kuisis1 Posted September 15, 2004 Share Posted September 15, 2004 Does anybody know of a guidebook or website for the value of the out of print mosaic sets. A friend has several for sale, both cd and lp, and wanted to know a fair value. He didn't believe that since they were out of print they were practically worthless The ones I was interested in are: Clifford Brown Blue Note and Pacific Jazz (104) ALbert Ammons and Meade Lux Lewis Blue Note Recordings (103) Tina Brooks Complete Blue Notes (106) Sidney Bechet Blue Note (110) Buck Clayton Cbs Jam Sessions (144) Curtis Fuller Blue Note Sessions (166) Thad Jones Blue Note /UA (172) Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lon Armstrong Posted September 16, 2004 Share Posted September 16, 2004 There isn't anywhere that I know a hard and fast guidebook. The closest thing to a way to assess the value is to search how they fare on ebay the last ninety days or so. That isn't too helpful sometimes as the prices fetched can fluctuate from sale to sale for the same item over a few months! One rule of thumb seems to be that of whether the material in the sets is available elsewhere on cd, the set is not as valuable as if it is not. The Clifford Brown material is all easy to find, and the Tina Brooks has been in and out (and one item is going back into) print for some years now. They will likely not command as high a price as others. Here is a jazz board where Mosaics are often discussed, bought and sold, and valued: http://www.organissimo.org/forum/ There is even a separate forum there for "Mosaics and other Box Sets"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomac Posted September 16, 2004 Share Posted September 16, 2004 I'd PM Allan Songer and ask him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuisis1 Posted September 16, 2004 Author Share Posted September 16, 2004 Lon Thanks for the tip on the forum. That is one great place. I spent almost five hours on it and that was just in the mosaic and box section. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lon Armstrong Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 You're welcome. I have been posting there over a year as "jazzbo" and it is my major internet home! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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