Portrait In Jazz
by Bill Evans Trio

Portrait In Jazz by Bill Evans Trio
Year: 1960
Release date: 1960-00-00
Overall rank: 3,724th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 111 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 20 albums of 1960 (11th)
Award Top albums of of the 1960s (311th)
Award Best albums of all time (3,724th)

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Bill Evans Trio bestography

Portrait In Jazz is ranked 3rd best out of 40 albums by Bill Evans on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Bill Evans is Waltz For Debby which is ranked number 1402 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,233.

Bill Evans Trio album bestography « Higher ranked (1,664th)
Sunday At The Village Vanguard
This album (3,724th)
Portrait In Jazz
Lower ranked (4,091st) »
You Must Believe In Spring

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Portrait In Jazz rankings summary
Overall rank: 3,724th | 1960s rank: 311th | 1960 rank: 11th  Overall chart history
(Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). (Last updated: 2 hours ago).

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Portrait In Jazz ratings

Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 111 votes)
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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 77.7/100, a mean average of 77.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.1.


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90/100
A wonderful fusion of expert piano playing and superb bass-work. A masterclass in smooth Jazz. 9/10!
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From 10/15/2020 06:28 | #259316
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Best tracks: When I Fall In Love, Spring Is Here
Worst track: Come Rain or Come Shine
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95/100
Great jazz record. Definitely underrated.
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