The Soft Swing
by Stan Getz
Condition: Like New
Condition: Like New
Stan Getz bestography
The Soft Swing is ranked 16th best out of 49 albums by Stan Getz on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Stan Getz is West Coast Jazz which is ranked number 13145 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 88.
(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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The Soft Swing track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (4 out of 5 tracks have been rated).
The Soft Swing rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | stangetzaway | Top 53 Music Albums of 1957 | 34/53 | 2 |
| 2025 | stangetzaway | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s | 95/100 | 1 |
| 2025 | Top 69 Music Albums of 1957 | 40/69 | 2 | |
| 2025 | TodFitz | Top 62 Music Albums of 1957 | 10/62 | 4 |
| 2024 | arnellarsen | Top 61 Music Albums of 1957 | 22/61 | 3 |
| 2019 | ReelBigToph | Top 100 Music Albums of 1957 | 90/100 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 6 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 13 | |||
The Soft Swing collection
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The Soft Swing ratings
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Showing all 5 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/11/2022 17:15 | 4,268 | 78/100 | ||
| 02/20/2022 04:28 | Gendjar | 4,713 | 56/100 | |
| 07/19/2019 07:36 | 22,983 | 69/100 | ||
| 10/14/2018 00:00 | TodFitz | 27,362 | 63/100 | |
| 09/20/2017 01:30 | stangetzaway | 2,252 | 84/100 |
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A very generic, and a bit uninspiring album from Stan, but very listenable. The sax sounds come pretty close Paul Desmonds
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