Janek Gwizdala giving away his albums for free download

[davewarwickbass]

No minimum price on his music at the mo.

http://janekgwizdala.com/home/music-store/

For those of you who don't know who Janek is, check him out hes rad!

[TheGreek]

Damn nice of him to give me his album...and I haven't even met him..

Downloading it now...I'll give it a listen later today...

[Bilbo]

He's [i]rad[/i]

I'm getting old.

Great idea, tho. I downloaded one of his a few years ago from CD Baby but lost it when I changed computers. I don't feel guilty gettting another copy for free!

[Jacqueslemac]

For me, jazz is a bit like sprouts. I feel I ought to like it, but every time I try it, I still go "yuk". I don't get it.

I'll have a listen and see what happens this time.

[molan]

[quote name='Jacqueslemac' timestamp='1356342167' post='1909259']
For me, jazz is a bit like sprouts. I feel I ought to like it, but every time I try it, I still go "yuk". I don't get it.

I'll have a listen and see what happens this time.
[/quote]

That's almost the same as me - except that I do like sprouts

[pete.young]

[quote name='Jacqueslemac' timestamp='1356342167' post='1909259']
For me, jazz is a bit like sprouts. I feel I ought to like it, but every time I try it, I still go "yuk". I don't get it.

[/quote]

Too much of it makes you flatulent :-)

[Guest bassman7755]

[quote name='Jacqueslemac' timestamp='1356342167' post='1909259']
For me, jazz is a bit like sprouts. I feel I ought to like it, but every time I try it, I still go "yuk". I don't get it.

I'll have a listen and see what happens this time.
[/quote]

4 tracks in I gave up trying to find something on there I recognised as "bass", I mean there someone messing around playing random pitches with what sounded like a tone generator ...

[Bilbo]

I don't think of what JG plays as Jazz but I do like sprouts as well.

[Guest bassman7755]

[quote name='Jacqueslemac' timestamp='1356342167' post='1909259']
For me, jazz is a bit like sprouts. I feel I ought to like it, but every time I try it, I still go "yuk". I don't get it.
[/quote]

Every musician goes through this "jazz guilt" phase, you ultimately realise either that you can genuinely love it, or that you don't have to beat yourself up for not loving it since no genre is innately superior to any other.

[Bilbo]

[quote name='bassman7755' timestamp='1356345915' post='1909296']
... no genre is innately superior to any other.
[/quote]

Jazz is - you're just in denial.

[Doddy]

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1356345548' post='1909291']
I don't think of what JG plays as Jazz
[/quote]

He doesn't call his music 'Jazz' either.

I've already got all his albums and I dig them-especially 'Live at the 55 Bar' and 'The Space
in Between'.

[Marvin]

For the Janek aficionados. If I were to download just one, which should it be?

I've never really listened to any of his material, and call me old fashioned, but to download [b]everything[/b] for nowt just doesn't sit well with me. I'd like to get a flavour before I dip my toe further. I can use more mixed metaphors later

[Doddy]

[quote name='Marvin' timestamp='1356359379' post='1909478']
For the Janek aficionados. If I were to download just one, which should it be?
[/quote]

Out of his studio albums 'The Space in Between' is my favourite. 'Mystery to Me' is cool,and 'It Only
Happens Once' is more electronic/experimental.
For live albums I'd get 'Live at the 55 Bar',which was his only live album released on CD.

[Marvin]

[quote name='Doddy' timestamp='1356359828' post='1909483']
Out of his studio albums 'The Space in Between' is my favourite. 'Mystery to Me' is cool,and 'It Only
Happens Once' is more electronic/experimental.
For live albums I'd get 'Live at the 55 Bar',which was his only live album released on CD.
[/quote]

Thank you Doddy, I'll download Mystery to Me and give it a listen. Cheers

[paul_5]

just gone for the live album - will check him out later on today.

[Rayman]

[quote name='Doddy' timestamp='1356359828' post='1909483']
Out of his studio albums 'The Space in Between' is my favourite. 'Mystery to Me' is cool,and 'It Only
Happens Once' is more electronic/experimental.
For live albums I'd get 'Live at the 55 Bar',which was his only live album released on CD.
[/quote]

and my favourite track is 'Mana' from the 55 bar.

I'm a big fan of Janek, and jazz generally. To me it's just music. I don't give a bollocks what people want to call it in terms of a genre, to me it's just music. I'm a rock player, but to me all good music is fabulous, whatever you want to call it.

Go and sample some of Janeks' music. Open your ears and enjoy, and don't let anyone unload their blinkered opinions onto you, just make your own mind up.

[Jacqueslemac]

Okay, I tried, but I haven't found a track yet that I'd listen to again.

[flyfisher]

Interesting. So, given the general hostility to 'playing for free' in these here parts on the basis that it makes life tougher for bands trying to scrape a living, what's the general view on musicians giving away their music for free?

[xilddx]

[quote name='Jacqueslemac' timestamp='1358163664' post='1933921']
Okay, I tried, but I haven't found a track yet that I'd listen to again.
[/quote]

The Space in Between is the only one I got, I listened to it once.

[xilddx]

[quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1358163989' post='1933934']
Interesting. So, given the general hostility to 'playing for free' in these here parts on the basis that it makes life tougher for bands trying to scrape a living, what's the general view on musicians giving away their music for free?
[/quote]

I think you have to give this sort of music away for free, it's fairly experimental free form groove stuff, it's hardly likely to sell in any great quantity so giving it away and being highly public about it is one way of getting a few more fans. I have no objection to that.

[flyfisher]

So it's OK to give away unpopular stuff but not to give away stuff that people actually like?

I'm not disagreeing with your basic point, just trying to understand the inconsistency with the general distaste previsoulsy expressed on here about playing for free. Or perhaps playing jazz for free is OK?

[xilddx]

[quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1358167031' post='1934011']
So it's OK to give away unpopular stuff but not to give away stuff that people actually like?

I'm not disagreeing with your basic point, just trying to understand the inconsistency with the general distaste previsoulsy expressed on here about playing for free. Or perhaps playing jazz for free is OK?
[/quote]

No, he is trying to develop a market I think. He makes a living as a musician so I don't think he's got it far wrong, it's a different type of business model.

[TheGreek]

I downloaded the album and signed up to his site/newsletter..loads of stuff being sent to me..though not all of it to my taste..that's the thing about free stuff, doesn't cost anything so you haven't lost anything by not using it..

[risingson]

[quote name='silddx' timestamp='1358167454' post='1934023']


No, he is trying to develop a market I think. He makes a living as a musician so I don't think he's got it far wrong, it's a different type of business model.
[/quote]

Factor into that that he's unlikely to make money from selling his own music and I think it's absolutely fine what he's doing, absolute standard practice.

[flyfisher]

I agree. So remind me again what's wrong with playing for free?