keyman_sam Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 God bless amazon for fast shipping. So, the book looks really nice. I wanna sit and try out everything the book says. My next step is to listen to some nice jazz songs. The smooth jazz station is the only station that has the word jazz in it (in houston) and i'm already sick of listening to it. So, someone tell me what music service i should go for. Marino suggested some really nice music, but i need to find a service to download those songs. Dont follow me....i'm lost too.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyman_sam Posted September 23, 2006 Author Share Posted September 23, 2006 One more thing to note : I dont want to buy a CD for just one song or two, so i really prefer downloading online since its cheaper, and i dont have to rip the music after i download it. Dont follow me....i'm lost too.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marino Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 Sam, all the CDs that I listed are absolute masterworks; there are no 'fillers' as in some pop CDs. Bought or downloaded, you should really listen to them in their entirety. Take my word for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cd8 Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 I agree with Marino but you could also check out radios on the internet. www.jazzandblues.org for example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niacin Posted September 24, 2006 Share Posted September 24, 2006 http://www.abc.net.au/dig/jazz/about/default.htm Gig keys: Hammond SKpro, Korg Vox Continental, Crumar Mojo 61, Crumar Mojo Pedals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyman_sam Posted September 24, 2006 Author Share Posted September 24, 2006 Niacin, SWEET! Thank you very much. Marino, I'm sure the CDs are good, but i dont have money to shell out 10 bux for just one CD. If i download an album it'll cost me just 6 or 7 dollars. I'm looking for the right service so i can just buy the songs online. Dont follow me....i'm lost too.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzwee Posted September 24, 2006 Share Posted September 24, 2006 Don't forget www.pandora.com. At least here you can influence a little what is being played so it is to your taste. Hamburg Steinway O, Crumar Mojo, Nord Electro 4 HP 73, EV ZXA1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Julien Posted September 24, 2006 Share Posted September 24, 2006 Niacin, Excellent link, from there I went to an archived episode of Jazztrack (from today actually) and am currently listening to some very soulful Hammond. (first track). I'll have to replay the intro to find out who's playing. John I like to move it, move it (except The Wurly which can be a bit temperamental and the 122 for obvious reasons) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byrdman Posted September 24, 2006 Share Posted September 24, 2006 Try KMHD in Portland Oregon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyman_sam Posted September 24, 2006 Author Share Posted September 24, 2006 Thanks folks. Yes, i'm already aware of pandora but use pandora to listen to glitch, IDM and ambient music. I was basically asking for a music downloading service like iTunes but much cheaper than iTunes. Dont follow me....i'm lost too.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burningbusch Posted September 24, 2006 Share Posted September 24, 2006 Are you Mac or PC? Busch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyman_sam Posted September 24, 2006 Author Share Posted September 24, 2006 peecee Dont follow me....i'm lost too.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erlic Posted September 24, 2006 Share Posted September 24, 2006 Niacin: Excellent site!!!! Listening to it now even as I type. _____________ Erlic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burningbusch Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 Originally posted by keyman_sam: peecee I highly recommend you look at Real Rhapsody. For $9.95/month you have access to full length versions of over 2 million songs. They are streamed to your PC so this is different than places like iTunes where you download the files. I just found out they now support Mac. http://www.rhapsody.com/ Busch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Federico78 Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 Originally posted by marino: Sam, all the CDs that I listed are absolute masterworks; there are no 'fillers' as in some pop CDs. Bought or downloaded, you should really listen to them in their entirety. Take my word for it. Ciao Carlo, could you give me the link to the thread in which you listed the cds to listen to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil W Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 Federico Try this thread {To save Carlo the trouble! } http://philwbass.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Federico78 Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 Originally posted by Phil W: Federico Try this thread {To save Carlo the trouble! } Thank you Phil! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyman_sam Posted September 25, 2006 Author Share Posted September 25, 2006 But real rhapsody wouldnt let me save the songs to the computer! However, i can record the songs themselves as they stream, but i'm not sure if this is even legal. How am i supposed to learn a song without listening to it bit by bit? I mean, when i download a song, i can rewind, fastforward, or loop a certain section to learn it. When it streams, all that is not possible. There's GOT to be some service that lets me do all this (downloading cheaply). Dont follow me....i'm lost too.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Loving Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 Just get a real book and a new real book and play through the tunes at the end of each chapter - as a matter of fact I bought Levine's book and that's what I'm doing, playing through each chapter. It's a great book, I think. You ought to be able to find what you need on iTunes or some other site. I'd recommend buying the cds as you can afford them. But don't get all hung up on the cds. Listen to all the jazz you can on internet radio, etc - tune in to KNTU FM, Denton, Texas for example! Good luck - this stuff is fun to work through. "Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marino Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 Originally posted by Phil W: Federico Try this thread {To save Carlo the trouble! } Thanks Phil! I didn't check this thread for a while... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil W Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 keyman_sam, I'm not sure quite how the public libraries are in Houston. As a schoolboy and later as a student, I borrowed thousands(literally) of classic jazz (etc.) recordings from public libraries. I still occasioally go by my local library to hear some new stuff. Maybe this oonly works in the UK. I remember California librariesbeingvery good - also college/university libraries as hasbeen mentiooned. Apoloogies for the typos. Thiis s an old keyboard which woorks badly (wwhile fix my other laptop). http://philwbass.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyman_sam Posted September 26, 2006 Author Share Posted September 26, 2006 Hmm...The library is one place i havent checked out in austin. Dont follow me....i'm lost too.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Stiffler Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 Keyman: I too just received my Mark Levine Jazz Piano book with equally fast free shipping from Amazon. I wish I would have had the book 20 years ago. I am a retired engineer and now a "duffer" musician. I unwrapped the book and put it down 5 hours and 39 pages later. It was neat to see some of the things I do on keyboards spelled out in words. I took a university level jazz improvation class a few years ago. The teacher was a sax player and really an awsome player. He played no keyboards. This book adds a whole lot to what he taught, but seems to do it in a better way. I would be on page 40 this morning, but I must practice and learn to play the clarinet solo on the first measure of "Rhapsody in Blue" that our symphony is playing in October. It is an 17 note gilssando that some clarinet pro's do as a lip slide across the whole 17 notes. Is is and is going to be painful to learn how to do it. I do recomment the Levine book. Regards Bob Stiffler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyman_sam Posted September 28, 2006 Author Share Posted September 28, 2006 Glad to know you're enjoyinh the book. I'm yet to read it (seeing as my exams are around the corner. ) I've also ordered the real book, so lets see how it goes. Dont follow me....i'm lost too.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyman_sam Posted December 2, 2006 Author Share Posted December 2, 2006 Originally posted by burningbusch: Originally posted by keyman_sam: peecee I highly recommend you look at Real Rhapsody. For $9.95/month you have access to full length versions of over 2 million songs. They are streamed to your PC so this is different than places like iTunes where you download the files. I just found out they now support Mac. http://www.rhapsody.com/ Busch. Thank you thank you thank you and thank you! I just purchased Real rhapsody, and i'm already in heaven! Dont follow me....i'm lost too.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burningbusch Posted December 2, 2006 Share Posted December 2, 2006 Good to hear Keyman_Sam. It gets better. See my HOT TIP post. Busch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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