Cloudward
by Mary Halvorson

Album
Cloudward by Mary Halvorson
Year: 2024
Release date: 2024-01-19
Overall rank: 23,674th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 19 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2024 (313th)
Award Top albums of of the 2020s (2,446th)
Award Best albums of all time (23,674th)

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Mary Halvorson bestography

Cloudward is ranked 2nd best out of 14 albums by Mary Halvorson on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Mary Halvorson is Amaryllis which is ranked number 19485 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 55.

Mary Halvorson album bestography « Higher ranked (19,485th)
Amaryllis This album (23,674th)
Cloudward Lower ranked (29,937th) »
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Cloudward track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 73 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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1.
The Gate
Average Rating: 76 (8 votes)Comments: View 0
2.
The Tower
Average Rating: 72 (5 votes)Comments: View 0
3.
Collapsing Mouth
Average Rating: 72 (5 votes)Comments: View 0
4.
Unscrolling
Average Rating: 74 (4 votes)Comments: View 0
5.
Desiderata
Average Rating: 73 (4 votes)Comments: View 0
6.
Incarnadine
Average Rating: 71 (4 votes)Comments: View 0
7.
Tailhead
Average Rating: 75 (5 votes)Comments: View 0
8.
Ultramarine
Average Rating: 75 (4 votes)Comments: View 0

Cloudward rankings

Cloudward rankings summary
Overall rank: 23,674th | 2020s rank: 2,446th | 2024 rank: 313th  Overall chart history
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Cloudward ratings

Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 19 votes)
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 !		03/31/2026 05:06 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  16,02370/100
 
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 !		10/23/2025 08:05 LedZep  Ratings distribution  5,14979/100
 
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 !		06/15/2025 13:07 Invader666  Ratings distribution  2,62265/100

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Cloudward forum mentions

This album has been referenced 9 times on the forums, Explore the wider forum discussion to see what members have said about it.
From Fischman 02/10/2024 19:46 in Let's Get Progressive: La Maschera Di Cera
“Great review!!! So glad u dug it! I thought it might be special, but I just don't know enough! I think u might like this for your jazz thread... ... I think this might be pretty brilliant too. Oh, I do love Mary Halvorson! I don't have anyting of hers in the queue while I focus on artists I'm not…”
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From matterhornrider 01/23/2024 18:44 in What album are you listening to right now?
“Me too! 8) Kind of meh about this one, has some interesting moments. I really liked Bolts of Melody. I'm looking forward to the Friday releases: The Smile and a local band The Umbrellas. Oh cool! I'll have to check The Umbrellas out this Friday. I think Cloudward's REALLY good but it definitely…”
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From BestEverAlbums 01/19/2024 13:00 in Latest Releases (w\c 2024-01-15) (week 03, 2024)
“Below are a list of new releases added to BEA for the week starting 2024-01-15 (14 albums) Albums released by artists in the top 1,000 this week are: (released 2024-01-19) (released 2024-01-19) Full list of this week's releases: (released 2024-01-15) (Compilation) (released 2024-01-16) (released…”
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Rating:  
60/100
From 01/26/2024 16:01 | #301480
Album Rating: 59.25
(474/8)

19.01.2024

Mary Halvorson (USA): Cloudward

1.The Gate 66
2.The Tower 58
3.Collapsing Mouth 48
4.Unscrolling 62
5.Desiderata 55
6.Incarnadine 41
7.Tailhead 71
8.Ultramarine 73

In order:

Mary Halvorson (Cldwd) - Ultramarine 73
Mary Halvorson (Cldwd) - Tailhead 71
Mary Halvorson (Cldwd) - The Gate 66
Mary Halvorson (Cldwd) - Unscrolling 62
Mary Halvorson (Cldwd) - The Tower 58
Mary Halvorson (Cldwd) - Desiderata 55
Mary Halvorson (Cldwd) - Collapsing Mouth 48
Mary Halvorson (Cldwd) - Incarnadine 41 (Edited)
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Rating:  
80/100
From 05/04/2024 08:13 | #303348
Vibrant colourful jazz. Vibes often to the fore but all the instruments share the spotlight. (Edited)
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