fortesso Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 Hello everyone. My first post here. I am going to set up a site regarding jazz for those who are not familiar with it and would like to get a closer look. I am going to create some sort of connection among artists. I will be able to borrow some info from last.fm (similar artists and top tracks and top albums of the main artists). But I would also like to connect jazz musicians by "INFLUENCED BY" and "FOLLOWERS". I managed to get some info from allmusic.com. But could you advice me other websites where I can get this info? I'd also appreciate if anyone point me to the sites where I can get information on yearly jazz charts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Dorward Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 Most sites like allmusic.com seem to generate such information with a random computer generator. Might work for your site too. Jazz Mad-Libs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 I would stay away from allmusic - too much inaccurate generalization - better to find the right historians and start reading and listening - Max Harrison, Martin Williams, Dan Morgenstern, et al - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christiern Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 I agree with Allen--stay away from allmusic, they have many uninformed or sloppy writers and the aforementioned computer completes the revisionist tangle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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