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Updated: 4 June
Average Ratings Reviews
Stan Getz & João Gilberto featuring Antônio Carlos Jobim - Getz / Gilberto, Cover art
Getz / Gilberto
Stan Getz & João Gilberto
4.00 15k 14,537 157 157
March 1964 Album
Bossa nova Samba-jazz
Cool Jazz Samba-canção
mellow tropical warm soft summer romantic peaceful calm
15k Ratings 157 Reviews 4.00 Average
Eric Dolphy - Out to Lunch, Cover art
Out to Lunch
Eric Dolphy
3.96 11k 11,322 167 167
August 1964 Album
Avant-Garde Jazz
Post-Bop Free Jazz
instrumental uncommon time signatures avant-garde dissonant complex playful improvisation rhythmic
11k Ratings 167 Reviews 3.96 Average
Charles Mingus - Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus, Cover art
Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus
Charles Mingus
3.96 7k 6,900 68 68
May 1964 Album
Post-Bop
Hard Bop Third Stream
instrumental acoustic improvisation melodic technical complex energetic warm
7k Ratings 68 Reviews 3.96 Average
Herbie Hancock - Empyrean Isles, Cover art
Empyrean Isles
Herbie Hancock
3.91 6k 5,616 61 61
December 1964 Album
Hard Bop Post-Bop
Modal Jazz Avant-Garde Jazz Soul Jazz
improvisation instrumental passionate rhythmic uncommon time signatures acoustic mellow energetic
6k Ratings 61 Reviews 3.91 Average
Lee Morgan - The Sidewinder, Cover art
The Sidewinder
Lee Morgan
3.88 4k 4,014 58 58
July 1964 Album
Hard Bop
Soul Jazz
instrumental acoustic energetic playful happy improvisation passionate warm
4k Ratings 58 Reviews 3.88 Average
John Coltrane Quartet - Crescent, Cover art
Crescent
John Coltrane Quartet
3.87 4k 3,737 35 35
July 1964 Album
Post-Bop
Modal Jazz Hard Bop
instrumental nocturnal improvisation acoustic soothing warm meditative spiritual
4k Ratings 35 Reviews 3.87 Average
Le sacre du printemps
Igor Stravinsky / Berliner Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan
3.91 225 225 5 5
June 1964 Album
Modern Classical Orchestral Music Ballet
ritualistic instrumental folklore complex dissonant avant-garde acoustic abstract
225 Ratings 5 Reviews 3.91 Average
Grachan Moncur III - Evolution, Cover art
Evolution
Grachan Moncur III
3.87 2k 2,105 30 30
April 1964 Album
Post-Bop
Avant-Garde Jazz
instrumental complex suspenseful technical acoustic rhythmic improvisation mysterious
2k Ratings 30 Reviews 3.87 Average
Академический симфонический оркестр Московской государственной филармонии / Кирилл Кондрашин - Симфония № 5, Cover art
Симфония № 5
Dmitri Shostakovich Дмитрий Шостакович / Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra Академический симфонический оркестр Московской филармонии / Kirill Kondrashin Кирилл Кондрашин
3.88 465 465 5 5
1964 Album
Modern Classical Symphony
instrumental symphony triumphant epic suspenseful complex energetic orchestral
465 Ratings 5 Reviews 3.88 Average
Glenn Gould - The Well-Tempered Clavier: Book I - Preludes and Fugues 9-16, Cover art
The Well-Tempered Clavier: Book I - Preludes and Fugues 9-16
Johann Sebastian Bach / Glenn Gould
3.91 185 185 4 4
13 January 1964 Album
Baroque Music Prelude Fugue
acoustic instrumental
185 Ratings 4 Reviews 3.91 Average
Jackie McLean - Destination Out!, Cover art
Destination Out!
Jackie McLean
3.84 2k 1,851 29 29
October 1964 Album
Post-Bop
Avant-Garde Jazz
sparse instrumental soothing suspenseful mysterious avant-garde playful improvisation
2k Ratings 29 Reviews 3.84 Average
Yusef Lateef - Eastern Sounds, Cover art
Eastern Sounds
Yusef Lateef
3.83 3k 3,333 44 44
June 1964 Album
Hard Bop
Modal Jazz Post-Bop Spiritual Jazz Cool Jazz
instrumental calm spiritual soothing mellow peaceful nocturnal warm
3k Ratings 44 Reviews 3.83 Average
Wayne Shorter - Night Dreamer, Cover art
Night Dreamer
Wayne Shorter
3.84 2k 2,081 24 24
October 1964 Album
Post-Bop Hard Bop
Modal Jazz Hard Bop Cool Jazz
nocturnal urban instrumental calm mellow soothing lush melodic
2k Ratings 24 Reviews 3.84 Average
Eydie Gormé & the Trio Los Panchos - Amor, Cover art
Amor
Eydie Gormé & Los Panchos
3.85 583 583 6 6
1964 Album
Bolero
love romantic sentimental mellow longing melancholic passionate melodic
583 Ratings 6 Reviews 3.85 Average
Andrew Hill - Black Fire, Cover art
Black Fire
Andrew Hill
3.83 2k 2,223 27 27
March 1964 Album
Post-Bop
Avant-Garde Jazz Modal Jazz
improvisation acoustic instrumental complex avant-garde technical passionate rhythmic
2k Ratings 27 Reviews 3.83 Average
The Ronettes - Presenting The Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica, Cover art
Presenting The Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica
The Ronettes
3.80 5k 4,668 70 70
November 1964 Album
Girl Group Brill Building
Pop Soul Baroque Pop
Wall of Sound romantic love melodic uplifting vocal group sentimental passionate
5k Ratings 70 Reviews 3.80 Average
John Fahey - Vol. II: Death Chants, Breakdowns and Military Waltzes, Cover art
Vol. II: Death Chants, Breakdowns and Military Waltzes
John Fahey
3.82 3k 2,623 23 23
1964 Album
American Primitivism
Acoustic Blues
instrumental acoustic hypnotic pastoral bittersweet warm passionate soft
3k Ratings 23 Reviews 3.82 Average
New York Philharmonic / Leonard Bernstein - Symphonie fantastique, Cover art
Symphonie fantastique
Hector Berlioz / New York Philharmonic / Leonard Bernstein
3.84 494 494 4 4
August 1964 Album
Romanticism Symphony
symphony passionate longing psychedelic melancholic epic complex anxious
494 Ratings 4 Reviews 3.84 Average
Bob Dylan - The Times They Are A-Changin', Cover art
The Times They Are A-Changin'
Bob Dylan
3.76 13k 13,460 218 218
10 February 1964 Album
Contemporary Folk Singer-Songwriter
political protest acoustic poetic conscious serious minimalistic sombre
13k Ratings 218 Reviews 3.76 Average
Hank Mobley - No Room for Squares, Cover art
No Room for Squares
Hank Mobley
3.82 1k 1,001 13 13
June 1964 Album
Hard Bop
instrumental improvisation melodic rhythmic nocturnal acoustic playful
1k Ratings 13 Reviews 3.82 Average
Gil Evans - The Individualism of Gil Evans, Cover art
The Individualism of Gil Evans
Gil Evans
3.81 923 923 13 13
September 1964 Album
Progressive Big Band Post-Bop
Cool Jazz Third Stream
atmospheric instrumental mysterious mellow suspenseful lush acoustic
923 Ratings 13 Reviews 3.81 Average
Andrew Hill - Judgment, Cover art
Judgment
Andrew Hill
3.80 2k 1,541 20 20
September 1964 Album
Post-Bop
Modal Jazz
nocturnal mysterious instrumental acoustic improvisation mellow rhythmic atmospheric
2k Ratings 20 Reviews 3.80 Average
Jackie McLean - One Step Beyond, Cover art
One Step Beyond
Jackie McLean
3.80 1k 1,158 16 16
January 1964 Album
Post-Bop
Avant-Garde Jazz Modal Jazz
instrumental mysterious improvisation rhythmic complex ominous sparse technical
1k Ratings 16 Reviews 3.80 Average
Booker Ervin - The Freedom Book, Cover art
The Freedom Book
Booker Ervin
3.80 975 975 19 19
March 1964 Album
Post-Bop
Hard Bop Cool Jazz Avant-Garde Jazz
improvisation instrumental avant-garde playful energetic quirky rhythmic complex
975 Ratings 19 Reviews 3.80 Average
Berliner Philharmoniker / Karl Böhm / Evelyn Lear / Lisa Otto / Roberta Peters / Franz Crass / Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau / Hans Hotter / Fritz Wunderlich - Die Zauberflöte, Cover art
Die Zauberflöte
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
3.82 248 248
1964 Album
Classical Period Singspiel Opera
opera melodic playful bittersweet fantasy epic passionate longing
248 Ratings 3.82 Average
Muddy Waters - Folk Singer, Cover art
Folk Singer
Muddy Waters
3.77 3k 2,684 54 54
30 January 1964 Album
Delta Blues
acoustic melancholic minimalistic passionate pastoral atmospheric
3k Ratings 54 Reviews 3.77 Average
John Coltrane - Coltrane's Sound, Cover art
Coltrane's Sound
John Coltrane
3.77 3k 2,566 30 30
June 1964 Album
Hard Bop
Post-Bop
acoustic instrumental improvisation energetic nocturnal mellow playful calm
3k Ratings 30 Reviews 3.77 Average
Sam Cooke - Ain't That Good News, Cover art
Ain't That Good News
Sam Cooke
3.76 2k 1,906 21 21
1 March 1964 Album
Southern Soul Traditional Pop
Pop Soul Traditional Pop Rhythm & Blues Deep Soul
passionate optimistic bittersweet love lush warm mellow summer
2k Ratings 21 Reviews 3.76 Average
Glenn Gould - The Two and Three Part Inventions (Inventions & Sinfonias), Cover art
The Two and Three Part Inventions (Inventions & Sinfonias)
Johann Sebastian Bach / Glenn Gould
3.78 348 348 3 3
10 August 1964 Album
Baroque Music
acoustic playful sparse raw energetic instrumental
348 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.78 Average
Das Philharmonia Orchester London / Der Philharmonia Chor London / Carlo Maria Giulini / Elisabeth Schwarzkopf / Christa Ludwig / Nicolai Gedda / Nicolai Ghiaurov - Requiem, Cover art
Requiem
Giuseppe Verdi
3.78 265 265 5 5
July 1964 Album
Romanticism Requiem Choral
Christian acoustic choral orchestral epic triumphant death
265 Ratings 5 Reviews 3.78 Average
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - The Freedom Rider, Cover art
The Freedom Rider
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
3.76 575 575 10 10
February 1964 Album
Hard Bop
improvisation rhythmic acoustic passionate energetic instrumental
575 Ratings 10 Reviews 3.76 Average
Jacques Brel - Jacques Brel [Jef], Cover art
Jacques Brel [Jef]
Jacques Brel
3.86 170 170 3 3
1964 Album
Chanson à texte
passionate
170 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.86 Average
Booker Ervin - The Blues Book, Cover art
The Blues Book
Booker Ervin
3.77 289 289 6 6
1964 Album
Post-Bop
optimistic acoustic urban playful energetic instrumental nocturnal improvisation
289 Ratings 6 Reviews 3.77 Average
New York Philharmonic / The Collegiate Chorale / Leonard Bernstein / Abraham Kaplan / Jennie Tourel / Lee Venora - Symphony No. 2 in C minor "The Resurrection Symphony", Cover art
Symphony No. 2 in C minor "The Resurrection Symphony"
Gustav Mahler
4.00 136 136
1964 Album
Romanticism Symphony Choral Symphony
Choral
symphony triumphant orchestral poetic philosophical spiritual complex passionate
136 Ratings 4.00 Average
Kenny Dorham - Una más (One More Time), Cover art
Una más (One More Time)
Kenny Dorham
3.75 693 693 8 8
January 1964 Album
Hard Bop
Latin Jazz
melodic playful instrumental improvisation nocturnal warm acoustic
693 Ratings 8 Reviews 3.75 Average
Donald Byrd Band & Voices - A New Perspective, Cover art
A New Perspective
Donald Byrd Band & Voices
3.74 1k 1,091 20 20
February 1964 Album
Hard Bop
Gospel Vocal Jazz
religious choral
1k Ratings 20 Reviews 3.74 Average
Jan Johansson - Jazz på svenska, Cover art
Jazz på svenska
Jan Johansson
3.72 2k 1,722 24 24
August 1964 Album
Chamber Jazz
Swedish Folk Music Cool Jazz
instrumental minimalistic soothing calm melancholic folklore sparse acoustic
2k Ratings 24 Reviews 3.72 Average
The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go, Cover art
Where Did Our Love Go
The Supremes
3.72 3k 2,505 30 30
31 August 1964 Album
Girl Group Motown Sound
romantic melodic love vocal group lush uplifting longing bittersweet
3k Ratings 30 Reviews 3.72 Average
Thelonious Monk - It's Monk's Time, Cover art
It's Monk's Time
Thelonious Monk
3.73 775 775 7 7
13 July 1964 Album
Hard Bop
Stride
acoustic playful instrumental
775 Ratings 7 Reviews 3.73 Average
Ravi Shankar - Rāgas & Tālas, Cover art
Rāgas & Tālas
Ravi Shankar
3.76 228 228 1 1
1964 Album
Hindustani Classical Music
complex acoustic technical instrumental
228 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.76 Average
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  • Michel Legrand - Les parapluies de Cherbourg, Cover art
    Les parapluies de Cherbourg
    1964 Album
    334 Ratings 4 Reviews 3.79 Average
    3.79 334 334 4 4
  • John Barry - Goldfinger, Cover art
    Goldfinger
    1964 Album
    420 Ratings 5 Reviews 3.79 Average
    3.79 420 420 5 5
  • Henry Mancini - The Pink Panther, Cover art
    The Pink Panther
    1964 Album
    705 Ratings 8 Reviews 3.73 Average
    3.73 705 705 8 8
  • The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night, Cover art
    A Hard Day's Night
    1964 Album
    29k Ratings 506 Reviews 3.60 Average
    3.60 29k 29,356 506 506
  • Various Artists - Mary Poppins, Cover art
    Mary Poppins
    1964 Album
    285 Ratings 4 Reviews 3.68 Average
    3.68 285 285 4 4
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  • Coltrane - Live at Birdland, Cover art
    Live at Birdland
    1964 Album
    2k Ratings 41 Reviews 4.03 Average
    4.03 2k 2,441 41 41
  • Nina Simone - Nina Simone in Concert, Cover art
    Nina Simone in Concert
    1964 Album
    1k Ratings 15 Reviews 3.99 Average
    3.99 1k 1,156 15 15
  • Charles Mingus - Town Hall Concert 1964, Vol. 1, Cover art
    Town Hall Concert 1964, Vol. 1
    1964 Album
    524 Ratings 9 Reviews 3.97 Average
    3.97 524 524 9 9
  • Etta James - Rocks the House, Cover art
    Rocks the House
    1964 Album
    439 Ratings 10 Reviews 3.92 Average
    3.92 439 439 10 10
  • Jerry Lee Lewis - Live at the Star-Club, Hamburg, Cover art
    Live at the Star-Club, Hamburg
    1964 Album
    2k Ratings 71 Reviews 3.88 Average
    3.88 2k 1,695 71 71
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  • Woody Guthrie - Library of Congress Recordings, Cover art
    Library of Congress Recordings
    1964 Album
    227 Ratings 4 Reviews 3.86 Average
    3.86 227 227 4 4
  • Billie Holiday - A Rare Live Recording of Billie Holiday, Cover art
    A Rare Live Recording of Billie Holiday
    1964 Album
    21 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.68 Average
    3.68 21 21 1 1
  • Berliner Philharmoniker / Wilhelm Furtwängler / Wolfgang Schneiderhan - Violinkonzert in D-Dur, Cover art
    Violinkonzert in D-Dur
    1964 Album
    11 Ratings 4.04 Average
    4.04 11 11
  • Tommy Dorsey - Tommy Dorsey and His Original Orchestra, Cover art
    Tommy Dorsey and His Original Orchestra
    1964 Album
    3 Ratings 3.01 Average
    3.01 3 3
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