Recorded Live At The Monterey Jazz Festival
by John Handy
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Recorded Live At The Monterey Jazz Festival is ranked as the best album by John Handy.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Hayden | Top 80 Music Albums of 1966 | 22/80 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Graeme2 | Live | 17/100 | - |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 40 Music Albums of 1966 | 22/40 | 2 |
| 2026 |  baystateoftheart | Top 57 Music Albums of 1966 | 14/57 | 4 |
| 2025 | TodFitz | Top 100 Music Albums of 1966 | 24/100 | 4 |
| 2025 | Graeme2 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 22/100 | 16 |
| 2025 | Graeme2 | Top 43 Music Albums of 1966 | 3/43 | 5 |
| 2024 | LosWochos | Top 100 Music Albums of 1966 | 19/100 | 4 |
| 2024 |  EyeKanFly | AM Bubbling Under 1960s 2 | 38/100 | - |
| 2024 | Graeme2 | Jazz | 48/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 18 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 76 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/28/2026 20:50 | PapaShiz86 | 11,750 | 79/100 |
| ! | 05/01/2026 19:58 | EyeKanFly | 8,985 | 65/100 |
| ! | 12/09/2025 20:31 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,701 | 70/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.3/100, a mean average of 73.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.3.
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Fischman 04/29/2018 06:43 in Jazz: Competition & Discussion Graeme2 04/11/2017 12:56 in New to jazzRecorded Live At The Monterey Jazz Festival comments
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Socipluco 08/24/2015 19:50 | #148427
No comments for this criminally underrated jazz album, one of the best of all time and a live show that calling it "outstanding" is putting it mildly. I mean, where else can you find a line up of alto sax, violin, guitar, bass & drums? It's deeply rooted in the avant-garde/free-jazz scene, played with fire and power, technically incredible and full of passion. What else do you need? If you're a Jazz head, you'll love it.
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