Did I "need" this? No. Is it a "practical" investment? No. Am I "behind on my mortgage?" That's none of your business. But all I know is that I have one more Impulse spine for the shelves and a little extra Television dust in the house, and it's absolutely worth it.

This was an instant-buy for me because I love piano-bass duos and because I trust Niels to have good taste and play the heck out of a danged bass. I was not expecting it to be *this* good. I'll need to sit on it for a while, but it's making me think it's up there. This One's for Blanton good.

Drove past an estate sale to go to Amoeba instead. Was rewarded yet again. So much cheap heat there. Not sponsored. (But willing to be.)

You can go into 75 percent of the record stores in America and come out with a clean copy of this for $5. More people should do that.

Scientists say that the little strip of cardboard makes the music sound better. It's in several scientific journals. Look it up.

I've been looking for this one forever, found it in a $1 bin. Shoutout to the people who took this off the shelves, then put it back roughly without damaging the record inside. You're always out there saving me money. (I love Duke in a small combo, and this is an a-plus lineup.)

I don't know if there's any sense in choosing a "favorite" anything, but when it comes to favorite all-time vocalists ... he's in the conversation. Doesn't hurt that he's the voice of at least two perfect albums, including this one.

I pretty much pick up any cheap Pablo record and anything with Joe Pass, so this was a no-brainer, but I didn't expect to like it as much as I did. It's an updated Basie, but not in a corny or forced way – a natural evolution, shown off in a killer combo.

i lied, i'll keep going to thrift stores because one time out of 100, they pay off every time. I've been listening to a lot of Chico since finding one recently, and EcoThrift got the memo that it was apparently Chico Hamilton Week for me. Every week should be Chico Hamilton Week for folks, imo.

catholicism is so hot right now, posting sarah vaughan singing the pope's poetry

Listening to this, I can understand why he found success in TV and film. He was good at giving you melodies you wanted to hear again and again, which isn't exactly rewarded in jazz. Really enjoy this album.

Record exec: You get that picture for the Chico Hamilton album cover? Photographer: Sure did boss, you can see his pores and every individual mustache hair, just like you asked. Record exec: what

Found another autographed Marian McPartland. I'd rather use these kind of unlikely odds to win the lottery or find a Honus Wagner T206, but I'll take the small wins when they come.

Feels like Professor Jazz should be its own category. Here are some professors blowing tuba jazz, which is way cooler than it sounds. The guitarist (Jack Petersen) on this rips.

I'm pretty much done with estate sales and thrift stores. I can scratch the same itch every couple months by going to the best bargain bins around the Bay Area. Look at this beauty. It was in the bargain bins because of a seam split, but the record is in great shape. You don't play the cover.

RECORD LABEL: Bobby, do a country album BOBBY WOMACK: No. LABEL: You can take a picture on a horse with a cowboy hat and a pipe clenched between your teeth. BOBBY:

One of my biggest musical gaps – a common one – is the era right before the Beatles. Music changed so much after that it's easy to ignore whatever was hot right before. This is so, so much fun. Listen to the crowd! You see it at every thrift store, so it shouldn't be too hard to find a clean one.

I'm so glad I didn't know about ECM when I was a teenager. I probably would have hated it. But I love a lot of what they did, and I'll grab anything with Gary Burton or Eberhard Weber from any era.

when Dylan's album of welp-gonna-die-soon songs came out, I assumed he was 89, and I refuse to look up how old he actually was

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I started keeping an eye out for this record after Grant's first post about it, and ran into it in eastern Washington this past weekend. So many of these songs somehow pull off a Michael McDonald-style groovy verse > Camel synth instrumental thing, it's great!

This would have been an instant classic if it came out in 1965, 1975, 1985, 2005, 2015, 2025, or 2035. Timeless.

I would have been obsessed with this album if I'd found it decades ago, when I was deep in the No Depression weeds. It's so good, and it has a Santa Rosa shoutout from Rose Maddox on the back.

I've been looking for a J.D. Blackfoot forever, and I found one in an Indio bargain bin. It's a little southern, a little prog, a little blues, and the lyrics go pretty danged hard. A really fun listen.

Maybe my all-time favorite example of “you don’t listen to the cover.” Got this for two bucks today, and while the cover is roached, the record is glossy and clean. It sounds great.

i would like to introduce you to my son, Rain Dogs

Such a good album. I love late-career jazz legends putting their spin on a more modern sound. You won't be surprised to learn that Kenny Burrell is amazing on it.

Today’s afternoon estate sale find. I’m sure two dozen flippers passed on it because it’s not worth much, but the music rules.

Think that every time I listen to this masterpiece, I'm going to post about it. It should get "Sweetheart of the Rodeo"-type love.

The title track is perfect, the album is great, the cover is a minimalist masterpiece, and the color matches my shelves. 10/10.

It's not all jazz! This is one of the prides of my collection, just because of the promo stuff and the Bay Area roots.