Explorations
by Bill Evans Trio

Explorations by Bill Evans Trio
Year: 1961
Overall rank: 8,186th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 59 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1961 (32nd)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (608th)
Award Best albums of all time (8,186th)

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Bill Evans Trio bestography

Explorations is ranked 7th 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 1339 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,272.

Bill Evans Trio album bestography « Higher ranked (6,729th)
The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings, 1961
This album (8,186th)
Explorations
Lower ranked (10,050th) »
Moon Beams

(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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Overall rank: 8,186th | 1960s rank: 608th | 1961 rank: 32nd

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Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 59 votes)
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12/21/2025 02:00 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  7,81370/100
 
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12/04/2025 15:44 Ralf  Ratings distribution  285/100
 
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02/04/2025 04:41 DriftingOrpheus  Ratings distribution  72181/100

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This album is rated in the top 18% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.9/100, a mean average of 74.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.3.

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90/100
From 06/08/2023 22:28 | #297504
Definitely next level for the Bill Evans Trio. The piano playing is the perfect combination of fast and slow, loud and soft. The bass playing is among the best I've ever heard and the drumming keeps everyone together. A worthy addition to any Jazz collection. "Elsa" and "Nardis" are highlights of the album. 9/10!
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From 09/06/2022 10:52 | #289286
Bill Evans¨s is a fine example of his art. He creates fragile and beautiful textures which transform to clear and fine-sounding music
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Best Albums of 1961
1. My Favorite Things by John Coltrane
2. King Of The Delta Blues Singers by Robert Johnson
3. Sunday At The Village Vanguard by Bill Evans Trio
4. Free Jazz by Ornette Coleman Double Quartet
5. Olé Coltrane by John Coltrane
6. Africa/Brass by John Coltrane Quartet
7. The Blues And The Abstract Truth by Oliver Nelson
8. Showcase by Patsy Cline
9. Two Steps From The Blues by Bobby Bland
10. Eastern Sounds by Yusef Lateef
11. This Is Our Music by Ornette Coleman
12. The Genius Sings The Blues by Ray Charles
13. West Side Story (The Original Sound Track Recording) by Various Artists
14. Someday My Prince Will Come by The Miles Davis Sextet
15. Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane by Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane
16. Djangology by Django Reinhardt
17. Lonely And Blue by Roy Orbison
18. A Night In Tunisia by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
19. Out Of The Cool by Gil Evans Orchestra
20. Time Further Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet
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