When Was That?
by Henry Threadgill Sextet

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Henry Threadgill Sextet bestography
When Was That? is ranked 14th best out of 19 albums by Henry Threadgill on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Henry Threadgill is Just The Facts And Pass The Bucket which is ranked number 10804 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 111.
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When Was That? rankings summary
Overall rank: 70,236th | 1980s rank: 7,693rd | 1982 rank: 766th Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | PurpleHazel | Top 30 Music Albums of 1982 | 6/30 | 4 |
| 2026 | PurpleHazel | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 89/100 | 2 |
| 2016 | sonicdiscourse | 1982 To-Do List | 56/94 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 3 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 7 | |||
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| ! | 05/02/2018 21:14 | TodFitz | 27,372 | 63/100 |
| ! | 10/05/2017 03:03 | PurpleHazel | 1,515 | 79/100 |
| ! | 05/27/2015 17:35 | 9,691 | 74/100 |
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PurpleHazel 09/05/2017 00:48 | #197276
Since this was Threadgill's first "Sextett" (really septet -- the second "T" denotes a 7th musician) album and his first with brass, he was still finding his way to the great composer he'd shortly become. Very good tunes and arrangements but his next three Sextett albums are better.
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