Invitation
by Jaco Pastorius
Jaco Pastorius bestography
Invitation is ranked 4th best out of 9 albums by Jaco Pastorius on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Jaco Pastorius is Jaco Pastorius which is ranked number 3822 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 381.
(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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Invitation track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (1 out of 9 tracks have been rated).
Invitation rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 76 Music Albums of 1983 | 73/76 | 0 |
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1983 | 79/100 | 1 |
| 2025 | rkm | Top 28 Music Albums of 1983 | 26/28 | 1 |
| 2019 | PurpleHazel | Top 33 Music Albums of 1983 | 5/33 | 4 |
| 2019 | PurpleHazel | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 60/100 | 8 |
| 2017 | Fischman | Best Jazz of the 1980s | 85/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 6 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 14 | |||
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Invitation 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.
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/08/2025 11:20 | duelek | 1,756 | 76/100 | |
| 01/03/2023 15:56 |  Maxence | 12,670 | 61/100 | |
| 03/07/2022 05:58 | Skerns | 5,079 | 80/100 | |
| 11/01/2021 21:14 |  EyeKanFly | 8,427 | 65/100 | |
| 10/05/2019 04:09 |  OldToad | 1,294 | 74/100 |
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 71.8/100, a mean average of 71.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.1.
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OldToad 10/05/2019 04:08 | #243406
Wow, do I not understand the low ratings people are giving this. 50???? That is ridiculous. This is Jaco with a tight big band that includes names like Randy Brecker, Bobby Mintzer, Peter Erskine and Don Alias (Weather Report), friggin' Toots Thielemans, live and rockin' on a well-sequenced setlist of standards and originals. There's a steel drum solo on Giant Steps! What on earth is not to like???
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