I am looking for straight ahead jazz pretty much only, from the late 50's onward. Stan Getz, Miles Davis, Paul Desmond, Gerry Mulligan, Wayne Shorter, Kenny Burrells, John Coltrane, Benny Golson, Errol Garner, Blue Mitchell, Bill Watrous... you get the idea. I formerly had Spotify and, insofar as my taste in music goes, their catalogue is deeper by a factor of 3 or 4. I am a heretic in saying that I thought the stream from Spotify was quite acceptable to my ears (I have McCormack and Pass Labs amps, a Don Sachs tube preamp, and Spatial Audio M4 Triode Master speakers) and I might just return to their services until some service with a deeper catalogue of jazz comes along.
Tidal Hifi has a very limited jazz selection
I formerly had Spotify's service at $10 a month and upgraded to the Tidal Hifi and the quality of their stream is decidedly better, but Tidal's jazz catalogue of jazz, compared to Spotify, is abysmal. I think will go back to Spotify for their vastly deeper selection of jazz, which is my only musical interest. What are my alternatives?
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wmr57, Fair enough, but I personally find a significant lacuna in their jazz catalogue compared to Spotify. On an associated note, I am presently listening to the Jazz 24 feed from KNKX in Seattle, which I reckon it is no better than a 320 kps, but it sounds outstanding. Very listenable. For 65 year old ears like mine, Spotify premium might well suffice. |
gdnrbob2,064 posts10-23-2018 2:24pmSome of the problem is that Tidal's catalog requires assiduous effort to find the albums one is looking for. You practically have to type the whole title, and then hope it is available. B As Gbnrbob notes, I now find the most of the desired jazz recordings are available on Tidal Hifi, but not on the obvious album art that shows up when you select an artist. You do often have to type in the whole Artist/Recording and then it most often shows up. My industry insider suggests that Tidal's business model is not doing well, so I patiently await the roll out of Qubuz. Streaming Redbook quality for $20 a month is wonderful. |