The Most Valuable Jazz Records Sold in 2025 (So Far)

The Most Valuable Jazz Records Sold in 2025 (So Far)

2025 has reminded everyone how strong the jazz market still is—especially scarce first presses and tiny private runs. A few eye-catchers from this year’s sales:

• Tommy Flanagan Trio — Overseas (Prestige PRLP 7134, 1958)
  A true hard-bop grail. It cracked the August 2025 “most valuable” list with a sale around $4,727 (original US pressing). Discogs+1

• 78 RPM -- King Oliver's Jazz Band, Okeh 40034, E+ Jazz $4738

• Ron Lee - Sun Of The New World LP - International - Rare Spiritual Soul Jazz VG+
  $4,239.89 (USD) Jun 8, 2025

• Sun Ra Atlantis El Saturn 507 LP Original rare cosmic jazz arkestra
  $4,000.00 (USD) May 25, 2025

• BILL EVANS "NEW JAZZ CONCEPTIONS" RIVERSIDE RLP12-223 MONO 1st OG DG Flat EdgeEX
  $3,499.99 (USD) Jan 21, 2025

• Kenny Dorham - Quiet Kenny LP - New Jazz - NJLP 8225 Mono DG RVG
  $3,363.11 (USD) Feb 10, 2025

• MIKE TAYLOR TRIO SO RARE UK COLUMBIA LANSDOWNE JAZZ 1ST PRESS STEREO LP 1967 EX
  £2,550.00 (GBP) Mar 24, 2025

• Gideon Nxumalo - Gideon Plays Original LP JAS Pride South Africa Jazz
  $3,000.00 (USD) Apr 1, 2025

• J.R. MONTEROSE "IN ACTION + THE JOE ABODEELY TRIO" 1964 STUDIO 4 LP RARE JAZZ OG
  $3,000.00 $1,700.00 (USD) Jul 11, 2025

• 78 RPM Frenchy's String Band, Columbia 14387 "Texas & Pacific Blues", EE-/E Jazz
  $2,513.87 (USD) Jul 21, 2025

Why they fetch $$$: scarcity (tiny runs), original labels/pressings (Prestige, Blue Note, Saturn), and clean condition. (Monthly “most valuable” lists: July 2025 recap; What Hi-Fi’s summary also tracks the same Discogs data.) NationalWorld+1

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