Take Ten
by Paul Desmond

Take Ten by Paul Desmond
Year: 1963
Overall rank: 17,462nd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 31 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1963 (63rd)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (1,163rd)
Award Best albums of all time (17,462nd)

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Take Ten is ranked as the best album by Paul Desmond.

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Overall rank: 17,462nd | 1960s rank: 1,163rd | 1963 rank: 63rd

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73/100 (from 31 votes)
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02/18/2026 20:26 Squonk007  Ratings distribution  74924/100
 
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03/19/2025 16:21 dukeboxkool  Ratings distribution  2,12372/100
 
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01/01/2025 02:00 BorderFreeAndrew  Ratings distribution  15,02774/100
 
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From 07/15/2016 10:52 | #171332
A lovely chill out jazz album. This is really the perfect record to just relax to. It is all very similar but you can't deny the beauty of the music. Nice.
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