Crescent
by John Coltrane Quartet
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John Coltrane Quartet bestography
Crescent is ranked 13th best out of 90 albums by John Coltrane on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by John Coltrane is A Love Supreme which is ranked number 76 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 14,571.
(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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Crescent track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Crescent rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 90 Music Albums of 1964 | 41/90 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 30 Music Albums of 1964 | 15/30 | 3 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 35 Music Albums of 1964 | 6/35 | 4 |
| 2026 |  baystateoftheart | Top 39 Music Albums of 1964 | 29/39 | 1 |
| 2026 | Hyggevinyl | Top 52 Music Albums of 1964 | 3/52 | 5 |
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1964 | 22/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 57 Music Albums of 1964 | 1/57 | 5 |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 38 Music Albums of 1964 | 16/38 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Leonard | Top 74 Music Albums of 1964 | 49/74 | 2 |
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 34 Music Albums of 1964 | 30/34 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 71 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 264 | |||
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Crescent ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
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n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 12/15/2025 03:40 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,986 | 70/100 |
| ! | 12/02/2025 23:57 |  DommeDamian | 7,796 | 48/100 |
| ! | 09/13/2025 17:43 | Tamthebam | 23,300 | 69/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.8/100, a mean average of 79.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.1.
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Crescent forum mentions
Anti 01/28/2024 18:36 in The Great Revisitation Project: 2023-24 EditionCrescent comments
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Relatively overlooked in his catalogue, this is one of Coltrane's most meditative and lyrical records. "Wise One" and "Lonnie's Lament" are two of the most beautiful jazz songs ever recorded. I always feel at peace listening to this album.
Probably my least favourite Coltrane record but it's definitely an important step from his modal sound of the early 60s to the free and avant-garde sound of A Love Supreme and Meditation etc.
An ambitious fusion album (perhaps a precursor to jazz fusion itself!): Avant-garde, post-bop, & modal jazz. The album does not always succeed, but it hits much more than misses, earning it 9.5/10! (Edited)
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