Looking Ahead!
by Cecil Taylor Quartet
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Cecil Taylor Quartet bestography
Looking Ahead! is ranked 2nd best out of 34 albums by Cecil Taylor on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Cecil Taylor is Unit Structures which is ranked number 2719 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 580.
(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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Looking Ahead! track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Looking Ahead! rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1959 | 48/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  neilgee | Top 44 Music Albums of 1959 | 32/44 | 1 |
| 2026 | neilgee | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s | 80/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Hayden | Top 100 Music Albums of 1959 | 59/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 43 Music Albums of 1959 | 3/43 | 5 |
| 2026 |  Romanelli | My Overall Chart: 1501-1600 | 51/100 | - |
| 2026 | Romanelli | Top 29 Music Albums of the 1950s | 12/29 | 12 |
| 2026 | thekrauter | Top 34 Music Albums of the 1950s | 13/34 | 13 |
| 2026 | Romanelli | Top 9 Music Albums of 1959 | 3/9 | 4 |
| 2025 | TodFitz | Top 64 Music Albums of 1959 | 53/64 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 30 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 105 | |||
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Looking Ahead! ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 04/06/2026 15:59 |  EyeKanFly | 9,059 | 65/100 |
| ! | 11/17/2025 14:59 | TonySayers61 | 25,955 | 64/100 |
| ! | 06/13/2025 07:23 | Hyggevinyl | 4,480 | 72/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 69.5/100, a mean average of 68.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 68.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.4.
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Looking Ahead! forum mentions
neilgee 10/25/2024 16:19 in What album are you listening to? (cont.) Romanelli 01/24/2024 16:35 in The Romanelli Music Diary: Mexican Moon Romanelli 10/21/2023 19:03 in What album are you listening to right now?View all forum mentions
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Jboy56 08/02/2022 12:24 | #288073
AvantGarde for most jazz fans. Requires multiple listens. Tonally dissonant..
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