From The Hot Afternoon
by Paul Desmond
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Overall rank: - | 1960s rank: 5,408th | 1969 rank: 867th Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | TodFitz | Top 100 Music Albums of 1969 | 79/100 | 1 |
| 2025 | ThuramThugood | Ranked - Paul Desmond (USA) - Ranked | 2/22 | - |
| 2025 | ThuramThugood | Dec 69 - Best Albums & Tracks | Dec 1969 | 3/4 | - |
| 2025 | ThuramThugood | Top 67 Music Albums of 1969 | 49/67 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 4 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 3 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 06/13/2025 08:14 | ThuramThugood | 3,032 | 67/100 |
| ! | 08/13/2019 14:58 |  Maxence | 12,752 | 61/100 |
| ! | 10/21/2018 04:09 | TodFitz | 27,372 | 63/100 |
| ! | 01/01/2017 00:32 | tjduddley | 21 | 78/100 |
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ThuramThugood 06/12/2025 14:09 | #309487
Album Rating: 69.78
(628/9)
Including Bonus Tracks (1,077/16 = 67.31)
Paul Desmond (FTHA - USA - Dec 69) - From The Hot Afternoon
01.12.1969
Sax-led jazz with some good moments. Nurdles towards the end and certainly on the extended version. Great for sitting in the light with no pants on.
1.Paul Desmond (FTHA - USA - Dec 69) - October (Outubro) 71
2.Paul Desmond (FTHA - USA - Dec 69) - Round N' Round (Gira Girou) 70
3.Paul Desmond (FTHA - USA - Dec 69) - Faithful Brother 71
4.Paul Desmond (FTHA - USA - Dec 69) - To Say Goodbye 78
5.Paul Desmond (FTHA - USA - Dec 69) - From The Hot Afternoon 69
6.Paul Desmond (FTHA - USA - Dec 69) - Circles 67
7.Paul Desmond (FTHA - USA - Dec 69) - Martha & Romao 68
8.Paul Desmond (FTHA - USA - Dec 69) - Latin Chant (Canto Latino) 62
9.Paul Desmond (FTHA - USA - Dec 69) - Crystal Illusions 72
Bonus tracks on Extended Version:
10.Paul Desmond (FTHA - Bonus - USA - Dec 69) - Catavento 68
11.Paul Desmond (FTHA - USA - Dec 69) - Gira Girou (Round 'n' Round) [alternate take] 67
12.Paul Desmond (FTHA - Bonus - USA - Dec 69) - Faithful Brother (Irmão de Fé) [alternate take] 60
13.Paul Desmond (FTHA - Bonus - USA - Dec 69) - From the Hot Afternoon [alternate take] 61
14.Paul Desmond (FTHA - Bonus - USA - Dec 69) - Catavento [alternate take] 67
15.Paul Desmond (FTHA - Bonus - USA - Dec 69) - Canto Latino (Latin Chant) 59
16.Paul Desmond (FTHA - Bonus - USA - Dec 69) - From The Hot Afternoon [alternate take 2] 67
Ranked in order:
* Paul Desmond (FTHA - USA - Dec 69) - To Say Goodbye 78
* Paul Desmond (FTHA - USA - Dec 69) - Crystal Illusions 72
* Paul Desmond (FTHA - USA - Dec 69) - Faithful Brother 71
* Paul Desmond (FTHA - USA - Dec 69) - October (Outubro) 71
* Paul Desmond (FTHA - USA - Dec 69) - Round N' Round (Gira Girou) 70
* Paul Desmond (FTHA - USA - Dec 69) - From The Hot Afternoon 69
* Paul Desmond (FTHA - USA - Dec 69) - Martha & Romao 68
* Paul Desmond (FTHA - Bonus - USA - Dec 69) - Catavento 68
* Paul Desmond (FTHA - Bonus - USA - Dec 69) - From The Hot Afternoon [alternate take 2] 67
* Paul Desmond (FTHA - USA - Dec 69) - Circles 67
* Paul Desmond (FTHA - USA - Dec 69) - Gira Girou (Round 'n' Round) [alternate take] 67
* Paul Desmond (FTHA - Bonus - USA - Dec 69) - Catavento [alternate take] 67
* Paul Desmond (FTHA - USA - Dec 69) - Latin Chant (Canto Latino) 62
* Paul Desmond (FTHA - Bonus - USA - Dec 69) - From the Hot Afternoon [alternate take] 61
* Paul Desmond (FTHA - Bonus - USA - Dec 69) - Faithful Brother (Irmão de Fé) [alternate take] 60
* Paul Desmond (FTHA - Bonus - USA - Dec 69) - Canto Latino (Latin Chant) 59 (Edited)
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tjduddley 01/01/2017 00:32 | #181398
Smoooooth!!! Great album for sitting in the dark with the headphones on.
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