Virtuoso
by Joe Pass
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Virtuoso is ranked as the best album by Joe Pass.
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Virtuoso track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Virtuoso rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1974 | 20/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | PurpleHazel | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 76/100 | 5 |
| 2026 |  Glitterboiii | Top 50 Music Albums of 1974 | 6/50 | 5 |
| 2025 | MaxStorm98 | Top 68 Music Albums of 1974 | 29/68 | 3 |
| 2025 | TodFitz | Top 100 Music Albums of 1974 | 9/100 | 5 |
| 2025 | Error Finn | Third Albums from the Sun... | 94/100 | - |
| 2024 | Glitterboiii | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 85/100 | 3 |
| 2024 |  EyeKanFly | AM Bubbling Under 1970s 3 | 20/100 | - |
| 2024 | Steppenwolf666 | 1974 5TH 100 | 98/99 | - |
| 2024 |  Arthurknight | Top 100 Music Albums of 1973 | 63/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 27 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 76 | |||
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Virtuoso ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/16/2026 16:28 | EyeKanFly | 9,059 | 65/100 |
| ! | 12/25/2025 17:28 | MaxStorm98 | 3,798 | 89/100 |
| ! | 08/03/2025 22:20 | traistboar | 1,801 | 79/100 |
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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 79.5/100, a mean average of 82.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 82.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.4.
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Virtuoso forum mentions
Romanelli 01/31/2025 21:03 in What album are you listening to? (cont.) Romanelli 02/29/2024 17:28 in What album are you listening to right now?
Mercury 10/25/2014 04:03 in Random chatVirtuoso comments
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A virtuoso tour-de-force. The only weakness of the album is Pass's less than Bluesy interpretations on some songs that require a change of style. Obviously, no one can argue with his amazing technique, but there is a little subtlety lost on a few of the tracks. Overall, 9/10!
Jboy56 08/21/2023 13:57 | #298781
Virtuoso indeed, but in one sitting this album becomes a bit repetitive in tone and feel. In small portions, this is just amazing
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