Desert Winds
by Illinois Jacquet
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Illinois Jacquet bestography
Desert Winds is ranked 3rd best out of 7 albums by Illinois Jacquet on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Illinois Jacquet is Collates which is ranked number 60199 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 9.
(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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Desert Winds track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Desert Winds rankings
Desert Winds rankings summary
Overall rank: 95,203rd | 1960s rank: 4,670th | 1964 rank: 429th Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1964 | 29/100 | 4 |
| 2024 | dukeboxkool | Top 30 Music Albums of 1964 | 30/30 | 0 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 2 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 4 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/22/2025 20:59 | duelek | 2,185 | 75/100 |
| ! | 01/30/2025 18:56 | TonySayers61 | 25,808 | 64/100 |
| ! | 01/01/2025 02:34 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,736 | 74/100 |
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Desert Winds forum mentions
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From kokkinos 02/09/2022 22:01 in I'm going back to the start
“Man, Roland Kirk knows how to entertain the crowd. This works like one long, relentless banger, he – and the rest of the band as well – is in the zone, they won’t let you ignore them, they demand your full attention throughout its entirety. The only time they take a break is when Roland Kirk feels…”
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