Wizard Of The Vibes
by Milt Jackson

Overall rank: 17,280th | 1950s rank: 484th | 1952 rank: 23rd
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2026	RockyRaccoon	Jazz	82/100	-
2026	Tamthebam	Top 50 Music Albums of 1952	9/50	4
2026	RockyRaccoon	Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s	34/100	13
2026	Exist-en-ciel	Top 30 Music Albums of 1952	21/30	2
2026	Helios	Top 10 Music Albums of 1952	10/10	1
2025	Igtonumama	Top 100 Music Albums of 1952	13/100	4
2025	Fischman	Top 23 Music Albums of 1952	3/23	5
2025	TodFitz	Top 22 Music Albums of 1952	19/22	1
2024	baystateoftheart	Top 3 Music Albums of 1952	1/3	5
2023	Jboy56	Top 31 Music Albums of 1952	11/31	3
		Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in.		20
		Total Rank Score: The total rank score.		64

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70/100 !	12/22/2025 08:25	Exist-en-ciel	16,123	70/100
75/100 !	09/12/2025 14:17	Tamthebam	23,388	69/100
65/100 !	06/26/2025 06:21	Igtonumama	10,784	63/100

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This album is rated in the top 25% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.4/100, a mean average of 74.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 8.0.

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baystateoftheart 01/15/2019 03:16 in You must listen to the album below you.

“From Rocky: Along with the harp, the vibes are one of the best and most underrated jazz instruments. That said, I may be biased considering I played the xylophone in middle school. I had a taste of Milt Jackson's capabilities before this from listening to the Miles Davis record Bags' Groove, which…”

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RockyRaccoon 04/19/2018 18:35 in Jazz: Competition & Discussion

“A jazz album I've always loved that doesn't seem to pop up on many charts: Seriously, it's worth your time.”

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