit card, all future transactions had to be paid out of a bank account? Alternatively, maybe your credit card has a security feature that is blocking its being used by paypal.

Oops; I apologize. I have this one. I had confused it w/Hal McKusick "Jazz Workshop" CD. I would not be interested and apologize for any inconvenience. Regards and thanks, Baker

I would like "The Arrangers" , but am uncertain if my PM went through. Thanks, Baker

Gotta chime in. I was Art's manager, ran his publishing company (which I created), and I affiliated him with BMI. I worked with him on the book, Straight Life, and that helped resuscitate his career (and incidentally, made more of his music available to more people). I handled his contracts and He relied on me 24/7. I took care of him. Like many artists, Art had some serious (and lifelong) mental problems. If I could have persuaded the State of California to confiscate his driver's license, I would have done it. I did try. Before he died Art told me that he was glad to be leaving me "well provided for." Because I would be his widow, and he was an oldfashioned guy. You ask good questions, "It Should Be..." Would I have been at fault, and ought I to have been punished if he HAD hurt somebody? When there was nothing I could do to prevent it? Or are the record companies and publishing companies of old the only ones who should have be permitted to benefit from the work of artists and musicians? Because if there's no-one to inherit, that's who winds up with everything. And should wives not benefit from the work of their husbands? No matter what that work is? And, shouldn't husbands benefit vice versa? Isn't marriage a partnership? And what about the kids? Should no one ever inherit anything on the basis of familial or marital ties? I'm not being snide, those are really good questions. Andrew Carnegie, I believe, left everything to his projects and charities. But speaking for myself, I'm grateful everyday that my husband left me with a catalog of tunes and recordings (that lots of people love and can't get enough of.) And I'm more grateful than I can say that he never hurt anyone besides himself. -- Laurie Marriage is a partnership. California law explicitly recognizes this principle with the rule of community property, providing a spouse with a half interest in what the other spouse earns or produces during the marriage. And thank you Laurie Pepper; I have done so personally when I met you at a west coast jazz festival about four years ago (you signed my multiple copies of "Straight Life." As an Art Pepper fan, jazz fan and book collector, I extremely grateful in your efforts in support of your late husband and his work. Baker

To each his/her own, lots of different theories on how to market. That is one thing that makes eBay so fascinating (to me). For a very inexpensive item, the extra 40 cents that it costs to list for 30% longer and let that many more eyes a chance to see the auction may not be worth it to some people. I suppose it also depends on your assumptions regarding how people find things on eBay and whether more people actually view your auction if it is up for longer. And if you add a bunch of bells and whistles to your auction (I never do) the cost for the extra time may be higher. But to me it is a no brainer to pay 40 cents for 30% longer run time, and the chance to have my auction run through two entire weekends (when most people surf eBay) rather than just one. To me, the use of an automatic sniping tool is another eBay "no brainer". I never monitor an auction end anymore, since I discovered the benefits of a sniping tool. But I think the majority of eBayers still do not use these tools, for whatever reason, so the start and end times still matter. I may be wrong about this, but that is my impression. For what I mainly look for collectible jazz/blues books and rare jazz CD's, I usually see snipe bids. I always snipe myself so as to avoid missing out on an item. I think the modern jazz material goes higher than the tradtional. Older collectors may not be as computer savvy and do not check on line. Recently, I picked up a rare Jack Teagarden book very cheaply, due to lack of interest. The bop and post bop is a different story. Generally, the most accurate and thorough descriptions carry the day for me as far as finding an item and getting higher bids. Also, I don't like seeing "noise" in the description. For example, other musician's names (who are not on the session) as a reference or what may have been part of previous or future auctions. Good luck w/your auctions. Good luck on your auctions.

From the article "Macdonald's stone head was sold to one of the world's leading experts on Parker memorabilia" This expert was Norman Saks; he once told me that he had acquired it, which I found interesting, given the bust's photograph from the Reisner book. I guess he didn't keep it. Neat story, but the bust is not as well traveled as the Maltese Falcon, not the stuff that dreams are made of.

Like any other collectible, it depends on what you are offering. Some great jazz is widely available on CD, so does not command that high a price. Other, more obscure , less available material commands a premium. If one offers material that is widely available, it would have to be at a deep discount and, even then, might not move because there may not be much of a demand for it (the listening audience does not need to buy the material). If you are offering some Verve Elites (which still sell at a premium on e-bay or amazon, that is one thing). If you are offering the 6th reissue of an otherwise excellent Blue Note session (say, "The Sidewinder"), that is another. Although "first pressing" CD's may come into vogue at some point (if they haven't already).

I had won a TOCJ of Ralph Sharon's Bethlehem Album "Thinking Man's Jazz" from a reputable seller in e-bay Germany. After a month, it had not arrived. I won (and received) in the interim another CD from the same seller. Seller gave me a quick refund w/o any questions. Six months later, the CD arrived, package undamaged; it had been shipped air shipping, properly addressed and mailed when the seller represented. I then repaid the seller (I had told this story before somewhere else on this board, so forgive my repeating it). Hopefully it will show up.

The LA Times obit also mentioned that Bryant played in a Jefferson High School band that included Ed Thigpen.

That book came out in a signed, limited edition of 200, costing even more. But, Nieswand also reprinted it. The reprint is the same unique format and content and would cost a great deal less than a first printing. Thanks Brownie for posting the link to the other Willoughby photos. One that appears in the book, but not the display, is the Gerry Mulligan shot featured on "Modern Sounds" issued by Capitol. I think the same photo appears on "Birth of the Cool v. 2". Does anyone know if the Shory Rogers shot on "Modern Sounds" is also done by Willoughby? I found it ironic that Pacific Jazz used a Willoughby photo for the cover of the Chet Baker box set "The Pacific Jazz Years" when all the photos inside the booklet were by Claxton. I also cannot remember whether any Willoughby photo appeared as a Pacific Jazz album cover.

Is American Jazz Clasics similar to Lonehill and Gambit, a European label reissuing 50 year old + material? I saw Sonny Stitts Plays Jimmy Giuffre is coming out, but I would prefer a Japanese (or US) reissue. Thanks, Baker

Bob Willoughby was 82. The LA Times obit mentioned that, "A jazz fan, Willoughby made portraits of such famous musicians as Billie Holiday, Chet Baker and Cole Porter." Willoughby's photos were the basis for the unusually designed book "Jazz in LA" which featured some great Chet Baker pictures. He was more well know for his photographs of celebrities, particularly Audrey Hepburn.

IMHO it's the best non-BN Blakey album from that period by a long way. Blakey wears a karate or judo suit on the front. Why I wonder? Is it to do with the plot of the musical? It appears to be, and consistent with the theme of the play, a boxer's robe. "Golden Boy" was a play about a young boxer's struggle to the top; filmed a couple of times, 1939 w/William Holden and as a musical, Kid Galahd w/Elvis in the 50's. My apologies for neglecting the playwright, Clifford Odets, who also wrote the screenplay for "The Sweet Smell of Success" in which Chico Hamilton appears and plays.