The Reverse Collector

  Artist: Pat Metheny Title:  Trio 99→00 Label: Warner Bros. Format: CD Cat #: 9 47632-2 Year of Release: 2000 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 2000 with slipcover Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 5/16/25 Sell Price: $7.69 Discogs Last Sold: 5/8/25 VG+/VG+ $2.50 Low: $0.99 Median: $3.00 Average: $3.95 High: $10.11 Current low price: $0.99 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 26 Have/Want: 494/33 Where Sold: Kapolei, HI Time it took to sell: 9 months Where and When Bought:  facebook $2 lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A- Sad To See It Go: No Top shelf trio from fusion legend Pat Metheny.  At some point in the 90's or so his albums took a left turn from a slicker sounding era.  Here, the band are roughly a dozen years younger than Pat.  Double bass player Larry Grenadier and drummer Bill Stewart were both born in 1966.  Long enough to be established players with other musicians, but young enough for Pat to be in the elder statesman role on the edge of h...

  Artist: Brian Auger's Oblivion Express Title:  Happiness Heartaches Label: Warner Bros. Format: LP Catalog Number: BS 2981 Year of Release:  1977 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1977 Jacksonville Pressing Sell Price: $5.90 Sell Date: 11/12/24 Condition: VG+/VG Discogs Last Sold: 10/26/24 NM/VG+ $10.00 Low: $1.80 VG/G Median: $6.30 Average: $6.45 High: $15.96 NM/NM Current  low price:  $0.99 Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 73 Have/Want: 1263/131 Where Sold: Martinsburg, WV Time It Took  To Sell:  3 years Where and When  Bought: Facebook $3 lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  B- Sad To See  It Go: No Brian Auger's last US charting studio record on the Billboard 200 (#127 peak Feb 1977 on a 5 week run) was more of an R&B spiked vocal record for his Warner Brothers debut after having bigger fusion records for RCA.  Percussionist Lenny White played a major role on this album. "God Bless Lenny White for his Assistance an...

  Artist: Jaco Pastorius Title: The Birthday Concert Label: Warner Bros. Format: CD Cat #: 9 45290-2 Year of Rele ase: 1995 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1995 BMG Club Edition Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 1/25/22 Sell Price: $2.99 Discogs Last Sold: 11/18/20 $2.99 Low: $1.50 Median: $2.49 Average: $2.99 High: $2.99 Current low price: $6.17 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 1 Have/Want: 30/10 Where Sold: Henrico, VA Time it took to sell: 7 years Where and When Bought: consignment collection Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No You might as well experience Jaco live as opposed to being under the yoke of 70's fusion production standards.  This 1981 recording on his 30th Birthday with his Mom in attendance  sounds like live jazz to me.  I can't really review jazz beyond sound and time, some things I prefer to other things.  I didn't mind Weather Report releases, but I never dug deep on Jaco.  ...