LP cover. The right two thirds is a grainy color photograph of a Black man (Davis) grimacing as he lights a cigarette. He looks angry, and often was, but here I think he's just got resting steamin' face. The left side is black with white letters. One of the best Prestige covers. You can see the orange vinyl.

#jazzsky #vinylcommunity #vinylcon Steamin' with the Miles Davis Quintet, Prestige, 1961 [this is the 2019 OJC reissue in orange swirl vinyl; recorded 1956].

Davis, t; John Coltrane, ts; Red Garland, p; Paul Chambers, b; Philly Joe Jones, d.

Almost two weeks out from Vinylcon, but still coming...

LP cover. A grainy black and white photo of a river in a city (Chicago?) with three bridges visible and what has to be snow or ice in the nearest portion. The buildings beyond are almost invisible in the fog. Moody!

#jazzsky #vinylcommunity #vinylcon The Red Garland Quintet, All Mornin' Long, Prestige, 1958 [this is the 1987 OJC version].

Garland, p; John Coltrane, ts; Donald Byrd, t; George Joyner, bass; Arthur Taylor, d.

Yet more Vinylcon. Lifting my record bag into the overhead on the plane was hard.

LP cover. Blue tinted black and white photo of an attractive young Black woman with straightened hair, a hint of a smile, a seductive tilt to her head, and bare shoulders. She doesn't look much like Willis Jackson!

#jazzsky #vinylcommunity #vinylcon Willis Jackson, The Good Life, Prestige, 1963 [mine is late 60s].

Jackson, ts; Frank Robinson, t; Pat Azzara [Pat Martino], g; Carl Wilson, org; Leonard Gaskin, b; Joe Hadrick, d.

LP cover. The middle half (vertically) is a red tinted black and white photo of a Black man (Forrest) blowing into his tenor with intensity. He has a small beard. The rest of the cover, top and bottom, are white with black letters - artist above, title below.

#jazzsky #vinylcommunity #vinylcon Jimmy Forrest, Most Much!, Prestige, 1962 [this is the 1965 Status reissue].

Forrest, ts; Hugh Lawson, p; Tommy Potter, b; Clarendon Johnston, d.

When will the Vinylcon deluge end?

LP cover. Green tinted black and white photo of three Black men (Harris, Simpkins, Dowdy) walking toward the camera, arm in arm, on a path in a park. All three are wearing suits, with buttoned shirts but no ties, and have big smiles on their faces. The photo fills the entire cover, so its a great look at these men.

#jazzsky #vinylcommunity #vinylcon The 3 Sounds, Good Deal, Blue Note, 1959. [This is a 1966 reissue; my OG is utterly thrashed, so a replacement was needed].

Gene Harris, p; Andrew Simpkins, b; Bill Dowdy, d.

More Vinylcon! How many more?

LP cover. Against a light brown background, a handsome Black man (Smith) sits in a rattan chair, with a big smile on his face. He's wearing a powder blue short-sleeved knit shirt with irregular small white dots, and grey trousers. This is pinup grade material!

#jazzsky #vinylcommunity #vinylcon Jimmy Smith at the organ Plays Pretty Just for You, Blue Note, 1957 [this is a 1966 reissue].

Smith, org; Eddie McFadden, g; Donald Bailey, d.

Yet more Vinylcon....

LP cover. A moody abstract illustration, deep blue rectangles floating in a sky of black.

#jazzsky #vinylcommunity #vinylcon The Prestige All Stars, All Night Long, Prestige, 1957.

Hank Mobley ts; Donald Byrd t; Jerome Richardson fl ts; Kenny Burrell g; Mal Waldron p; Doug Watkins b; Art Taylor d.

More Vinylcon, maybe the best one!

LP cover. Teal background with white text and horizontal lines. In the center is a black and white photo of a Black man (Clarke) from behind, hunched over his drums, frowning with concentration.

#jazzsky #vinylcommunity #vinylcon Kenny Clarke with James Moody, The Paris Bebop Sessions, 1969 [recorded 1948 & 1950; this is a 1972 reissue].

Clarke, Moody, Howard McGhee, Jesse Powell, Jimmy Heath, Hubert Fol, John Lewis, John Collins, Percy Heath, Benny Bailey, Al McKibbon, Cecil Payne, others

LP cover. Bright glossy red with a little sun fading on the left. Fanciful line black line drawings with white insets of a flute, an alto sax, and (I think) a circular trumpet, an odd choice because I've only ever seen pictures of Valdambrini playing a regular trumpet. In the bottom right is a small (2 inch by 4 inch) black and white photo of a Black man (Collette) in a suit and tie, with a white man (Basso and Valdambrini) on either side of him, standing on a street corner.

#jazz #vinylcommunity #vinylcon Buddy Collette with Basso-Valdambrini's Band, Buddy Collette in Italy, Ricordi [Italy], 1961.

Collette, fl, as; Gianni Basso, ts, cl; Oscar Valdambrini, t; Renato Sellani, p; Giorgio Azzolini, b; Gianni Cazzola, d.

More Vinylcon! Buddy Collette is my hero.

LP cover. Prestige trying to catch some of that Blue Note magic on the cheap, this is a typography. Black background, BROTHER JACK in large white letters, AT THE JAZZ WORKSHOP, in smaller green letters, LIVE! in huge blue letters, THE BROTHER JACK MCDUFF QUARTET in the smallest green letters, all stacked from top to bottom.

#jazzsky #vinylcommunity #vinylcon The Brother Jack McDuff Quartet, Live! At the Jazz Workshop, Prestige, 1963 [c. 1972 reissue].

McDuff, org; Red Holloway, ts; Harold Vick, ts; George Benson, g; Joe Dukes, d.

More Vinycol L.A. haul....

LP cover. An obvious copy of the iconic package for Lucky Strike cigarettes. White background, black circle with a gold circle and a white circle inside, and a large red circle in the middle with the title in black. A second circle is below it, but instead of a red center it has a black center with a red tinted Black man (Thompson) playing his soprano sax.

#jazzsky #vinylcommunity #vinylcon Lucky Thompson, Lucky Strikes, Prestige, 1965 [mine is the 1985 Original Jazz Classics reissue].

Thompson, ss, ts; Hank Jones, p; Richard Davis, b; Connie Kay, d.

More from L.A. Vinylcon!

LP cover. A solid white background with a cut out black and white photo of a Black man (Smith) sitting on the floor, holding his trumpet, and grinning widely. He's wearing a peculiar shirt with buttons in sets of four, tied with a loop (Chinese?), and slippers with no socks. He looks like he's have a good time! the right side of the cover is the title in extremely big enlarged typewriter font.

#jazzsky #vinylcommunity #vinylcon Here Comes Louis Smith, Blue Note, 1958 [this is a 1972 reissue].

Smith, t; "Buckshot La Funke" [Cannonball Adderley], as; Duke Jordan or Tommy Flanagan, p; Doug Watkins, b; Art Taylor, d.

More Vinylcon L.A. loot.

LP cover (on it's side). A yellow tinted black and white photo of a very old country door, with bare boards and some decorations in the glass panels.

#jazzsky #vinylcommunity #vinylcon Mose Allison, Back Country Suite for Piano, Bass and Drums, Prestige, 1957.

Allison, p, voc; Taylor La Farge, b; Frank Isola, d.

Vinylcon haul.

Sorry about the pic, I am a gosh darn nit wit, so I fixed it.

LP cover. Against a periwinkle blue background, two yellow tinted black and white photos of Black men in tall narrow boxes. Griffin on the left, playing his sax into a microphone; Ware on the right, standing with his bass with his fingering hand lifted off.

#jazzsky #vinylcommunity #vinylcon Johnny Griffin, Wilbur Ware with Junior Mance, The Chicago Cookers, Jazzland, 1960 [reissue of The Chicago Sound, credited to Wilbur Ware Quintet, on Riverside, 1958].

Ware, b; Griffin, ts; John Jenkins, as; Mance, p; Wilbur Campbell or Frank Dunlop, d.

Vinylcon

LP inner sleeve. "If the Motown Sound is your bag, then you'll dig... MOTOWN FUN BAG Join us and get these 7 groovy gifts!! 1 - Motown Fan Bag! A beautiful Motown decorated plastic carry all that you can use for just about everything. Designed by a famous Hollywood artist [the bag is illustrated with "MOTOWN FAN BAG" in red psychedelic letters on orange] * Carry papers for school * Carry albums * Use at the beach * Give to your girl or guy * Buy as gifts for your friends * Plus countless other uses 2 - MOBLE KIT What a groovy way to handle hangups. You get 7 photo portraits of your Motown favorites on one side, flip side backed with OP ART designs that look great no matter how they hang 3 - BOOK COVER This mind-bending Motown book cover includes photos of your favorite Motown groups. 4 - PHOTO FOLDER It's a three-in-oner. You get beautiful colorful photos you can pin up, stand on your desk or table, or cut out and carry in your wallet. 5 - MEMBERSHIP CARD Your own permanent card to show you're a Motown member in good standing. 6 - WELCOME LETTER To make you feel like a part of the Motown scene. 7 - MOTOWN FANFARE NEWSLETTER -- inside stuff -- what's happening -- about and by the Motowners themselves, plus tips on the latest fashions as well as advice on make-up, etc. CLIP OUT COUPON PLEASE RUSH ____ MOTOWN FAN KITS to me at just $3.00 each. SEND ORDER TO: MOTOWN FAN BAG, P.O. BOX xxxxx, Los Angeles, CA 90025 Print name of your favorite Motown group __________________ DON'T DELAY, ORDER TODAY! [the whole thing is orange and red on a white background, it could not possibly be more 1969]

#vinylcommunity #motown #vinylcon not a record but still a very groovy find, inside a copy of Nitty Gritty by Gladys Knight and the Pips. "What a groovy way to handle hangups!"

I would order this in a heartbeat if it was 1969 again.

LP cover. Very dark black and white photo of the remarkable Mr. Kirk playing three horns at once, two of which he made himself. He's wearing sunglasses (Kirk is blind), and his cheeks are puffed out almost as far as Dizzy Gillespie's.

#jazzsky #vinylcommunity #vinylcon Roland Kirk with Jack McDuff, Kirk's Work, Prestige, 1961.

Kirk, ts, manzello, stritch, fl; siren; McDuff, Hammond org; Joe Benjamin, b; Arthur Taylor, d.

Smoke coming off the turntable. Another Vinylcon find.

LP cover. A magnificent yellow tinted black and white photo of a Black man (Thad) in the studio, against a backdrop of the sound absorbing wall, wearing a stingy brim fedora, a striped shirt (almost identical to the one J. R. Montorose was wearing on this morning's LP), and a light-colored vest, and making a gesture of surprise or explanation with his hand and parted lips. He's holding his trumpet. Unidentifiable recording gear is barely visible on the left.

#jazzsky #vinylcommunity #vinylcon The Magnificent Thad Jones, Blue Note, 1957 [this is a reissue from 1972].

Jones, t; Benny Powell, tb; Gigi Gryce, as; Tommy Flanagan or Barry Harris, p; George Duvivier or Percy Heath, b; Elvin Jones or Max Roach, d.

More from my my Vinylcon carry-on home!

LP cover. Left third is a series of black and white photos of someone walking down a flight of stairs, from the side and the waist down. The middle one is tinted blue to match the text on the right two thirds, the word DOWN. WALKING and the artist are above it, in black. White background.

Forgot the pic! #jazzsky #vinylcommunity #vinylcon

#jazzsky #vinylcommunity #vinylcon Bennie Green, Walkin' Down, Prestige, 1956 [1990 Original Jazz Classics reissue].

Bennie Green, tb; Eric Dixon, ts; Lloyd Mayers, p; Sonny Wellesley, b; Bill English, d.

Label and back cover say Walkin'; front says Walking.

More from the VinylCon LA haul.

LP cover - Early 50s covers are so weird. This has a black and white wood grain with six hand drawn three-d frames, each with a photo of a different significant player on the collection, in a variety of tints. Clockwise from top left, Sims, Davis, Getz, Konitz, Mulligan, Rollins.

#jazzsky #vinylsky #vinylcon Conception, Prestige, 1956 [recorded 1949-50-51].

LEE KONITZ, as; Miles Davis, t; Sal Mosca, p; Billy Bauer, g; Arnold Fishkin; Max Roach, d.

MILES DAVIS, t; Sonny Rollins, ts; Walter Bishop, p; Tommy Potter, b; Art Blakey, d.

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LP cover. The top half is white with a grey font enlarged from a typewriter. The bottom half is a very dark green tinted black and white photo of a white man (Monterose) playing his tenor while wearing sunglasses and a silk striped shirt. Reid Miles design, Francis Wolff photo.

#jazzsky #vinylsky #vinylcon J. R. Monterose, self-titled, Blue Note, 1957 [this is a 1994 reissue].

Monterose, ts; Ira Sullivan, t; Horace Silver, p; Wilbur Ware, b; "Philly" Joe Jones, d.

Part of a massive haul from last weekend's Vinylcon in Los Angeles!

#vinylcon hail from yesterday! Filled in some gaps in my collection and checked off some items high on my wishlist.

Isaac hayes Black Moss vinyl amongst a see of other vinyl

Vinyl for days #vinylcon

Had a great time at #VinylCon over the weekend in Philly! Got a few records I've been keeping an eye out for, and ofc spent way more then I wanted to!

#vinyl #lp #rap #hiphop #metal

Our haul.. #vinylcon #Philly

#Vinylcon

Also, frustration at having had to work overnight resulted in a fuck it, I'm buying what catches my fancy spree. #vinylcon

More records for my creaky shelves. If only #vinylcon sold more hours of the day too

#Vinylcon Philly

Headed out to #Philadelphia today to set up for the big #recordfair #Vinylcon. Mister Phantasy will have 2K records at the 23rd st. armory on Saturday and Sunday. Find me there. #Recordcollector #Vinyljunkie #recordsforssle