For the record: I am not a musician; I don't know anything technical about music in general or jazz in particular; however, I know what I like!
My daughter, Erica, says that I have "Old Dead Guys(ODG) Syndrom" - to her that means that I don't like an album unless the leader was an old guy who died at least 10 years ago. Its close, but not true. Do I have a favorite artist or album or song? Yes, but it changes often! Right now I am into solo piano. I seem to come back to piano music often - solo or trio seem to be my favorites. Currently I am listening to Ray Bryant and Red Garland (both ODG).
I am using a PC connected to our entertainment system to play music. The center piece is an Access database that I have designed. The hardware setup and the main screen of the database are pictured below. The main breakthrough for me came when I realized that I could connect Access to Winamp and build and play playlists in real time. I guess I will also include a screen shot of one of the forms so you can get a flavor of how this all goes together.
Its really lots of fun. For example, if I am listening to a CD and I like the tenor player, I can click on his name and the system will show me all of the CDs that I have that he is playing on. One more click and it will play all of those CDs! I can also send the URL for an internet radio station to Winamp. So sometimes I just listen to the radio. Did you notice the wireless keyboard and mouse? I can do all of this while sitting on the couch!
MORE TO COME
