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Updated: 21 May
Average Ratings Reviews
Berliner Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan - Symphonie Nr. 5, Cover art
Symphonie Nr. 5
Ludwig van Beethoven / Berliner Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan
3.98 1k 1,133 6 6
1962 Album
Symphony Classical Period Romanticism
symphony lush instrumental orchestral acoustic triumphant epic passionate
1k Ratings 6 Reviews 3.98 Average
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Mosaic, Cover art
Mosaic
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
3.94 3k 2,695 23 23
January 1962 Album
Hard Bop
Post-Bop
energetic instrumental improvisation acoustic playful warm rhythmic technical
3k Ratings 23 Reviews 3.94 Average
Max Roach and His Chorus and Orchestra - It's Time, Cover art
It's Time
Max Roach and His Chorus and Orchestra
3.88 2k 1,559 17 17
August 1962 Album
Avant-Garde Jazz
Hard Bop Post-Bop Spiritual Jazz Choral Vocal Jazz
epic choral avant-garde progressive energetic complex uncommon time signatures technical
2k Ratings 17 Reviews 3.88 Average
Berliner Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan - "Pastorale", Cover art
"Pastorale"
Ludwig van Beethoven / Berliner Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan
3.89 490 490 2 2
1962 Album
Symphony Romanticism Classical Period
symphony instrumental orchestral pastoral acoustic mellow complex melodic
490 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.89 Average
New York Philharmonic / Boys' Choir of the Church of the Transfiguration / Leonard Bernstein / Martha Lipton - Symphony No. 3 in D minor, Cover art
Symphony No. 3 in D minor
Gustav Mahler
3.93 167 167 1 1
1962 Album
Romanticism Symphony Choral Symphony
symphony epic lush acoustic orchestral triumphant passionate melodic
167 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.93 Average
Berliner Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan - Symphonie Nr. 7, Cover art
Symphonie Nr. 7
Ludwig van Beethoven / Berliner Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan
3.88 578 578
1962 Album
Symphony Romanticism
symphony acoustic orchestral instrumental epic complex pastoral energetic
578 Ratings 3.88 Average
Berliner Philharmoniker / Wiener Singverein / Herbert von Karajan / Wilma Lipp / Hilde Rössl-Majdan / Anton Dermota / Walter Berry - Requiem KV 626, Cover art
Requiem KV 626
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Franz Xaver Süssmayr
3.85 581 581 6 6
1962 Album
Classical Period Requiem Choral
Christian acoustic religious death lush choral epic funereal
581 Ratings 6 Reviews 3.85 Average
Columbia Symphony Orchestra / Igor Stravinsky - Stravinsky Conducts Stravinsky: The Firebird - The Complete Ballet in the Original 1910 Orchestration, Cover art
Stravinsky Conducts Stravinsky: The Firebird - The Complete Ballet in the Original 1910 Orchestration
Igor Stravinsky / Columbia Symphony Orchestra
3.87 356 356 1 1
16 April 1962 Album
Modern Classical Orchestral Music Ballet
orchestral complex instrumental acoustic playful triumphant melodic uncommon time signatures
356 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.87 Average
The Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus / Otto Klemperer / Elisabeth Schwarzkopf / Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau - A German Requiem, Cover art
A German Requiem
Johannes Brahms
3.85 554 554 7 7
26 November 1962 Album
Romanticism Requiem Choral
choral Christian epic melancholic uplifting funereal death acoustic
554 Ratings 7 Reviews 3.85 Average
Charlie Mingus - Tijuana Moods, Cover art
Tijuana Moods
Charlie Mingus
3.82 4k 3,740 34 34
May 1962 Album
Post-Bop
Flamenco Jazz Latin Jazz
instrumental energetic improvisation complex acoustic passionate warm playful
4k Ratings 34 Reviews 3.82 Average
The John Coltrane Quartette - Coltrane, Cover art
Coltrane
The John Coltrane Quartette
3.81 3k 3,021 35 35
August 1962 Album
Modal Jazz Post-Bop
instrumental improvisation acoustic warm melodic dense complex technical
3k Ratings 35 Reviews 3.81 Average
Mal Waldron with Eric Dolphy and Booker Ervin - The Quest, Cover art
The Quest
Mal Waldron with Eric Dolphy and Booker Ervin
3.81 1k 1,006 16 16
July 1962 Album
Modal Jazz Post-Bop
Post-Bop Avant-Garde Jazz
instrumental rhythmic technical avant-garde
1k Ratings 16 Reviews 3.81 Average
Bill Evans & Jim Hall - Undercurrent, Cover art
Undercurrent
Bill Evans & Jim Hall
3.78 4k 4,103 46 46
August 1962 Album
Cool Jazz
instrumental soft calm peaceful soothing mellow melancholic nocturnal
4k Ratings 46 Reviews 3.78 Average
Charles Mingus - Oh Yeah, Cover art
Oh Yeah
Charles Mingus
3.78 3k 2,988 54 54
April 1962 Album
Post-Bop Hard Bop
Hard Bop Avant-Garde Jazz Rhythm & Blues Vocal Jazz
improvisation acoustic playful humorous warm rhythmic eclectic quirky
3k Ratings 54 Reviews 3.78 Average
Dexter Gordon - Go, Cover art
Go
Dexter Gordon
3.77 3k 2,627 31 31
December 1962 Album
Hard Bop
playful instrumental warm acoustic improvisation happy nocturnal romantic
3k Ratings 31 Reviews 3.77 Average
Sonny Rollins - The Bridge, Cover art
The Bridge
Sonny Rollins
3.78 2k 1,682 31 31
April 1962 Album
Hard Bop
Cool Jazz
mellow instrumental urban improvisation technical passionate calm acoustic
2k Ratings 31 Reviews 3.78 Average
Roy Haynes Quartet - Out of the Afternoon, Cover art
Out of the Afternoon
Roy Haynes Quartet
3.79 610 610 7 7
July 1962 Album
Post-Bop
Hard Bop
acoustic instrumental
610 Ratings 7 Reviews 3.79 Average
Eric Dolphy - Far Cry, Cover art
Far Cry
Eric Dolphy
3.76 2k 1,710 19 19
1962 Album
Post-Bop
complex calm soft warm instrumental improvisation melodic passionate
2k Ratings 19 Reviews 3.76 Average
Freddie Hubbard - Ready for Freddie, Cover art
Ready for Freddie
Freddie Hubbard
3.76 1k 1,224 13 13
April 1962 Album
Hard Bop
instrumental acoustic improvisation urban technical melodic playful energetic
1k Ratings 13 Reviews 3.76 Average
Wiener Symphoniker / Herbert von Karajan / Svjatoslav Richter - Klavierkonzert Nr. 1 b-Moll, Cover art
Klavierkonzert Nr. 1 b-Moll
Pyotr Tchaikovsky Пётр Чайковский
3.90 154 154 1 1
1962 Album
Romanticism Concerto
concerto lush passionate orchestral sentimental complex technical melodic
154 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.90 Average
Sonny Clark - Leapin' and Lopin', Cover art
Leapin' and Lopin'
Sonny Clark
3.76 619 619 7 7
April 1962 Album
Hard Bop
Cool Jazz
instrumental acoustic nocturnal improvisation
619 Ratings 7 Reviews 3.76 Average
The Bill Evans Trio - Moon Beams, Cover art
Moon Beams
The Bill Evans Trio
3.74 1k 1,461 14 14
December 1962 Album
Cool Jazz
soothing love mellow nocturnal calm instrumental soft longing
1k Ratings 14 Reviews 3.74 Average
Hank Mobley - Workout, Cover art
Workout
Hank Mobley
3.74 674 674 9 9
March 1962 Album
Hard Bop
Soul Jazz
instrumental acoustic improvisation warm passionate energetic nocturnal mellow
674 Ratings 9 Reviews 3.74 Average
Cannonball Adderley With Bill Evans - Know What I Mean?, Cover art
Know What I Mean?
Cannonball Adderley With Bill Evans
3.73 820 820 6 6
November 1962 Album
Hard Bop
Cool Jazz Modal Jazz
soothing nocturnal soft romantic lonely waltz bittersweet ballad
820 Ratings 6 Reviews 3.73 Average
Vince Guaraldi Trio - Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus, Cover art
Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus
Vince Guaraldi Trio
3.72 601 601 8 8
18 April 1962 Album
Cool Jazz
Bossa nova Latin Jazz Samba-jazz Jazz Pop
acoustic instrumental tropical improvisation playful summer melodic mellow
601 Ratings 8 Reviews 3.72 Average
Lightnin' Hopkins - Mojo Hand, Cover art
Mojo Hand
Lightnin' Hopkins
3.74 218 218 4 4
June 1962 Album
Blues
Electric Texas Blues Country Blues
218 Ratings 4 Reviews 3.74 Average
The Ornette Coleman Quartet - Ornette!, Cover art
Ornette!
The Ornette Coleman Quartet
3.70 2k 1,530 13 13
February 1962 Album
Avant-Garde Jazz
Hard Bop Post-Bop Free Jazz
improvisation instrumental energetic acoustic avant-garde playful rhythmic complex
2k Ratings 13 Reviews 3.70 Average
Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd - Jazz Samba, Cover art
Jazz Samba
Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd
3.69 3k 2,667 44 44
April 1962 Album
Samba-jazz Bossa nova
Cool Jazz
summer warm tropical mellow instrumental rhythmic soothing melodic
3k Ratings 44 Reviews 3.69 Average
Jimmy Smith - Bashin': The Unpredictable Jimmy Smith, Cover art
Bashin': The Unpredictable Jimmy Smith
Jimmy Smith
3.73 242 242 6 6
May 1962 Album
Big Band Soul Jazz
Soul Jazz
242 Ratings 6 Reviews 3.73 Average
Vienna Philharmonic / Solti / Nilsson / Stolze / Wächter - Salome, Cover art
Salome
Richard Strauss
3.90 156 156 6 6
1962 Album
Opera Romanticism
lush dissonant opera complex sexual violence religious epic
156 Ratings 6 Reviews 3.90 Average
Herbie Hancock - Takin' Off, Cover art
Takin' Off
Herbie Hancock
3.69 2k 2,258 32 32
October 1962 Album
Post-Bop Modal Jazz Hard Bop
Hard Bop
instrumental acoustic rhythmic improvisation warm playful mellow
2k Ratings 32 Reviews 3.69 Average
Art Blakey Jazz Messengers - Caravan, Cover art
Caravan
Art Blakey Jazz Messengers
3.70 776 776 9 9
December 1962 Album
Hard Bop
improvisation energetic instrumental
776 Ratings 9 Reviews 3.70 Average
Roland Kirk - Domino, Cover art
Domino
Roland Kirk
3.70 524 524 6 6
November 1962 Album
Post-Bop
Avant-Garde Jazz Hard Bop
poetic bittersweet ballad eclectic technical
524 Ratings 6 Reviews 3.70 Average
Ike Quebec - Heavy Soul, Cover art
Heavy Soul
Ike Quebec
3.72 233 233 7 7
March 1962 Album
Soul Jazz Hard Bop
Cool Jazz
mellow soothing melodic instrumental bittersweet
233 Ratings 7 Reviews 3.72 Average
Ravi Shankar - Improvisations, Cover art
Improvisations
Ravi Shankar
3.71 337 337 4 4
1962 Album
Hindustani Classical Music
peaceful instrumental improvisation hypnotic psychedelic playful nocturnal acoustic
337 Ratings 4 Reviews 3.71 Average
The Horace Silver Quintet - The Tokyo Blues, Cover art
The Tokyo Blues
The Horace Silver Quintet
3.70 485 485 1 1
November 1962 Album
Hard Bop
Soul Jazz Latin Jazz
instrumental
485 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.70 Average
Duke Ellington & Count Basie - First Time! The Count Meets the Duke, Cover art
First Time! The Count Meets the Duke
Duke Ellington & Count Basie
3.69 516 516 10 10
March 1962 Album
Big Band
Swing
acoustic instrumental rhythmic energetic
516 Ratings 10 Reviews 3.69 Average
Roland Kirk - We Free Kings, Cover art
We Free Kings
Roland Kirk
3.68 767 767 15 15
1 January 1962 Album
Hard Bop Post-Bop
Cool Jazz Soul Jazz
instrumental warm technical acoustic improvisation
767 Ratings 15 Reviews 3.68 Average
Booker Little - Booker Little and Friend, Cover art
Booker Little and Friend
Booker Little
3.71 192 192 4 4
1962 Album
Hard Bop
Post-Bop
playful acoustic improvisation instrumental rhythmic
192 Ratings 4 Reviews 3.71 Average
Don Friedman Trio - Circle Waltz, Cover art
Circle Waltz
Don Friedman Trio
3.70 234 234 1 1
1962 Album
Modal Jazz Post-Bop Cool Jazz
Cool Jazz
improvisation acoustic instrumental
234 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.70 Average
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  • Maurice Jarre - Lawrence of Arabia, Cover art
    Lawrence of Arabia
    1962 Album
    474 Ratings 13 Reviews 3.77 Average
    3.77 474 474 13 13
  • Henry Mancini - Hatari!, Cover art
    Hatari!
    1962 Album
    118 Ratings 3.73 Average
    3.73 118 118
  • Riz Ortolani & Nino Oliviero - Mondo cane, Cover art
    Mondo cane
    1962 Album
    99 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.56 Average
    3.56 99 99 3 3
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    Experiment in Terror
    1962 Album
    89 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.62 Average
    3.62 89 89 1 1
  • Μάνος Χατζιδάκις [Manos Hadjidakis] - Οδός ονείρων, Cover art
    Οδός ονείρων
    1962 Album
    74 Ratings 3.75 Average
    3.75 74 74
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  • John Coltrane - Coltrane "Live" at the Village Vanguard, Cover art
    Coltrane "Live" at the Village Vanguard
    1962 Album
    3k Ratings 49 Reviews 4.06 Average
    4.06 3k 2,805 49 49
  • Bill Evans Trio - Waltz for Debby, Cover art
    Waltz for Debby
    1962 Album
    5k Ratings 71 Reviews 4.03 Average
    4.03 5k 5,228 71 71
  • Wes Montgomery - Full House, Cover art
    Full House
    1962 Album
    1k Ratings 14 Reviews 3.93 Average
    3.93 1k 1,076 14 14
  • Jacques Brel - À l'Olympia, Cover art
    À l'Olympia
    1962 Album
    667 Ratings 12 Reviews 3.89 Average
    3.89 667 667 12 12
  • The Cannonball Adderley Sextet - In New York, Cover art
    In New York
    1962 Album
    171 Ratings 5 Reviews 3.87 Average
    3.87 171 171 5 5
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  • Various Artists - Negro Blues and Hollers, Cover art
    Negro Blues and Hollers
    1962 Album
    15 Ratings 3.89 Average
    3.89 15 15
  • Hanka Ordonówna - Hanka Ordonówna śpiewa..., Cover art
    Hanka Ordonówna śpiewa...
    1962 Album
    12 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.72 Average
    3.72 12 12 1 1
  • Hank Williams - On Stage! Hank Williams Recorded Live, Cover art
    On Stage! Hank Williams Recorded Live
    1962 Album
    12 Ratings 3.71 Average
    3.71 12 12
  • Charlie Parker - The Bird Returns, Cover art
    The Bird Returns
    1962 Album
    15 Ratings 3.21 Average
    3.21 15 15
  • Lester Young - Pres Is Blue, Cover art
    Pres Is Blue
    1962 Album
    8 Ratings 3.86 Average
    3.86 8 8
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