Gershwin: Rhapsody In Blue / An American In Paris
by Leonard Bernstein / Columbia Symphony Orchestra / New York Philharmonic / André Kostelanetz & His Orchestra

Gershwin: Rhapsody In Blue / An American In Paris by Leonard Bernstein / Columbia Symphony Orchestra / New York Philharmonic / André Kostelanetz & His Orchestra
Year: 1959
Overall rank: 5,388th   Overall chart history
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77/100 (from 36 votes)
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Overall rank: 5,388th | 1950s rank: 163rd | 1959 rank: 34th
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2026Exist-en-cielTop 100 Music Albums of the 1950s40/10012
2026Exist-en-cielTop 55 Music Albums of 195911/554
2026 TamthebamTop 90 Music Albums of 195950/902
2026 bertranduTop 100 Music Albums of the 1950s43/10012
2026 Patman360Top 37 Music Albums of 195920/372
2026 LeonardTop 71 Music Albums of 195961/711
2025MaxStorm98Top 21 Music Albums of 195914/212
2025 flamingyesdeptTop 80 Music Albums of the 1950s3/8020
2025arnellarsenTop 99 Music Albums of 195989/991
2025 IgtonumamaTop 100 Music Albums of 195910/1005
2025dukeboxkoolBest Jazz Top 100 Albums76/100 -
2025 CharlieBarleyTop 100 Music Albums of the 1950s85/1003
2025dukeboxkoolTop 100 Music Albums of the 1950s81/1004
2024westonTop 50 Music Albums of the 1950s2/5020
2024babsfanatic87Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s12/10018
2024byuzakTop 39 Music Albums of 19598/394
2023 IgtonumamaClassical Favourites14/94 -
2023 IgtonumamaTop 100 Music Albums of the 1950s55/1009
2023AramisTop 100 Greatest Music Albums23/10055
2023 flamingyesdeptTop 14 Music Albums of 19592/145
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 43
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01/23/2026 16:05 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  9,28970/100
 
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.9/100, a mean average of 76.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 21.4.

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From 03/04/2018 23:25 | #210119
I must say I vastly prefer An American in Paris. Guess Jazz is just not my thing?
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Berstein's exuberance is a perfect match for Gershwin's music. "Rhapsody" will take you away, from opening bluesy note and seduces you with all it's jazzy brilliance. It's a lively, flashy, and intensely enchanting piece of music. This rendition of "Rhapsody in Blue" is unsurpassed. "An American In Paris" is a vital, moving performance, presented with wonderfully spontaneous energy. Enduring Music! Amazing Performance!
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