Dan Gould

Very surprising and sad.

From Gammons' Blog: I for one am glad that Theo isn't biting on that kind of demand. Yeah I'd like to get a good young catcher, but not at that cost. While I don't want Pudge, I could see Benjie Molina as a fair alternative. The Giants have a lot of holes so it should be easier to get a deal done, and Molina brings excellent D and a little pop in his bat. He'd be fine as a stop-gap if Tek goes elsewhere and the Rangers demands don't come down. Then they can see how Kottaras and the other catching prospects develop.

I hesitate to do this, but taken on his own terms as bubble gum music, fun party music, there's nothing wrong with Jimmy Buffett. I offer no defense of "parrot heads" particularly those in those inland states that show up in Hawaiian shirts and shorts in the dead of winter. What is lamentable about living in Florida is that Buffett is a cultural force in the sense that you can't go out to a street fair or go past five bars without hearing at least one guy playing Buffett covers for the tourists. Real Buffett = OK, in small doses Fake Buffett = truly horrible

Why is there a presumption that this "reboot" is permanent? Daniel Craig is already making noises about whether he'll do another Bond. Who's to say that the next Bond isn't a return, and the Craig years the aberration? Or that after one more movie, there won't be a return to the old Bond? You ought to know that nothing is permanent, Alex. And Mark is right, no one is obligated to accept anything.

Unless "New Bond" is driving vintage cars, I don't quite see how he can be "pre-Dr No" James Bond. If you have a character, played consistently (more or less) over time, you can't create a new "James Bond" and set it in the present. Or at least you shouldn't. But thanks Alex for

Must have got dinged a star for not advertising in the same issue.* I think I'm kidding, but I'm not sure.

There's an Albert King release on Monad, Live at Memory Lane that is actually the King LP The Big Blues with dubbed applause. And yet I have another Monad release of Joe Williams with Count Basie that really does sound like its a legit live recording, so I've never figured that Monad label out.

Certain people had a shot at my beautiful, NM, bought for a quarter off eBay copy, but not anymore ... when I saw the titles listed for the release, I wondered if these were tunes off the Giant Steps LP. And I was right.

Jim mentioned that it was coming up but no one has reported on it. Any chance of a scan, Mike?

I can't see Swisher as bench depth, at 22 million over three years. That's really expensive for depth. What I think could happen though is that they'll go for Teix and then deal Nady or perhaps Matsui. And yet Cashman called it "fantasy land" to think that the Yanks would sign the top two free agents, given the expected cost at the top of the food chain. As for Dunn, I can never make up my mind about him. I like the OBP and home run production, but could I stand the number of strikeouts and shitty BA? He delivers runs, but he also takes a right turn at 1B or the plate awfully regularly. Add in the atrocious defense, its harder to judge his true value. How many runs does he create when he gives so many back on defense? Let him go out with the smelly ugly girl.

The thing is that Swisher has never hit for a decent average. But he has been a good OBP man, and with some pop, which should only improve when batting lefty at the Stadium. He's really like a replacement Giambi, but nowhere near the dangerous bat Giambi had when he first signed, but on the other hand, he isn't a butcher at first base. I just hope they don't break the bank for Teixeira anyway and move Damon or Nady or Matsui. Swisher/Teixeira would be a big upgrade over Damon-Nady-Matsui/Giambi.

Major news out of New York - the Yankees have traded some utterly unimportant flotsam and jetsam for Nick Swisher, with the intent of playing him every day at 1B, which apparently takes the Yankees out of the Teixeira sweepstakes. That's a big shocker, and of course Cashman won't "rule anything out" but it makes a lot of sense in a number of ways: Swisher is signed, iirc, for three years. That leaves 1B open for Jeter and/or Posada in the future. Seven years to Teixeira takes 1B out of the mix for their future geriatric former stars. The Yankees need pitching first and may be counting on some bounce back years from Posada, Cano, Jeter and to a lesser extent, A-Rod. So they may be more inclined to make sure that they get their top two (could it be three?) pitching targets in hand ahead of anything else. Maybe they are even balking at the possibility of paying $300 million for the top two available players? Cashman was also quoted as saying that Swisher would play CF only in an emergency but that he provides "plus" defense at the corners (I don't see it, but if he says so). So that means that if the Yankees still paid big bucks to get Teixeira, they'd have to trade a corner infielder to give Swisher a spot. I guess Nady has some value but would Damon would get much? Bottom line, this is great news if you're hoping the Red Sox will make a big play for Teix. They might even have a relatively clear shot if the Angels live up to their reputation as a team that won't be left hanging; they'll make a fair offer and if its not accepted, they'll move on. Since when has Boras accepted an offer without dragging things out and inventing "mystery teams" that are in the mix? I'll be one happy camper if we land Teixeira and then move Mikey once he proves that he's healthy again.

Maybe he'll invite you to the hotel for a sammitch! Seriously though, it astounds me that the 70th Anniversary coming up, when it seems like it was just yesterday that we were all excited to see that Lost Sessions disc.

Boy do I feel silly. I swore I read this as "Mitch Miller" - and ironically, it turns out that old "Sing Along" is still alive ...

No surprises there. But the MVPs should be interesting, since it seems at least possible that Manny could win with only two months in the NL, and with no dominating statistical performance in the AL, I'd be very happy with little mouthy Pedroia gets it (Youk wouldn't bother me either, doncha know).

Al, I am not going to begrudge you your 70s rock likes and dislikes, but you have knocked yourself down several notches in my esteem with this: You disappoint me, Al. Seriously.

Until Halle Berry, I'd say Ursula was the best looking Bond girl of all-time.

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Thanks for making me cry, Dave.

I'm really feeling your pain, James.

I had to get a replacement battery for my Nokia phone - not only did they use a huge padded envelope, they sent the same thing, twice!

Good to see you 'round these parts, Vic!

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OK, here is the final effort to move some vinyl. All of the following LPs are $3 a piece, buy 5 or more, $2 a piece, please disregard the previous threads - the best remaining items will go to eBay. GRADING: Grading is cover/vinyl. Did I adhere to strict Goldmine standards? Well I'm not a professional - but I do note the significant defects as an explanation for the grade. In some cases, I referred to covers as "perfect but for ..." because in my opinion an absolutely beautiful cover with, say, a clipped corner is still a helluva nice jacket. I haven't bothered with photos due to the number of LPs being offered but I will post pictures or send them via email if people ask for specifics. On the vinyl grade - if it is super clean and mark free, I called it NM. A few light scuffs, VG+. More and more scuffs, VG or VG-. For some, I spot-checked the record and may have brought the grade up due to the way it played, or simply made mention that it plays better than it looks. None of the vinyl was cleaned, so vinyl freaks who have a handy-dandy cleaning machine can pretty much bet that its likely that the vinyl is in better shape than it looks. Feel free to ask questions about things like labels or to request photos. Shipping will be quoted. If I am successful with this sale, I'll have to find a source for LP boxes and charge a unit cost for that, as I will surely run out of LP boxes quickly. Unless otherwise noted, Japanese pressings do not include OBIs. Paypal is preferred, check or money orders accepted, and cash is accepted from those few who have expressed such a preference during the Stupendous CD Sale . ********************************************** Georgie Auld Quintet Plays The Winners (Phillips) With Frank Rosolino, Lou Levy, Leroy Vinnegar, Mel Lewis VG+/VG+ Count Basie, Sixteen Men Swinging (Verve) VG+ (ringwear)/VG+ The Basie-Ites, How High The Moon (Jubilee) Barry Harris/Joe Newman/Thad Jones/Al Grey/Billy Mitchell/Frank Foster/Frank Wess/Eddie Jones/Freddie Green/Sonny Payne VG- due to extensive writing on back (little bit on front) but nice intact seams VG- due to pressing bubbles, plays nice otherwise Ruby Braff Goes Girl Crazy (Warner Brothers) VG/VG- Mel Brown, The Wizard (Impulse) NM/VG Conte Candoli, Little Band Big Jazz (Crown) VG+/VG+ (red vinyl) Joe Castro, Lush Life (Clover) VG+ cover/VG- vinyl A Buck Clayton Jam Session Volume IV, Jayhawk (Chiaroscuro) VG+ (price sticker on back)/VG+ Continuum, Mad About Tadd – The Compositions of Tadd Dameron (Palo Alto) Slide Hampton/Jimmy Heath/Kenny Barron/Ron Carter/Art Taylor VG+ (dinged lower left corner, price tag upper right corner)/NM vinyl Eddie Costa – Art Farmer, In Their Own Sweet Way (Premier) VG+/VG+ Eddie Lockjaw Davis, All of Me (Steeplechase) With Kenny Drew VG+ cover (ringwear on back)/VG+ Kenny Drew, Home is Where The Soul Is (Xanadu) VG+/VG+ Art Farmer, The Summer Knows (Inner City) VG+/NM Art Farmer, To Duke With Love (Inner City) VG (ring wear is pretty bad but seams are intact)/VG+ Super Jazz Trio with Art Farmer, Something Tasty (Jazz Line – RCA) VG/VG+ Dizzy Gillespie, Giants (Perception) With Bobby Hackett, Mary Lou Williams, Grady Tate and George Duvivier VG (corner ding and price sticker)/ VG Dexter Gordon & Alti Bjorn Trio, Cry Me a River (Steeplechase) Dexter in Radioland Vol 1 VG+/VG+ Al Grey All-Stars at Travelers Loung Live (Travelers Productions) With Jimmy Forrest, Pete Minger, Shirley Scott (on piano) One of those albums I've seen plenty of times in south Florida but I am not sure how far and wide it went. NM cover/VG vinyl (light scuffs but pretty extensive, plays well though) Al Grey, Struttin and Shoutin (Columbia) G cover because it used to be a library copy – has stickers on front and spine. Aside from that looks very good. VG vinyl Johnny Griffin, Call it Whachawana (Galaxy) VG+ (dinged corner)/VG+ Johnny Griffin – Eddie Lockjaw Davis Quintet, Tough Tenors (Jazzland) VG (browning at the top, price sticker)/ VG Eddie Higgins, Once in a While (Spinnster) Pete Minger/John Swan/Bill Prince – Recorded Live at Erny's NM/VG Buck Hill, Scope (Steeplechase) VG+/VG+ Red Holloway, Hittin The Road Again (Jam) VG+/VG+ Oliver Jackson Presents Le Quartet (Black & Blue) Percy France, Cliff Smalls, Leonard Gaskin round out group Only cover flaw is a hole punch/VG+ vinyl Jazztet and John Lewis (Argo) This is a 70s reissue (black and white cover) Argo cover/Cadet vinyl (?) VG+/VG+ Jazztet at Birdhouse (Argo) NM/VG+ Budd Johnson and Phil Woods, The Old Dude and the Fundance Kid (Uptown) NM/NM Philly Joe Jones, Dameronia – To Tadd with Love (Uptown) For those still waiting on a CD reissue, here's your chance. NM cover/VG vinyl (light scuffs, noticeable mark on A3 yet it plays great) Philly Joe Jones, Dameronia – Look Stop Listen (Uptown) VG+ (cornerwear)/VG+ (very clean vinyl) Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Quartet (Artists House) Promo copy – Harold Danko and Rufus Reid in group VG+/VG- Clifford Jordan, Royal Ballads (Criss Cross) NM/NM John Mehegan Quartet, Casual Affair (Freshsound reissue, Kenny Dorham and Chuck Wayne in group) NM/NM Howard McGhee & Teddy Edwards, Young at Heart (Storyville) VG (cut corner, beginning seam split)/VG+ David Newman, Heads Up (Atlantic) One of his best "later" Atlantic recordings - with Lightsey and Steve Nelson VG+/VG+ Joe Newman, Way Down Blues (Honey Dew) VG+/VG+ Dave Pell's Prez Conference featuring Harry "Sweets Edison In Celebration of Lester Young (GNP Crescendo) Hole punch, otherwise perfect/VG+ Oscar Peterson + Harry Edison + Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson (Pablo) No singing, just spirited blowing by Cleanhead, a great record NM all around on this promo copy Benny Powell, Coast to Coast (Trident) L.A. Band: Herman Riley, Andy Simpkins, Gildo Mahones, Donald Bailey NY Band: Clifford Jordan, Vernel Fournier, Mickey Tucker, Ray Drummons VG cover (edge wear and some ringwear)/VG+ Sonny Red (Mainstream) VG+/VG+ Horace Silver, You Gotta Take a Little Love (Blue Note) VG (price sticker, slightly cut corner, inner sleeve on gatefold has splitting seam)/VG+ vinyl Horace Silver, In Pursuit of the 27th Man (Blue Note) VG (hole punch, dinged corner, price sticker)/VG (plays better than it looks) Horace Silver, Silver 'N Brass (Blue Note) VG+/VG+ Lonnie Smith, Turning Point (Blue Note) VG/VG Jim Snidero, On Time (East World) With Brian Lynch and Kenny Kirkland NM cover and vinyl Sonny Stitt, Goin Down Slow (Prestige) VG (ring wear, clipped corner)/VG Billy Taylor, Impromptu (Mercury) (Jim Hall, Walter Perkins, Bob Cranshaw fill out group) NM front cover (edge wear lower right corner) – VG back cover (1/2 inch by 4 inch tear down to cardboard at bottom, does not effect text of liners, only "Printed in U.S.A." and Jack Tracy's title is torn or partially torn away) / VG+ vinyl (light paper scuffs) Clark Terry Sextet Featuring Ben Webster, More (Cameo) NM cover, as perfect as anything I've ever seen/VG+ vinyl Sir Charles Thompson and the Swing Organ (Columbia (Six Eyes)) With Percy France VG+ cover/VG- vinyl Frank Wess/Johnny Coles, Two at the Top (Uptown) VG+ (price sticker on front)/VG+ ******************* Second batch: Cannonball Adderley, Hooray For (Session) Boris Rose issue VG+/VG+ Joe Albany, Portrait of an Artist (Elektra Musician promo copy) VG- (price sticker, sticker residue, ringwear) / VG Roland Alexander, Pleasure Bent (New Jazz) With Marcus Belgrave – Reissue bought from the Bastards NM/NM Gene Ammons, Heavy Sax (Olympic Records) Gray market reissue of what originally came out as Howard McGhee, House Warmin' on Argo. This one doesn't even have an inner sleeve – but the sound is as good or better than the Argo! VG/VG+ Count Basie, Not Now, I'll Tell You When (Roulette) NM/VG+ Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, Backgammon (Roulette) VG (partial seam split)/VG+ Art Blakey, Hooray For (Volume 1) (Session) Boris Rose issue NM/VG+ Bess Bonnier, Theme for the Tall One (Argo) VG (only flaw is sticker damage on front and on back there are date stamps for when the record was played at a radio station) VG+ Mel Brown, Chicken Fat (Impulse) VG+/VG+ Dave Brubeck featuring Gerry Mulligan, Blues Roots (Columbia) NM/VG+ Conte Candoli with Phil Woods, Old Acquaintance (Pausa) NM/VG+ Buck Clayton, Songs for Swingers (Columbia (six eye)) This is one of the LPs that wasn't included in the Mosaic, to the disappointment of many. VG (ring wear and partial seam split)/VG- Decent play copy George Coleman Octet, Big George (Affinity) Frank Strozier, Junior Cook in band VG+/VG+ John Coltrane & Lee Morgan, The Best of Birdland (Roulette) VG (hole punch, edge wear, light ring wear) / VG Barbara Dane, Livin With The Blues with Earl 'Fatha' Hines and His Orchestra (Dot) Dane later became a folk singer but she sounds great on this program – one of the few recordings with Benny Carter exclusively on trumpet, plus Plas on tenor VG+ / VG+ The Detroit Four, Cadillac and Mack (East World) Barry Harris, Charles Greenlee, Roy Brooks, Vishnu Wood VG+ (corner ding only flaw) / VG Lou Donaldson, Back Street (Muse) Live recording from Paris, 1982, with Herman Foster VG+/VG+ Lou Donaldson, Cole Slaw (Argo) VG (Scotch tape used to protect against seam splits, cut corner, price sticker on back) NM Lou Donaldson, Possum Head (Argo) VG+ (only noticeable problem is minor ring wear at bottom) / VG Lou Donaldson, Rough House Blues (Cadet) VG+ (hole punch, minor ring wear, name on back) / VG+ Lou Donaldson, Blowing In The Wind (Cadet) VG+ (rub wear on front) / VG Lou Donaldson, Signifyin' (Argo) VG+ (small amount of wear at bottom seam) / VG Kenny Dorham, Ease It (Muse) This was the LP issued originally with Rocky Boyd as leader NM/VG+ Ella Fitzgerald, Hooray For (Session) This is one of those Boris Rose issues NM / VG+ (I know it looks cleaner than it plays) King Fleming Trio, Misty Night (Argo) VG – very nice but for hole punch and price sticker VG+ King Fleming Trio, The Weary Traveler (Cadet) VG+ (hole punch, slight upturn on corner) / VG King Fleming Trio, Stand By (Argo) VG+ (only flaw a hole punch) / VG+ Stan Getz, Hooray For (Session) Boris Rose issue NM/VG+ Don Goldie and Orchestra, Trumpet Exodus (Verve) NM front – VG back due to browning / VG Benny Golson, Turning Point (Mercury) With Wynton Kelly VG (water damage/stain on front, promo stamp and a little writing on back) VG+ Al Grey – Jimmy Forrest, Out 'Dere (Greyforrest) I believe this label was co-owned by Al and Jimmy. Don Patterson is on organ. NM/VG+ Paul Griffin Pours on Some Soul Sauce (Somerset) VG+ (ringwear)/VG – VG+ Consummate session man, as far as I know this is his only recording as a leader. Paul Griffin, The Swingin' Sound of Soul (Audio Spectrum) Yeah, I was stupid and bought the same album twice. VG+/VG The New John Handy Quintet featuring Bobby Hutcherson, New View (Columbia) VG+/VG Bill Hardman, Home (Muse) VG+ (ring wear) / VG+ Hampton Hawes All-Stars (Jas) There is a videotape available of this excellent set featuring Sweets, Sonny Criss, Teddy Edwards and Big Joe Turner. Not sure how common the LP is. VG (hole punches, partial seam split on back seam, a bit of writing on back VG+ Jazz Crusaders, Uh Huh (Pacific Jazz) VG+/VG+ Jazz Crusaders, Lookin Ahead (Fontana issue of Pacific Jazz) VG+ (browning on back)/VG+ Jazztet, Another Git Together (Mercury) NM/VG+ The Jazztet, Big City Sounds (Argo) NM/VG+ Plas Johnson and the Grease Patrol, L.A. '55 (Carell) VG+ (cut corner)/NM Wynton Kelly/George Coleman, Live in Baltimore (Affinity) VG+ (price sticker, tiny bit of edge wear) / VG+ Wynton Kelly, Undiluted (Verve) NM/VG+ Billy Larkin and the Delegates featuring Clifford Scott, Blue Lights (Aura) Yes, I have two copies, this is the not as nice copy. VG- (Browning on back that is pretty dark, might have been a stain, tear in front cover) VG vinyl that plays much nicer Yusef Lateef (Cadet) One of the rarest Argo/Cadet releases, this one is "Electronically Altered for Stereo" VG+ (seam wear but still intact)/ VG+ Howard McGhee Orchestra, Cookin' Time (Zim) Released in 1977, the recording was made in 1966. Members included Bill Hardman, Norris Turney, Cliff Jordan and Andy Bey VG (pretty bad ring wear but nice intact seams)/ VG Howard McGhee – Illinois Jacquet, Here Comes Freddy (Sonet) VG (sticker damage on front)/VG+ - VG Lee Morgan, Live Sessions (Trip) Double LP, and isn't this the release with music not on the Blue Note Lighthouse set? Must be – I don't see "Willow Weep for me" on the BN date. So if you don't have the Fresh Sound issue … VG (ring wear, writing on back)/VG – nice copy with a pop here and there David Newman, Fire! Live at the Village Vanguard (Atlantic) VG+ (cut out notch)/VG+ Big Nick Nicholas, Big Nick (India Navigation) VG+ (corner ding)/VG+ Horace Parlan, Musically Yours (Steeplechase) VG (cut corner, sticker) / VG+ Dave Pell's Prez Conference featuring Joe Williams – in Celebration of Lester Young (GNP Crescendo) NM/NM Houston Person, The Gospel Soul Of (Savoy) Very rare LP NM/VG+ Bud Powell Trio, Hooray For (Session) Boris Rose issue NM/VG+ Claudio Roditi featuring Slide Hampton, Claudio! (Uptown) NM/VG+ Jimmy Rowles, Sometimes I'm Happy, Sometimes I'm Blue (Orange Blue) With Sweets Edison, Ray Brown, Don Bailey & Stacy Rowles VG+/one side is VG+ other VG Don Sickler, The Music of Kenny Dorham (Uptown) With Jimmy Heath, Cedar Walton, Ron Carter, Billy Higgins VG+ (edge wear) / NM Jimmy Smith, Keep on Comin' (Elektra Musician) With KB and Johnny Griffin (pretty sure this is the only appearance with Griff, plus Jimmy plays a solo piano medley) VG+ (notch cut) / VG+ Sphere, Four For All (Verve) VG+ / VG Sonny Stitt – Lockjaw Davis, Tenor Battles (Phoenix Jazz) According to AMG, this is an issue of four tracks from the concert with Dog Bagby that Roulette did not release originally. The CD reissue contains all the music from both LPs, if you missed it, this is a decent sounding play copy of what didn't make the cut originally. VG/VG Sonny Stitt – Zoot Sims, Inter-Action (Cadet) VG+ (intact seams but has browning/fading) / VG- Sonny Stitt, New York Jazz (Verve Japan) VG+ (notch cut) / VG+ Ira Sullivan, The Incredible Ira Sullivan (Stash) VG (significant edge wear but seams are intact) / VG+ Super Black Blues Volume II (Flying Dutchman Blues Time) NM but for a price sticker on front/VG+ I always wondered how Wynton Kelly and Elvin came to back up Joe Turner, Cleanhead and T-Bone Walker on side 1 of this LP Billy Taylor Introduces Ira Sullivan (ABC Paramount) VG+ (slight corner upturn) / VG Stanley Turrentine, Another Story (Blue Note) VG+ (sticker residue, corner ding) / VG+ Stanley Turrentine, In Memory Of (Blue Note LT series) VG (price sticker, corner turned) / VG+ Eddie Cleanhead Vinson & Roomful of Blues (Muse) NM/NM The Ernie Watts Encounter, The Wonder Bag (Vault) VG- (price sticker removal marred front)/VG- Leo Wright, Soul Talk (Vortex) With Gloria Coleman and Kenny Burrell NM/VG John Young, A touch of Pepper (Argo) VG+ (intact seams but browning on back, hole punch) / VG+ Young Men From Memphis, Down Home Reunion (UA) Booker Little, George Coleman, Louis Smith, Calvin Newborn, Phineas Newborn, Frank Strozier VG (partial seam split and writing on back)/VG- (too many clicks to grade it higher but it really doesn't distract that much from this rare LP) *********************** Third batch: Lorez Alexandria, Early in the Morning (Argo) With the Ramsey Lewis trio and a bunch of "Basie Cats", this is my favorite Alexandria LP, a must have if you are a fan. VG+ (very slight edge wear) / VG+ Curtis Amy, Tippin on Through (Pacific Jazz) VG- (rippling on the cover, small seam split, browning on the back) VG- Curtis Amy, Mustang (Verve) Bought sealed, played once NM (does have a hole punch) / NM George Bohanon, Boss: Bossa Nova (Workshop Jazz) VG (hole punch, edge wear, some browning, small sticker on front) VG Chicago Scene (Argo) One of the rarest Argo titles – Sandy Mosse, Jimmy Gourley among best known in group VG (tape repair to two of three sides but otherwise pretty nice) / VG – VG+ Arnett Cobb and the Muse All-Stars, Live at Sandy's (Muse) Buddy Tate, Cleanhead, Ray Bryant, Alan Dawson and George Duvivier VG (clipped corner; some rub wear, price sticker on front, name stamped on back) VG+ Al Cohn & Zoot Sims, Motoring Along (Sonet) With Horace Parlan VG+ (price sticker on front, bit of an indent in upper right of back cover) / VG+ George Coleman, At Yoshi's (Theresa) VG+ / VG- Jean DuShon, Feeling Good (Cadet) 5 of 12 tracks arranged by Oliver Nelson VG+ (in shrink, slight ring wear) / VG+ - VG Art Farmer, The Many Faces Of (Scepter) VG (edge wear, price sticker, ring wear) / VG Don Goldie, Brilliant! The Trumpet Of … (Argo) Eddie Higgins on piano VG+ (hole punch, ring wear) / VG Babs Gonzales, Live at Small's Paradise (Chiaroscuro reissue) With Griff, Clark Terry, Horace Parlan, Buddy Catlett and Ben Riley, almost impossible to find an original pressing, this is, in my opinion, the best of the Babs releases. VG+ / VG Dexter Gordon, Billie's Bounce (SteepleChase) Dexter in Radioland Volume 7 NM/NM Dexter Gordon, It's You or No One (SteepleChase) Dexter in Radioland Volume 6 VG+/VG+ Dexter Gordon, King Neptune (SteepleChase) Dexter in Radioland Volume 3 VG+ / NM Dexter Gordon, I Want More (SteepleChase) Dexter in Radioland Volume 4 VG+ (most wear of any of these Dexters, to the corners particularly) / NM Dexter Gordon, Cheese Cake (SteepleChase) Dexter in Radioland Volume 2 NM / NM Dexter Gordon, The Shadow of Your Smile (SteepleChase) VG+ / VG+ Dexter Gordon, After Hours (SteepleChase) VG+ / NM Bennie Green Swings The Blues (Mount Vernon Music) VG / VG (plays much better though) Al Grey, Night Song (Argo) With Billy Mitchell, Dave Burns, Bobby Hutcherson VG+ (nice front, brown stains on back) / VG+ Al Grey, Boss Bone (Argo) VG (hole punch, rub wear lower left, browning on back) / VG+ Johnny Griffin, Bush Dance (Galaxy) Demo stamp; has original Galaxy inserts (a bio and a reprint of a Washington Post article) VG (white writing on front, "endless supply of licks"; ring wear) VG to VG- Johnny Griffin (Argo) Seventies reissue, black and white cover VG- (pretty bad ring wear, notch in cover) / VG+ Jimmy Grissom, World of Trouble – Lowdown blues and lonely ballads (Argo) VG+ (hole punch, little bit of writing on back) / VG+ Gene Harris Trio, Live at Otter Crest (Bosco) VG+ / VG+ Richard "Groove" Holmes, A Bowl of Soul (Loma) VG- (big writing on front (signatures), same on back plus commentary next to titles) VG Willis 'Gator Tail' Jackson, Mellow Blues (Trip) With George Benson and Baby Cortez VG (hole punch, ring wear, sticker residue on back) / VG+ Eddie Jefferson, The Main Man (Inner City) VG+ (edge wear) / VG+ Budd Johnson, Ya! Ya! (Argo) VG+ (great front, some browning on back) / VG Budd Johnson, French Cookin' (Argo) VG (hole punch in center, pretty bad brown stains around perimeter of back cover) Carmell Jones, Business Meetin' (Pacific Jazz) VG+ (some edge wear plus ring wear in back, 1/2 inch seam split at top) / VG+ Tricky Lofton & Carmell Jones, Brass Bag (Pacific Jazz) VG- (tape on top and bottom, general wear to back) / VG- Charles Kynard, The Soul Brotherhood (Prestige) Jazz Groove Prestige Collection Series reissue Blue Mitchell, David Newman, Grant Green NM/VG+ John Lewis and Ray Brown, Genes of Jazz (Sounds of Soul) Darwin Gross plays vibes and produced this; it might be what's called a vanity record; but its really pretty good! NM/NM Howard McGhee Sextet Live at Emerson's (Zim) With Rouse and Frank Wes VG+(small seam split at top)/ VG+ Howard McGhee, Jazzbrothers (Storyville) With Rouse and Barry Harris VG+/NM Jimmy McGriff, I've Got a Woman (Sue) NM (just bit of light browning on back) / VG+ Jay McShann – Eddie Vinson, Live in France (Black & Blue) VG+ (price sticker on back) / NM Jay McShann – Eddie Vinson, Live in France Volume 2 (Black & Blue) VG+ (price sticker on back) / VG+ Piano Portraits by Phineas Newborn (Roulette) VG+ (corner ding, browning) / VG Joe Newman with Woodwinds (Roulette) VG – (edge wear, small stain on front, righting on back, browning, partial seam split) / VG- Joe Newman, Soft Swingin' Jazz (Coral) With Shirley Scott VG- (corner ding, scuffs on center of front cover)/ VG Joe Newman at Count Basie's (Mercury) VG+ (writing on back) / VG Joe Newman with Billy Byers, New Sounds in Swing A Jazztone Society Classic VG+ (corner ding) / VG+ Charlie Parker Memorial Concert (Cadet) Dexter Gordon, Kenny Dorham, Philly Joe Jones, Howard McGhee, Von Freeman, Joe Daley among others VG+ (corner wear) / VG+ Charlie Parker 10th Memorial Concert Recorded Live at Carnegie Hall 3/27/65 (Limelight) Dizzy, Konitz, Moody, Eldridge, Hawkins, Kenny Dorham and many others VG (stain at top of both sides, rub wear at bottom) / VG+ The Curtis Peagler Group, For Basie and Duke (Sea Pea Records) VG+ (sticker residue on front, radio station sticker on back, marked "Complimentary") Bobby Pierce, New York (Muse) With Billy Mitchell and Frank Strozier VG+ (cut out notch, corner ding) / NM Charlie Rouse, Social Call (Uptown) Featuring Red Rodney VG+ (cut corner, price sticker on front) / NM Jimmy Smith, It's Necessary (Mercury) NM / VG Gloria Smyth, Like Soul! (World Pacific) Singer Smyth performs with Teddy Edwards, Les McCann, Lenny McBrowne and the 4 Souls and Ronnie Ball. VG+ / VG+ Sonny Stitt and Bennie Green, My Main Man (Cadet) VG+ (cut out notch) / VG+ Sonny Stitt, In Orbit (Roost) VG+ / VG The Saxophones of Sonny Stitt (Roost) VG+ (tape across top) / VG Buddy Tate/Jay McShann/Paul Quinichette, Kansas City Joys (Sonet) VG+ (price sticker on back) / NM Jack Walrath, a Plea for Sanity (Stash) Trio with Anthony Cox and Michael Cochrane VG+ (small seam split on bottom) / VG+ Joe Williams, Sings About You! (Roulette) VG+ (Browning, hole punch) / VG+ Joe Williams, Chains of Love (Jass) Compilation of live recordings from the sixties, some with Harold Mabern, in excellent sound NM / VG+ Joe Williams/Harry "Sweets" Edison, Together (Roulette) VG+ (just a tiny bit of inconsequential peeling on back) / VG+