Comments on: The Artificial Intelligence Version of JazzCollector.com

By: Alun Severn

Alun Severn — Fri, 29 Dec 2023 10:32:22 +0000

That is an extraordinary example of what AI is already capable of. But Gregory correctly identified what is missing with his first comment: nuance.

I like to think that I would have spotted it for some kind of stock response, but can’t be certain that I would. There’s something about it — a chillness of tone, a tendency towards stating (and restating) the obvious, a lack of interpretation; and of course, no opinion regarding the value of the site or the enjoyment it offers. But on the other hand, a later commenter is right: the kind of technical or economic analysis it offers is astonishing and this is probably where it will come into its own.

But back to jazz. Does anyone else think (as Cook and Morton say in the Penguin Jazz Guide) that Shelly Manne’s drumming on WAY OUT WEST is fantastically hip? His drums talk! (I also think he is marvellous on Ornette’s TOMORROW IS THE QUESTION.)

Happy new year.

By: Art Klempner

Art Klempner — Mon, 25 Dec 2023 17:31:32 +0000

What’s the point of this discussion ? Artificial Intelligence does not make my ears smile.

By: Mark Hall

Mark Hall — Mon, 25 Dec 2023 08:32:25 +0000

Interesting about AI, and that cover is one of my favorite non- Blue Note covers, Merry -Xmas to you all.

By: Kevin Twit

Kevin Twit — Sun, 24 Dec 2023 00:40:11 +0000

And don’t forget Grant Green’s Go West

By: Al

Al — Sat, 23 Dec 2023 13:48:20 +0000

Re Sonny: What Rudolf said.
Re Dexter: Dexter Rides Again — how could they not do a cowboy themed cover? Unless they put him in a Cadillac convertible or a T-Bird.
Re Ramsey: No clue. Not sure if I ever owned any Ramsey Lewis records.

By: Rudolf

Rudolf — Sat, 23 Dec 2023 11:55:09 +0000

The cowboy cover was at SONNY’s special request. As a youngster he was a fan of Westerns and he told William Claxton, the photographer, how he wanted to celebrate his first trip to the West, a young boy’s dream becoming true.

By: James Allen

James Allen — Sat, 23 Dec 2023 09:07:49 +0000

Bo Diddley too!”Bo Diddley is a gun slinger” Pye NJL33 UK issue.

By: Robert

Robert — Sat, 23 Dec 2023 00:52:33 +0000

The Sonny Rollins LP pictured is one of several vintage jazz albums that used “cowboy” imagery on the cover. I find this juxtaposition odd. I know “Westerns” and “cowboys” were quite popular in the 1950’s and 1960’s but to combine jazz and cowboys seems incongruent. Dexter Gordon and Ramsey Lewis also issued jazz LPs with “cowboy” covers. Ai – can you explain this?

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 22 Dec 2023 23:10:08 +0000

I agree, amazing. Another revolution underway.

By: DaveS

DaveS — Fri, 22 Dec 2023 14:55:30 +0000

Maybe I should ask ChatGPT to find me an original VG+ Tommy Flanagan Overseas for less than $500.