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What Am I Worth

Used copies of Sonny Rollins’s classic 1957 record Way Out West are easy enough to find. The album has been reissued some 30 times on vinyl, most recently in 2018 on Craft Recordings (but read Michael Fremer’s take on that reissue before buying1). You can still buy Original Jazz Classics reissues from 1988—sealed—for about $20.

If you want an early pressing, though, your opportunities are limited. If you want an early pressing

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