Point Of Departure (studio album) by Andrew Hill

Point Of Departure by Andrew Hill
Year: 1965
Overall rank: 3,915th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 115 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1965 (31st)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (333rd)
Award Best albums of all time (3,915th)
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Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 115 votes)
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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 77.6/100, a mean average of 77.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.3.

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90/100
From 07/31/2025 14:32
A great blend of hard bop and avant-garde. Very intriguing and original. 9/10!
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From 07/29/2022 14:07
Very hard bop.ll played and rhythmically challenging album is not for everybody. Requires many listens to be evaluated properly
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From 09/11/2014 09:04
Liked this very much. Would definitely recommend to those just starting out listening to jazz music.
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