Straight Ahead
by Oliver Nelson With Eric Dolphy
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Oliver Nelson With Eric Dolphy bestography
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Straight Ahead track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Straight Ahead rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1961 | 43/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Jazz | 75/100 | - |
| 2026 | RockyRaccoon | Top 28 Music Albums of 1961 | 2/28 | 5 |
| 2025 | TodFitz | Top 86 Music Albums of 1961 | 79/86 | 0 |
| 2024 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 87 Music Albums of 1961 | 36/87 | 3 |
| 2022 | LosWochos | Top 99 Music Albums of 1961 | 38/99 | 3 |
| 2021 | kokkinos | Top 14 Music Albums of 1961 | 4/14 | 4 |
| 2019 | Madrocker | Top 100 Music Albums of 1961 | 96/100 | 0 |
| 2019 | panapsal | Top 100 Music Albums of 1961 | 78/100 | 1 |
| 2016 | Fischman | Greatest Jazz Saxophone Albums | 52/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 10 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 20 | |||
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Straight Ahead ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.
Showing latest 5 ratings for this album. | Show all 11 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/25/2026 01:09 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,008 | 74/100 | |
| 12/01/2024 19:59 | Rayzer6 | 1,585 | 86/100 | |
| 04/15/2024 20:35 | RockyRaccoon | 6,895 | 84/100 | |
| 02/24/2024 17:07 | Fevernova | 3,137 | 82/100 | |
| 11/15/2022 12:27 | LosWochos | 46,869 | 75/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.8/100, a mean average of 71.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.6.
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