Closer
by Paul Bley Trio
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LP: Paul Bley Trio, Closer, ESP-Disk’ 1021, Stereo, 1966, avant-garde
Condition: Used
Condition: Used
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Paul Bley Trio bestography
Closer is ranked 4th best out of 18 albums by Paul Bley on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Paul Bley is Open, To Love which is ranked number 13789 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 83.
(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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Closer track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (5 out of 10 tracks have been rated).
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Closer rankings
Rankings summary
Overall rank: 63,584th | 1960s rank: 3,440th | 1966 rank: 344th| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 50 Music Albums of 1966 | 37/50 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Hayden | Top 100 Music Albums of 1966 | 70/100 | 2 |
| 2025 |  Norman Bates | Top 85 Music Albums of 1966 | 35/85 | 3 |
| 2025 |  Repo | Micro-Genres: Ambient | 17/21 | - |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Greatest albums of 1966 by Ultimate Record Collector | 47/51 | - |
| 2025 | WayneMC | Top 100 Music Albums of 1966 | 72/100 | 1 |
| 2024 | Johnnyo | Greatest albums of the 60’s (401 - 500) by URC | 49/100 | - |
| 2023 | Rm12398 | Top 54 Music Albums of 1966 | 51/54 | 0 |
| 2022 | Uncut | Uncut: The 500 Greatest Albums of the 1960s (401-500) | 49/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 9 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 8 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 04/03/2024 21:07 | 2rge | 565 | 74/100 |
| ! | 11/09/2023 14:57 | replacementlevel | 7,723 | 70/100 |
| ! | 09/16/2023 15:45 | TonySayers61 | 23,493 | 64/100 |
| ! | 04/16/2021 21:47 |  Mophos | 641 | 73/100 |
| ! | 04/26/2020 01:12 | morphee | 1,190 | 84/100 |
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