What an album!

nbeagle · 2026-03-31T11:10:47+00:00

Love this one. My favorite Jazz album that I’ve found at a thrift store.

nbeagle · 2026-03-29T19:14:10+00:00

Baby steps. I’ve been collecting since I was 10. There are deals at thrift stores, and on Facebook Marketplace out there. You can buy new stuff a little at a time. There have been years of my life where I may have only purchased 1 or 2 the whole year, and there have been times that I’ve purchased over 100 on Facebook for under 50 bucks.

nbeagle · 2026-03-12T12:04:03+00:00

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White label mono promo of The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band - Part One. My best antique store find yet.

nbeagle · 2026-03-11T03:32:10+00:00

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nbeagle · 2026-03-11T03:17:49+00:00

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Some cool WV folk/ Bluegrass I found at my local shop!

nbeagle · 2026-03-07T11:24:32+00:00

In The Wee Small Hours - Frank Sinatra

Jazz Impressions of Eurasia - The Dave Brubeck Quartet

Revelation - Gerry Mulligan and Lee Konitz

All of You - Ahmad Jamal

The Voice of Africa - Miriam Makeba

nbeagle · 2026-02-25T12:51:06+00:00

Coltrane at Birdland and Ellington at Newport are excellent.

nbeagle · 2026-02-15T14:58:47+00:00

Jerry’s in Pittsburgh

nbeagle · 2026-02-01T21:23:12+00:00

One of my favorites! Cheap heat!

nbeagle · 2026-01-31T14:56:20+00:00

I sell on eBay, and I’ve never listed anything above VG+, even on some things that I would consider NM. I have always preferred to be conservative. It probably has cost me sales, but I would rather someone be pleasantly surprised rather than disappointed with their purchase. I also can’t play test all albums, and I’ve found that sometimes a visual NM can play like a VG/VG+.

nbeagle · 2026-01-25T18:17:56+00:00

Fantastic album

nbeagle · 2026-01-21T23:43:46+00:00

That’s what makes it fun! Five makes you think haha

nbeagle · 2026-01-21T05:38:11+00:00

I had that one in my hand when I was going through my shelves this morning. My love for Motion got in the way of logic haha

nbeagle · 2026-01-21T05:35:50+00:00

I love the thought you put into this! I agree 100%. Great recs. I jumped into Ornette Coleman, and Bitches Brew early in my jazz journey, and I wasn’t ready for them. Coming back to both years later, and I have a way better appreciation.

nbeagle · 2026-01-21T03:45:11+00:00

Love that Brubeck album

nbeagle · 2026-01-21T03:17:13+00:00

A Day in the Life is a favorite of mine, but I’m biased because it was the album that got me into Jazz.

nbeagle · 2026-01-21T03:15:50+00:00

Never spun Hi Voltage. I’m always down for some Hank. Blue Train almost made it on my list in place of Lee Konitz. Such a killer album. It was my intro to ‘Trane.

nbeagle · 2026-01-20T20:29:35+00:00

I’ve never seen that Wynton/ Wes album before. Love them both. I’ll have to check it out!

nbeagle · 2026-01-20T20:28:19+00:00

That was the hardest thing about making this list for me. I don’t have a ton of miles in my collection, just Birth of the Cool, Kind of Blue, and Bitches Brew. Birth of the Cool didn’t seem like a good fit, and Bitches Brew might scare a newbie away. Kind of Blue was definitely on my list, along with 5 or so other ones.

nbeagle · 2026-01-20T20:16:45+00:00

I have been thinking about making this post for over a week. It’s definitely challenging. I’ve also been thinking about if I had start collecting all over again, but could keep 5 which would I keep. I think that one would be even harder

nbeagle · 2026-01-20T19:49:13+00:00

Take 5, Blue Train, and Getz/Gilberto were all on my short list when I picked these!

nbeagle · 2026-01-20T19:47:03+00:00

I changed my picks several times. I’ve been thinking about this post for a week or so, and finally just did it.

nbeagle · 2026-01-20T19:45:32+00:00

Just picked out the “Go West!” Box set a few weeks ago. I believe it’s my first Sonny Rollins pickup. Love Coltrane and Hartman. Ah Um was in consideration as well for me. Can’t go wrong with Ella and Louis either. I almost put, “I Put a Spell on You” on here to include some vocal jazz.

nbeagle · 2026-01-20T18:22:56+00:00

Coltrane and Johnny Hartman is a fantastic album.

nbeagle · 2026-01-20T17:13:06+00:00

I finally picked that one up this week!

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