Undercurrent
by Bill Evans & Jim Hall

Undercurrent by Bill Evans & Jim Hall
Year: 1962
Overall rank: 6,472nd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 55 votes)
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Award Top albums of 1962 (22nd)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (498th)
Award Best albums of all time (6,472nd)

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Undercurrent is ranked as the best album by Bill Evans & Jim Hall.

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Overall rank: 6,472nd | 1960s rank: 498th | 1962 rank: 22nd

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Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 55 votes)
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48 hours ago VictorVale  Ratings distribution  3,77581/100
 
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03/01/2026 09:23 Juneof44  Ratings distribution  2,59069/100
 
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12/19/2025 22:22 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  9,31870/100
 
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09/13/2025 17:26 Tamthebam  Ratings distribution  22,98369/100
 
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09/11/2025 18:39 traistboar  Ratings distribution  1,64779/100

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This album is rated in the top 5% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.0/100, a mean average of 76.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 10.1.

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From 03/01/2026 09:33 | #313387
Six songs just piano and guitar. Not for everyone. The front cover seems incredibly so modern.
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From 01/24/2022 15:50 | #280008
This is a nice, light, smooth jazz album with just a piano and guitar.

Interestingly, the album artwork looks like it belongs to an early 2010s metal album, cool photography and graphic design choices (e.g. lack of text) which are somewhat uncharacteristic of the early 1960s.

This might be my favorite Bill Evans album.
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