Impressions
by John Coltrane

Impressions by John Coltrane
(Live album)
Year: 1963
Overall rank: 7,261st   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 71 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1963 (26th)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (547th)
Award Best albums of all time (7,261st)

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John Coltrane bestography

Impressions is ranked 17th best out of 88 albums by John Coltrane on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by John Coltrane is A Love Supreme which is ranked number 74 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 15,387.

John Coltrane album bestography « Higher ranked (6,276th)
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Impressions
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Overall rank: 7,261st | 1960s rank: 547th | 1963 rank: 26th

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76/100 (from 71 votes)
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12/21/2025 13:47 Steebo  Ratings distribution  54886/100
 
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12/20/2025 15:49 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  9,07670/100
 
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12/02/2025 15:57 DommeDamian  Ratings distribution  7,33349/100
 
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09/13/2025 17:30 Tamthebam  Ratings distribution  22,97469/100

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This album is rated in the top 5% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.0/100, a mean average of 75.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.7.

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75/100
From 10/08/2016 19:54 | #176568
A little bit hectic and in your face for a lot of it. Only on the final track, the four minute, after the rain, does it relax and chill a little. A good album if you're in the right mood for it but certainly not one to chill out too.
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From 09/24/2012 15:32 | #51084
Dear Old Stockholm is a bonus track from the 2000 reissue, it should not appear here
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