Promises (studio album) by Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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80/100  | 3 days ago | luukvdschepop | | 75/100 |
60/100 | 05/13/2022 18:50 | riverfront76 | | 79/100 |
80/100 | 05/13/2022 00:20 | Skerns | | 79/100 |
80/100 | 05/01/2022 18:32 | panzeri | | 78/100 |
90/100 | 04/30/2022 11:20 | PadName | | 81/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 79.6/100, a mean average of 79.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.8.
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It’s a jazz album with many repeating themes. It won’t be for everyone but I can guarantee it won’t be the worst jazz music you’ve ever heard.
In General, I am more of a maximalist than a minimalist, but “Promises” is a compelling counter argument. The whole album is made of quiet moments and subtle changes. The saxophone pairs so serenely with the light electronics. The constant motif pulls the listener in making even the smallest change feel profound. This gently pushes the listener forward creating one cohesive journey through the entire album. The louder moments on “Movement 7” and “Movement 8” don’t carry the majesty but ruin the album by any means. “Promises” is a truly complete piece.
VictorVale 02/16/2022 19:57
Belíssimo a harmonia do jazz, orquestra e música eletrônica!
sszwalbenest 01/24/2022 21:55
This record almost made me cry the first time I listened to it. Just phenomenal. Also holds together as a cohesive unit better than almost anything I have heard before. Instant classic!
Best album of the year.
Perfect album to study.
seb7 12/16/2021 17:14
AOTY for 2021. Honestly transformational and somehow still sounding futuristic and inventive. May this be the future of Third Stream!!!!!!
A beautifully minimal jazz album that took my spirit on a journey. Feels like slowly waking up from a pleasant dream.
A wonderful record. Very surprised by it's high ranking here on this site. So many better ones not getting any attention at all. This is the 'spiritual' side of Jazz, and if you like this one. Check out Alice Coltranes 'Ptah, the el Daoud' or Sun Ra's majestic 'Lanquidity', and of course Pharoah's 'Karma' or 'Pharoah'
My introduction to the best jazztunes:
https://rateyourmusic.com/list/Prettender/best-pieces-of-jazz/
mdbaxter 09/01/2021 16:35
Transcendent listening experience that takes the listener on a journey of liminality. Each movement seamlessly flows into and morphs with each other creating a whole that foreshadows and recalls itself. It insists questions of meaning upon the listener.
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