JMA Top Jazz Music Albums Generator

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Here is some details about how we calculate the average rating of an album and the rank of an album.

Average rating: The classic calculation of the average but more weight is affected to the rating of collaborators and to rating with reviews.
- Rating only by members: Weight = 1
- Review by members : Weight = 10
- Rating or review by collaborators : Weight = 20
Rank of an album*: We use a calculation that compare an album average rating and number of ratings over all others albums in the query using this theory (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weighted_average)

*By default, only albums with the average ratings above the average ratings of the requested query are displayed in theses lists, you can control this value in the parameters

Filter: Jazz releases subgenre(s)

Multiple selection: use [CTRL] key Select all main jazz subgenres [does not include 'jazz related']

Filter: Jazz releases years(s)

Multiple selection: use [CTRL] key Select all years

Filter: Jazz releases type(s)

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Filter: Jazz artists country

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Filter: Minimum mumber of ratings
0 for avg. number of ratings

Filter: Maximum number of ratings
0 for unlimited

Filter: Minimum average rating value
0 for average ratings in query

Filter: Maximum results
(Max=100)

#	Ratings	Title Artist	Jazz Subgenre (Release Type)
1	4.94 · 78 ratings QWR = 4.91	Kind of Blue MILES DAVIS	Cool Jazz Album · 1959
2	4.88 · 60 ratings QWR = 4.84	A Love Supreme JOHN COLTRANE	Post Bop Album · 1965
3	4.87 · 43 ratings QWR = 4.82	The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady CHARLES MINGUS	Post Bop Album · 1963
4	4.88 · 35 ratings QWR = 4.81	'Out to Lunch!' ERIC DOLPHY	Avant-Garde Jazz Album · 1964
5	4.88 · 30 ratings QWR = 4.81	Milestones MILES DAVIS	Hard Bop Album · 1958
6	4.90 · 17 ratings QWR = 4.78	Idle Moments GRANT GREEN	Hard Bop Album · 1964
7	4.85 · 25 ratings QWR = 4.77	'Round About Midnight MILES DAVIS	Hard Bop Album · 1957
8	4.84 · 27 ratings QWR = 4.76	Miles Smiles MILES DAVIS	Post Bop Album · 1966
9	4.77 · 64 ratings QWR = 4.74	In a Silent Way MILES DAVIS	Classic Fusion Album · 1969
10	4.79 · 38 ratings QWR = 4.74	Giant Steps JOHN COLTRANE	Hard Bop Album · 1959
11	4.77 · 42 ratings QWR = 4.73	Time Out DAVE BRUBECK	Cool Jazz Album · 1959
12	4.77 · 41 ratings QWR = 4.72	Crossings HERBIE HANCOCK	Classic Fusion Album · 1972
13	4.84 · 16 ratings QWR = 4.72	Get Up With It MILES DAVIS	Classic Fusion Album · 1974
14	4.91 · 9 ratings QWR = 4.70	Monk's Music THELONIOUS MONK	Bop Album · 1957
15	4.92 · 8 ratings QWR = 4.69	Search for the New Land LEE MORGAN	Hard Bop Album · 1966
16	4.75 · 25 ratings QWR = 4.68	Nefertiti MILES DAVIS	Post Bop Album · 1967
17	4.77 · 21 ratings QWR = 4.68	Ptah, the El Daoud ALICE COLTRANE	Avant-Garde Jazz Album · 1970
18	4.78 · 17 ratings QWR = 4.67	The Sidewinder LEE MORGAN	Hard Bop Album · 1964
19	4.84 · 10 ratings QWR = 4.66	Free For All ART BLAKEY	Hard Bop Album · 1964
20	4.77 · 16 ratings QWR = 4.65	A Livingroom Hush JAGA JAZZIST	Nu Jazz Album · 2001
21	4.74 · 19 ratings QWR = 4.65	Moanin' ART BLAKEY	Hard Bop Album · 1959
22	4.73 · 21 ratings QWR = 4.64	Saxophone Colossus SONNY ROLLINS	Hard Bop Album · 1957
23	4.67 · 50 ratings QWR = 4.64	The Inner Mounting Flame MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA	Classic Fusion Album · 1971
24	4.73 · 17 ratings QWR = 4.63	Olé Coltrane JOHN COLTRANE	Hard Bop Album · 1961
25	4.92 · 6 ratings QWR = 4.62	Workout HANK MOBLEY	Hard Bop Album · 1961

This list is in progress since the site is new. We invite all logged in members to use the "quick rating" widget (stars bellow album covers) or post full reviews to increase the weight of your rating in the global average value (see FAQ for more details). Enjoy JMA!

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