Root Down
by Jimmy Smith
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Jimmy Smith bestography
Root Down is ranked 3rd best out of 45 albums by Jimmy Smith on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Jimmy Smith is Back At The Chicken Shack which is ranked number 4107 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 349.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Root Down track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Root Down rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  Graeme2 | Top 65 Music Albums of 1972 | 51/65 | 1 |
| 2025 | brent13 | Top 21 Music Albums of 1972 | 10/21 | 3 |
| 2025 | TodFitz | Top 100 Music Albums of 1972 | 17/100 | 4 |
| 2025 | brent13 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 69/100 | 6 |
| 2025 | Graeme2 | Live | 30/100 | - |
| 2025 | byuzak | Top 42 Music Albums of 1972 | 14/42 | 3 |
| 2025 | amirmishali | Top 100 Music Albums of 1972 | 93/100 | 0 |
| 2025 | Graeme2 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 60/100 | 8 |
| 2024 | LosWochos | Top 100 Music Albums of 1972 | 43/100 | 3 |
| 2024 | Graeme2 | Jazz | 74/100 | - |
| 2024 | Graeme2 | Mod | 17/100 | - |
| 2024 |  MW19704U | Top 99 Music Albums of 1972 | 88/99 | 1 |
| 2021 |  drstuey | Top 30 Music Albums of 1972 | 28/30 | 1 |
| 2021 |  NoisyBeast | Favorite Jazz Albums ~ Part One | 93/100 | - |
| 2021 | Graeme2 | 201-300 | 75/100 | - |
| 2020 | djoxxx | Top 39 Greatest Music Albums | 10/39 | 37 |
| 2020 |  Spyglass | Top 30 Music Albums of 1972 | 12/30 | - |
| 2019 |  Fischman | My Top Jazz Albums of 1972 | 23/40 | - |
| 2018 | Graeme2 | Funk | 73/100 | - |
| 2018 |  ERadio | Top 40 Music Albums of 1972 | 38/40 | 0 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 24 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 74 | |||
Root Down collection
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Root Down 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 19 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/02/2026 19:04 | Exist-en-ciel | 7,693 | 70/100 | |
| 10/15/2024 21:41 | brent13 | 1,892 | 69/100 | |
| 04/27/2024 19:11 | BorderFreeAndrew | 14,858 | 74/100 | |
| 07/07/2023 18:06 | LosWochos | 47,003 | 75/100 | |
| 03/28/2023 14:06 | MW19704U | 6,990 | 59/100 |
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 is rated in the top 8% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.1/100, a mean average of 76.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 10.6.
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Root Down comments
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Graeme2 08/20/2024 21:00 | #304818
Some of these incredible live jazz albums sound like they were recorded in a bar with 50 people who sound they just chanced upon the happening whilst out drinking.
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