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A comment on Weimar Jazz Database (WJazzD) – The Jazzomat Research Project.

Re:Weimar Jazz Database (WJazzD) – The Jazzomat Research Pro... by el_don_almighty on Thursday January 26, 2023 @12:01PM (#34534514)
This could be an amazing resource once it gains critical mass. I finally learned about the specific style of music I really enjoyed (bebop, hardbop, postbop) and now I can start creating more intelligent searches for playlists.

Funny how something like Cowboy Bebop suddenly makes so much more sense after someone else turns the light on in the room!

I enjoyed the Bosch tv series but always suspected it was mostly for the jazz music

I wish there was someone out there that would curate a station for me

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Re:Weimar Jazz Database (WJazzD) – The Jazzomat Research Pro... by ghostpepper on Thursday January 26, 2023 @01:06PM (#34535851)
A tip that has worked for me is to find an album that you like, then find out everyone who played on it and seek out other things they've played on, and repeat until you have more music than you could ever possibly listen to.
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Re:Weimar Jazz Database (WJazzD) – The Jazzomat Research Pro... by stuaxo on Thursday January 26, 2023 @01:51PM (#34536727)
Back at in the day this was a great strategy on music sharing services.

Later, on lastfm radio.

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Re:Weimar Jazz Database (WJazzD) – The Jazzomat Research Pro... by AlbertCory on Thursday January 26, 2023 @03:48PM (#34538602)
Indeed, this is one of the things that's wrong with first-generation music services: they think the song title plus the band is all you need.

For jazz, "who played on it?" has to be answered.

For classical, it's "who's the composer?"

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Re:Weimar Jazz Database (WJazzD) – The Jazzomat Research Pro... by te_chris on Thursday January 26, 2023 @05:42PM (#34539934)
And who played on it, and what label
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Re:Weimar Jazz Database (WJazzD) – The Jazzomat Research Pro... by MikeBattaglia on Friday January 27, 2023 @06:12AM (#34544802)
For jazz it's also the composer. People like Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Billy Strayhorn, Thelonious Monk, etc - all incredible composers
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