Point Of Departure
by Andrew Hill
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Point Of Departure is ranked as the best album by Andrew Hill.
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Point Of Departure track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Point Of Departure rankings
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Point Of Departure ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 03/31/2026 10:01 | Leginlists | 3,753 | 83/100 |
| ! | 02/05/2026 14:09 | cicadelic | 13,574 | 73/100 |
| ! | 01/18/2026 17:02 |  DommeDamian | 7,589 | 49/100 |
| ! | 12/19/2025 08:16 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,389 | 70/100 |
| ! | 11/05/2025 03:59 | Proto | 4,237 | 33/100 |
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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 77.5/100, a mean average of 76.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.6.
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A great blend of hard bop and avant-garde. Very intriguing and original. 9/10! (Edited)
Jboy56 07/29/2022 14:07 | #287942 | TOP COMMENT
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Very hard bop.ll played and rhythmically challenging album is not for everybody. Requires many listens to be evaluated properly
Liked this very much. Would definitely recommend to those just starting out listening to jazz music.
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