Dimensions & Extensions
by Sam Rivers
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Sam Rivers bestography
Dimensions & Extensions is ranked 5th best out of 15 albums by Sam Rivers on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Sam Rivers is Streams which is ranked number 15230 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 74.
(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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Dimensions & Extensions track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Dimensions & Extensions rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 6/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | Hyggevinyl | Top 54 Music Albums of 1986 | 8/54 | 4 |
| 2024 | LosWochos | Top 98 Music Albums of 1986 | 70/98 | 1 |
| 2023 |  Glitterboiii | Top 50 Music Albums of 1986 | 16/50 | 4 |
| 2022 | PurpleHazel | Top 48 Music Albums of 1986 | 9/48 | 4 |
| 2021 | byuzak | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 94/100 | 0 |
| 2021 | byuzak | Blue Note's Best Albums 101-200 | 93/100 | - |
| 2018 |  briggs54 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 54/100 | 9 |
| 2017 | Fischman | Best Jazz of the 1980s | 29/100 | - |
| 2017 |  NoisyBeast | Top Albums of 1986... #101-200 | 99/100 | - |
| 2017 | NoisyBeast | Top 2000 Albums of the 1980s... #1501-1600 | 4/100 | - |
| 2016 | Fischman | Greatest Jazz Saxophone Albums | 57/100 | - |
| 2015 | briggs54 | Jazz 1-100 | 77/98 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 13 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 28 | |||
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Dimensions & Extensions ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/17/2024 12:29 | LosWochos | 46,869 | 75/100 | |
| 01/27/2024 19:13 | Hyggevinyl | 4,257 | 72/100 | |
| 09/25/2020 00:48 | Elauqsapid | 2,720 | 64/100 | |
| 11/07/2019 11:31 | byuzak | 3,239 | 79/100 | |
| 02/13/2019 22:50 | Glitterboiii | 4,943 | 88/100 |
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Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.6/100, a mean average of 82.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 82.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 9.9.
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Fischman 11/23/2016 19:47 | #179010
If this sounds older than 1986, that's because it is. This recording inexplicably sat in the vault almost two decades before being released. It is easily one of the finest examples of post-bop, experimental jazz. Often atonal, but more listenable than Coleman or Ayler at their most far out, this album strikes a perfect balance between challenging and appealing to the ear. Brilliant.
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