Kaleidoscope (studio album)
by Sonny Stitt
Condition: Very Good
Condition: Used
Sonny Stitt bestography
Kaleidoscope is ranked 7th best out of 20 albums by Sonny Stitt on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Sonny Stitt is Tune-Up which is ranked number 26735 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 34.
(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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Kaleidoscope track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Kaleidoscope rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1957 | 26/100 | 4 | |
| 2019 | Sonny Stitt Albums Ranked | 1/19 | - | |
| 2019 | stereo_mike | Top 25 Music Albums of 1957 | 11/25 | 3 |
| 2016 | Greatest Jazz Saxophone Albums | 22/100 | - | |
| 2013 | Top Jazz Albums, Part 2 | 55/100 | - | |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 5 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 7 | |||
Kaleidoscope collection
Kaleidoscope ratings
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Showing all 5 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 09/23/2022 11:18 | 4,268 | 78/100 | |
| ! | 02/20/2022 04:28 | Gendjar | 4,732 | 56/100 |
| ! | 08/13/2019 15:03 | 12,512 | 61/100 | |
| ! | 02/09/2019 03:21 | 11,802 | 66/100 | |
| ! | 10/23/2018 01:00 | TodFitz | 27,222 | 63/100 |
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Very standard jazz of the time in question.
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