Night Dreamer
by Wayne Shorter

Night Dreamer by Wayne Shorter
Year: 1964
Overall rank: 10,092nd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 49 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1964 (51st)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (729th)
Award Best albums of all time (10,092nd)

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Wayne Shorter bestography

Night Dreamer is ranked 4th best out of 22 albums by Wayne Shorter on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Wayne Shorter is Speak No Evil which is ranked number 1420 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,189.

Wayne Shorter album bestography « Higher ranked (7,316th)
Adam's Apple
This album (10,092nd)
Night Dreamer
Lower ranked (16,061st) »
Without A Net

(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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Night Dreamer rankings

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Overall rank: 10,092nd | 1960s rank: 729th | 1964 rank: 51st

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Night Dreamer ratings

Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 49 votes)
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85/100
 
01/09/2026 17:50 Steebo  Ratings distribution  54886/100
 
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12/19/2025 20:59 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  7,62770/100
 
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05/31/2025 14:33 Elauqsapid  Ratings distribution  2,71564/100
 
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04/03/2025 06:32 ejiniestac  Ratings distribution  57866/100
 
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08/31/2024 19:41 baystateoftheart  Ratings distribution  2,81872/100

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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.3/100, a mean average of 77.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.4.

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From 03/07/2017 06:30 | #187083
Two years earlier than the brillian Speak No Evil, this album shares many qualities and emotions that album does. There are maybe five albums by Wayne Shorter that should not be missed, and this is among those. I cannot state with any use how well he carries a tune forward, but he rolls incessantly on this album, with the exceptions of the blues pieces. When I want to do a plug of work around the house and want to lift my mood while doing so, I have most Shorter Blue Note albums the ipod, and the lineup never fails to deliver joy. He was a masterful emotion smith.
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Best Albums of 1964
1. A Hard Day's Night by The Beatles
2. Getz/Gilberto by Stan Getz & João Gilberto
3. The Times They Are A-Changin' by Bob Dylan
4. Beatles For Sale by The Beatles
5. Out To Lunch! by Eric Dolphy
6. Another Side Of Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan
7. Presenting The Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica by The Ronettes
8. Ain't That Good News by Sam Cooke
9. Where Did Our Love Go by The Supremes
10. Kinks by The Kinks
11. Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus by Charles Mingus
12. The Sidewinder by Lee Morgan
13. Empyrean Isles by Herbie Hancock
14. Folk Singer by Muddy Waters
15. The Animals by The Animals
16. Meet The Beatles! by The Beatles
17. Song For My Father (Cantiga Para Meu Pai) by Horace Silver Quintet
18. "Live" At The Star-Club, Hamburg by Jerry Lee Lewis
19. Wednesday Morning, 3AM by Simon & Garfunkel
20. The Rolling Stones by The Rolling Stones
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