Vol. 3, To Swing Or Not To Swing
by Barney Kessel
eBay
Condition: Used
eBay
Condition: Used
Barney Kessel bestography
Vol. 3, To Swing Or Not To Swing is ranked 2nd best out of 9 albums by Barney Kessel on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Barney Kessel is Let's Cook which is ranked number 20415 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 50.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
Upcoming concerts
Listen to Vol. 3, To Swing Or Not To Swing on YouTube
Vol. 3, To Swing Or Not To Swing track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Vol. 3, To Swing Or Not To Swing rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | TodFitz | Top 40 Music Albums of 1955 | 21/40 | 3 |
| 2025 |  Fischman | Top 76 Music Albums of 1955 | 10/76 | 4 |
| 2025 | Olli | Top 51 Music Albums of 1955 | 35/51 | 2 |
| 2023 |  Jboy56 | Top 50 Music Albums of 1955 | 36/50 | 2 |
| 2022 | LosWochos | Top 68 Music Albums of 1955 | 62/68 | 1 |
| 2019 | ReelBigToph | Top 100 Music Albums of 1955 | 99/100 | 0 |
| 2019 | Fischman | Best Jazz of the 1950s | 53/100 | - |
| 2019 | panapsal | Top 70 Music Albums of 1955 | 62/70 | 1 |
| 2018 | PurpleHazel | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s | 89/100 | 2 |
| 2017 | sdees33 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s | 84/100 | 3 |
| 2014 | vmp | Top 50 Music Albums of the 1950s | 42/50 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 11 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 21 | |||
Vol. 3, To Swing Or Not To Swing collection
Showing all 1 members who have this album in their collection
Vol. 3, To Swing Or Not To Swing ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.
Showing latest 5 ratings for this album. | Show all 10 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 10/22/2025 07:41 | TonySayers61 | 23,362 | 64/100 |
| ! | 11/01/2022 17:57 | LosWochos | 46,693 | 75/100 |
| ! | 08/03/2022 06:54 |  ddeeddles64 | 2,816 | 72/100 |
| ! | 06/11/2022 06:04 | Jboy56 | 4,268 | 78/100 |
| ! | 02/20/2022 03:58 | Gendjar | 4,732 | 56/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.4/100, a mean average of 68.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 68.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.2.
Vol. 3, To Swing Or Not To Swing favourites
Vol. 3, To Swing Or Not To Swing comments
Showing all 2 comments |
Most Helpful First | Newest First | Positive Sentiment First |
Longest Comments First
(Only showing comments with -2 votes or higher. You can alter this threshold from your profile page. Manage Profile)
Jboy56 06/10/2022 12:18 | #286189
This album Swings like a moose has good guitar work, it has a great song selection, very cohesive and consistent. The band gives nice support. I love that Big Gibson semi acoustic sound, whatever guitar he may use
Fischman 11/28/2016 19:13 | #179278
The album title is purely rhetorical. There is no doubt Kessel swings here, and delightfully so.
Your feedback for Vol. 3, To Swing Or Not To Swing
A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(
We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.
