Solstice
by Ralph Towner
Ralph Towner bestography
Solstice is ranked as the best album by Ralph Towner.
(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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Solstice track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| 02/08/2026 20:22 | LosWochos | 47,051 | 75/100 | |
| 12/28/2025 08:13 | Exist-en-ciel | 9,585 | 70/100 | |
| 07/17/2023 09:22 |  Jboy56 | 4,268 | 78/100 | |
| 04/16/2023 16:40 |  Anti | 4,625 | 78/100 | |
| 05/26/2022 14:58 |  EyeKanFly | 8,638 | 65/100 |
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.2/100, a mean average of 78.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 9.8.
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Jboy56 10/01/2022 13:08 | #290094
Essential modern jazz collaboration and combo. Masterful album
Jboy56 10/01/2022 11:20 | #290093
This album is a prime example of the branch of modern fusion jazz, the ECM sound.
Beautiful. ethereal and masterful. Just listen and enjoy. Very accessible and complex at the same time. Requires good equipment and some privacy of listening. Tidal or CD listening could make the difference
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