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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Heavy Weather Weather Report	5	2.99	+2.01
Countdown To Ecstasy Steely Dan	5	3.28	+1.72
Sunday At The Village Vanguard Bill Evans Trio	5	3.32	+1.68
The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady Charles Mingus	5	3.32	+1.68
The Köln Concert Keith Jarrett	5	3.39	+1.61
Aja Steely Dan	5	3.47	+1.53
Jazz Samba Stan Getz	5	3.56	+1.44
In A Silent Way Miles Davis	5	3.61	+1.39
A Love Supreme John Coltrane	5	3.63	+1.37
Birth Of The Cool Miles Davis	5	3.65	+1.35

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Buena Vista Social Club Buena Vista Social Club	1	3.65	-2.65
The Wildest! Louis Prima	1	3.53	-2.53
Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music Ray Charles	1	3.49	-2.49
Dusty In Memphis Dusty Springfield	1	3.47	-2.47
Frank Amy Winehouse	1	3.45	-2.45
A Girl Called Dusty Dusty Springfield	1	3.33	-2.33
Inspiration Information Shuggie Otis	1	3.27	-2.27
Winter In America Gil Scott-Heron	1	3.25	-2.25
Drunk Thundercat	1	3.12	-2.12
Gris Gris Dr. John	1	2.88	-1.88

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Artist	Albums	Average
Miles Davis	4	4.5
Stan Getz	2	5

Least Favorites

Artist	Albums	Average
Dusty Springfield	2	1

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Steely Dan	2, 5, 5

5-Star Albums (13)

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The Wildest!

Louis Prima

1/5

When I first saw that Louis Prima was the artist I thought this is great! he wrote sing sing sing. This album is trite. I’m glad it was only 42 minutes.

Kind Of Blue

Miles Davis

5/5

I’ve heard this 100 times. It may be the greatest of all time

Birth Of The Cool

Miles Davis

5/5

Another giant.

Home Is Where The Music Is

Hugh Masekela

4/5

South African jazz . A few nice tunes. Probably 4 out of the ten are good. Some filler (77 minutes is long). Better than I expected. 4 stars

Spy Vs. Spy: The Music Of Ornette Coleman

John Zorn

2/5

My first thought is “this is going to be interesting.” Then I read other commenters' comments (while trying to find files to listen to) and expected Ascension-level chaos. I was surprised how Zorn stayed faithful to OC's original intentions. Not my cup of tea, but Zorn deserves credit.

The Atomic Mr Basie

Count Basie & His Orchestra

3/5

Another album I have, considered Basie’s best just not my cup of tea

La Revancha Del Tango

Gotan Project

3/5

Iberian accordion music over rock-beat vamps. Not objectionable. The improvisations are pretty good. Low key vibes. Better than I expected

Time Out

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

5/5

Again I have heard this 100 times. 5 stars

Sunday At The Village Vanguard

Bill Evans Trio

5/5

Another of my favorites. 5 stars

Vento De Maio

Elis Regina

3/5

Brazilian jazz rock with vocals. Meh. Portuguese is a beautiful language but I don’t care for vocals. Music is trite but well-played trite. I had to hear this before I die? Three stars

Getz/Gilberto

Stan Getz

5/5

1001 times already. A giant. Astrud ‘s vocals are perfection. 5 stars

Ellington at Newport

Duke Ellington

4/5

Ahh. Finally! One the albums I needed to listen to. Frequently mentioned as one of the good ones. Big band isn’t my thing, but this album was recorded just as post-bop was becoming a thing. Well done for what it is. 4 stars

Tanto Tempo

Bebel Gilberto

3/5

Another Brazilian vocals album that I had to listen to before I died. Not unpleasant. Tries to sound like Mom, which is not a bad thing. 3 stars

Buena Vista Social Club

1/5

That’s an hour of my life that I will never get back. One star

Miriam Makeba

2/5

Music. I have never heard before. I am glad I listened. The click song and the lion sleeps tonight prototype were interesting two stars.

Zombie

Fela Kuti

2/5

Something I never would have sought out on my own. The second piece was pretty good. Vocals are ridiculous. Two stars

The Genius Of Ray Charles

Ray Charles

3/5

Big band blues with vocals. Not my thing. But this is a seminal album and it is well-done. Three stars

Winter In America

Gil Scott-Heron

1/5

I can say two things: I am glad I can say that I listened to it and That’s 45 minutes I’m never getting back. Music was ok. Musicians were not very talented. The lyrics were insipid. GSH is a poet, he should have found someone to sing for him and musicians to play for him. This was a vanity project. 1 star

The Köln Concert

Keith Jarrett

5/5

Listened to this several hundred times 5 stars

Heavy Weather

Weather Report

5/5

Another favorite from 40 years ago. Highly produced and commercial, every song is memorable 5 stars

Clube Da Esquina

Milton Nascimento

4/5

This looked interesting. I like MN’s work with Pat Metheny and Wayne Shorter. This has its moments. His voice is good as an instrument. The musicianship is not polished, though. The presence of Lilia elevates this to four stars.

Dance Mania

Tito Puente

2/5

Congas and timbales. This type of music usually bores me. This one did too. Good musicians though. Vocals are stupid 2 stars

Bitches Brew

Miles Davis

3/5

I haven’t listened to this since 1981. It was hard to get into then. The album is the fountainhead of jazz players. People say this was an early fusion album but I think it carries the avant-garde along the way. Three stars

Pretzel Logic

Steely Dan

2/5

I have not heard this since 1975 or so. I didn’t think much of it then. Upon relistening, my opinion holds. One of SD’s worst. Certainly behind Aja, Countdown, Thrill, Scam. Charlie Freak was my favorite then. Still is. I detected the different nods to jazz throughout that I wasn’t familiar with at age 18. Two stars.

Brilliant Corners

Thelonious Monk

4/5

Maybe Monk’s breakthrough album. I wish they’d tuned the piano! 4 stars

The New Tango

Astor Piazzolla

4/5

Tango? Piazzolla? I had my doubts, then I saw Gary Burton and thought “this may be interesting “. It was very good. The tango rhythm was ok but the instrument mix and the musicianship saved the day. 4 stars

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady

Charles Mingus

5/5

I think it’s Mingus’s best, better than Ah Um. Daring and sophisticated. A big cohesive statement that mixes musical styles. 5 stars

Songs For Swingin' Lovers!

Frank Sinatra

4/5

I remember seeing this album in my Dad’s collection but I never listened to it. It was pretty good. Sinatra had a terrific voice and the musicians are first-rate on this release, although they didn’t get to stretch out much. 4stars

A Love Supreme

John Coltrane

5/5

Maybe the best jazz album ever 10 stars

Gris Gris

Dr. John

1/5

I only knew one song by Dr. John. Right Place Wrong Time is how I remember it. Trying for a mystique, but missing. Weak musicians and poor vocals. one star

Shaft

Isaac Hayes

2/5

I played the Theme in high school. Loved it. Hadn’t heard the rest of the album. It is a movie score - not expected to be 75 minutes of high level stuff. I’m not a fan of strings and vocals. Two stars

In The Wee Small Hours

Frank Sinatra

2/5

My Dad had this one, too. This one is pretty thin. Great voice but none of the songs are memorable. Two stars because of Frank’s voice

Palo Congo

Sabu

1/5

My friend has this CD. We never listened to it though. It is all of the same palate. Boring after the first tumbao or so. Is it historically significant? One star

Dusty In Memphis

Dusty Springfield

1/5

Dusty Springfield? Pop. She has a nice voice. Not enough material for a double album- stretched thin. One star

Frank

Amy Winehouse

1/5

Not my cup of tea. Best songs were when she was doing scat and not singing one star.

Back At The Chicken Shack

Jimmy Smith

4/5

I’d heard Back before but not the rest of the album. I don’t usually like organ music but Stanley Turrentine carries the record. Better than expected 4stars

Inspiration Information

Shuggie Otis

1/5

Who? That’s why I have never heard of him. First album at 23 - ok. Hard to break into the music industry. One star

Third

Soft Machine

3/5

Funny, I just listened to the first 5 Soft Machine albums four days ago. This is number 1 or 2 among them. 4 songs on 4 sides. I think Robert Wyatt was a member- I swear I heard King Crimson in the first track. 3 stars for stretching the material a little thin.

Countdown To Ecstasy

Steely Dan

5/5

My favorite SD album. 5 stars

Come Away With Me

Norah Jones

2/5

I’ve seen this album a lot. It’s in almost every collection of for-sale CDs on Facebook, but I haven’t heard it- maybe a song or two that I didn’t realize was hers. I will face down my prejudice to Jazz vocals and listen. Here’s my impression: not Jazz! Lightweight pop, some country. Nice voice two stars

The Nightfly

Donald Fagen

2/5

Sounds like a bunch of songs that didn’t make earlier albums. I love Steely Dan, so it gets another star. Two stars

Tank Battles

Dagmar Krause

1/5

It was ok until she started singing. Yikes! One star

Aja

Steely Dan

5/5

Impeccably produced. Wonderful melodies. 5 stars

Jazz Samba

Stan Getz

5/5

Great album! 5 stars

At Mister Kelly's

Sarah Vaughan

3/5

I have not listened to much Sarah Vaughan. Nice voice These are not great song selections though 3 stars

Street Life

The Crusaders

3/5

Very commercial. Good musicians. A little insipid. Jazz Crusader stuff is better. 3 stars

Beach Samba

Astrud Gilberto

3/5

This will be interesting. Only 28 minutes? Same lovely vibratoless voice. Songs are a bit thin. However foolish heart and the one with her daughter were very good. Three stars for 28 minutes

Lady In Satin

Billie Holiday

2/5

Her next to last album recorded. The last one released in her lifetime. Well past her prime- she sounds very sick. 😞 2 stars

Wild Is The Wind

Nina Simone

2/5

I have not heard this album before. Nina is dynamic singer. This may be good. After listening: her voice is unusual and striking. The lyrics were melodramatic (maybe that's why I don't like jazz vocals). The songs are uneven. With the right material, I'm sure she adds much to the song; just not on this album very often... 2 Stars

Beyond Skin

Nitin Sawhney

2/5

Never heard of this artist. The cover disturbs me. After listening: a couple good songs. Hip hop and rap are not my style 2 Stars

Drunk

Thundercat

1/5

What? Never heard of them Too bad there are lyrics and vocals; some of the music is pretty good One star

In A Silent Way

Miles Davis

5/5

Awesome 5 stars

A Girl Called Dusty

Dusty Springfield

1/5

Now I have to clean out my speakers- very sticky music 1 star

The Gershwin Songbook

Ella Fitzgerald

4/5

I couldn’t listen to all of it ( was this a quintuple album?). But, Ella has a wonderful voice and there was little degradation for the recordings). Four stars

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music

Ray Charles

1/5

Treacle 1 star

Head Hunters

Herbie Hancock

4/5

I am a big HH fan. His early stuff (Maiden Voyage and Empyrean Isles) are all-time favorites. After his avant garde period he descended into fusion. HH is the best of that period 4 Stars

Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim

Frank Sinatra

4/5

Not bad. I love Jobim. Sinatra’s treatment is pretty good. I was surprised to find out that he was very much attuned to the sound of a performance, as demonstrated by the last studio recording complete with commentary. 4 stars

Water From An Ancient Well

Abdullah Ibrahim

3/5

Finally! A jazz album that I really should listen to! After listening: it’s not on Apple Music!! I found the title track on YouTube. I like South African jazz. 4 stars

Kenya

Machito

3/5

Much better than I thought it would be! 3 star