Astigmatic (studio album)
by Komeda Quintet

Astigmatic by Komeda Quintet
Year: 1966
Overall rank: 3,323rd   
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78/100 (from 110 votes)
     
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Award Top albums of 1966 (31st)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (285th)
Award Best albums of all time (3,323rd)

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Komeda Quintet bestography

The best album by Krzysztof Komeda is Astigmatic which is ranked number 3323 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 448.

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Astigmatic track list

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Astigmatic rankings

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Overall rank: 3,323rd | 1960s rank: 285th | 1966 rank: 31st

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78/100 (from 110 votes)
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11/17/2025 09:23 Hayden   7,33272/100
 
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10/29/2024 12:32 djnizzi   2,85780/100

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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 78.0/100, a mean average of 77.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.1.

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75/100
From 03/24/2024 20:10 | #302662
He never seemed to be a leader in the usual sense, more like someone who created frameworks. I guess without the impact of this record, the music on ECM would have not sounded like it did in the haydays of a jazz that found its blues roots in Chopin.
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From 03/24/2024 18:33 | #302660
A strong album blending Hard Bop and Avant-Garde Jazz. Personal favorite: "Svantetic." 9/10.
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From 11/09/2023 20:12 | #299893
In the midst of another personal jazz deep dive, I found this on Spotify and knew by looking at the cover alone that it was going to be amazing.

It very much is. Already one of my favorite jazz LP’s ever.

Astigmatic finely balances the line of being adventurous, wacky and far-reaching while doing so with a unique tastefulness. Everything here is dynamic and conversational and exceptional.
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From 11/28/2022 13:37 | #291621
Świetny polski jazz nowoczesny
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From 02/08/2016 18:15 | #159121
Top 20 jazz album regardless of taste
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From 09/23/2012 12:39 | #51026
Aka "The White Saint and the Sinner Lady".
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From 01/09/2010 07:44 | #8271
The birth of European Modern Jazz. Maybe he was the european Ellington, but only for such a brief time...
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Best Albums of 1966
1. Revolver by The Beatles
2. Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys
3. Blonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan
4. Aftermath by The Rolling Stones
5. Sounds Of Silence by Simon & Garfunkel
6. Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme by Simon & Garfunkel
7. Freak Out! by The Mothers Of Invention
8. Wild Is The Wind by Nina Simone
9. Face To Face by The Kinks
10. The Psychedelic Sounds Of The 13th Floor Elevators by 13th Floor Elevators
11. Ascension by John Coltrane
12. Fresh Cream by Cream
13. If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears by The Mamas And The Papas
14. Black Monk Time by Monks (US)
15. Fifth Dimension by The Byrds
16. Speak No Evil by Wayne Shorter
17. Sunshine Superman by Donovan
18. Da Capo by Love
19. Blues Breakers by John Mayall & Eric Clapton
20. Il Buono, Il Brutto, Il Cattivo by Ennio Morricone
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