What's the best file sharing program for jazz?

deadrabbit · 6th August 2003, 19:27

Can anyone help me out? I've gone through a large number of programs ever since audiogalaxy ended, none of them seem to have a good jazz selection. Is there one out there?

Mattress · 6th August 2003, 20:07

Try the jazz section of your local CD store.

I think it's against the forum rules to tell you where or how to download music illegally.

gremmlin · 14th August 2003, 18:03

Soulseek has a decent selection of older (bop, cool, etc) jazz. I wouldn't know where to go for contemporary "new age" jazz 'cause I'm not into that stuff. The lines of legality really do blur when it comes to older stuff considering that most of the great jazz musicians are dead. It's not like they're seeing the money anyway!

Most mall chain music stores have terrible jazz selections anyway.

Check out http://www.slsk.org

Xerxes · 14th August 2003, 22:54

File sharing is only really good for Popular music (Pop/Country) or music that likes to pretend it is not popular but is in fact, even more popular than pop (Rock, "Alternative", Rap, Dance)

Napster USED to have a rather OK selection of music from other mature genres such as Jazz, Classical, and Traditional World. This was because it was so easy to use and unintimi******** older people, who lets face it, are demographically the main listeners of these genres, were able to share music with ease.

Most of the Kazaa and IRC crowd however is 13-25. It would be rather difficult if not impossible to find a file sharing service that has built up the mature clientele who has this music.

pearljam5555 · 18th August 2003, 16:21

Gremlin is 100% correct. Soulseek has an EXCELLENT selection of jazz muisc. And most albums are available in their entirety. on top of a good jazz community it also has a wide selection of classical, blues, and world music. All of which are pretty hard to find on any other Sharing App. The encoding quality standards are generally much better on Soulseek also...

6th August 2003, 19:27	#1
deadrabbit Major Dude Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: VT, US Posts: 612	What's the best file sharing program for jazz? Can anyone help me out? I've gone through a large number of programs ever since audiogalaxy ended, none of them seem to have a good jazz selection. Is there one out there?

6th August 2003, 20:07	#2
Mattress Forum King Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Milwaukee Posts: 4,577	Try the jazz section of your local CD store. I think it's against the forum rules to tell you where or how to download music illegally. Besides shooting out a big blank from your buttock, you can feel as if your root chakra leaked sweet hot mucus.

14th August 2003, 18:03	#3
gremmlin Senior Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Illadelph Suburbia Posts: 292	Soulseek has a decent selection of older (bop, cool, etc) jazz. I wouldn't know where to go for contemporary "new age" jazz 'cause I'm not into that stuff. The lines of legality really do blur when it comes to older stuff considering that most of the great jazz musicians are dead. It's not like they're seeing the money anyway! Most mall chain music stores have terrible jazz selections anyway. Check out http://www.slsk.org "Revolution begins with the self, in the self" Toni Cade Bambara

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14th August 2003, 22:54	#4
Xerxes Capitalist Alumni Join Date: May 2000 Location: my 4 Houses on Park Place Posts: 8,688	File sharing is only really good for Popular music (Pop/Country) or music that likes to pretend it is not popular but is in fact, even more popular than pop (Rock, "Alternative", Rap, Dance) Napster USED to have a rather OK selection of music from other mature genres such as Jazz, Classical, and Traditional World. This was because it was so easy to use and unintimi******** older people, who lets face it, are demographically the main listeners of these genres, were able to share music with ease. Most of the Kazaa and IRC crowd however is 13-25. It would be rather difficult if not impossible to find a file sharing service that has built up the mature clientele who has this music.

18th August 2003, 16:21	#5
pearljam5555 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 39	Gremlin is 100% correct. Soulseek has an EXCELLENT selection of jazz muisc. And most albums are available in their entirety. on top of a good jazz community it also has a wide selection of classical, blues, and world music. All of which are pretty hard to find on any other Sharing App. The encoding quality standards are generally much better on Soulseek also...