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Step 1
Open your internet browser and go to www.jazz-on-line.com
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Step 2
In the upper left corner click on 'Listen and Download Mp3'
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Step 3
On the next page you will find a search box in which you can search for artist, song titles, record labels, and recording year.
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Step 4
When you find the selection you want, right click (ctrl + click for Mac users) on the blue mp3 link. Hit 'Save Link As...' and name the file what you want. Click Enter and let the song download.
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Step 5
Open the song in iTunes, Winamp, or your preferred Music player and enjoy!
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Step 6
If you don't know who or what to search for you can check the random list that generates every time you visit the page. Here are a few suggestions for a good start.
For Big Band Swing look for: Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Artie Shaw, Fletcher Henderson, Benny Goodman, Cab Calloway
For Female Vocalists: Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Helen Humes, Lena Horne.
For Male Vocalists: Jimmy Rushing, Jimmy Witherspoon, Joe Williams, Louis Jordan
For New Orleans Style Jazz: Louis Armstrong's Hot Fives and Sevens, Sidney Bechet, New Orleans Rhythm Kings
That's a good start! Happy searching :)
