Metacritic Aggregate: 2024 New Compilations of Old/Various Music

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Sub-Lists

Some breakdowns by genre:

Ranking

  1. Rail Band: Buffet Hotel De La Gare, Bamako (1973, Mississippi) {16}: PO:+, XCI:**; xsp:* -- MT:A-, RX:A-, TH:A-
  2. Alice Coltrane: The Carnegie Hall Concert (1971, Impulse!) {14}: Mj:*, Pf:*, RC:*, SC:*, Sp:*, U:*, UR:*; am:*, ra:*, tms_j:+ -- A:85/8, TH:A-
  3. África Negra: Antologia Vol. 2 (1979-90, Bongo Joe) {12}: -- MT:A-, RX:A-, TH:A-
  4. Sonny Rollins: Freedom Weaver: The 1959 European Tour Recordings (Resonance -3CD) {11}: PO:+; xjdc:* -- RX:A, TH:A
  5. Sonic Youth: Walls Have Ears (1993, Goofin') {11}: -- MT:A-, RX:A-, TH:***
  6. Unholy Modal Rounders: Unholier Than Thou 7/7/77 (Don Giovanni) {11}: xjdc:* -- RX:A, TH:A
  7. Kampire Presents: A Dancefloor in Ndola (Strut) {9}: -- RX:A, TH:A-
  8. Louis Armstrong: Louis in London (1968, Verve) {7}: XCI:**; tms_j:+ -- MT:B-, TH:A-
  9. Franco & OK Jazz: Franco Luambo Makiadi Presents Les Editions Populaires (1968-1970) (Planet Ilunga) {7}: PO:+, SpL:** -- TH:A-
  10. Emahoy Tsegue Maryam Gebru: Souvenirs (1977-85, Mississippi) {7}: CM:+, Pf:*, Qt:+, SC:* -- A:90/2, TH:***
  11. Congo Funk: Sound Madness From the Shores of the Mighty Congo River: Kinshasa/Brazzaville 1969-1982 (Analog Africa) {7}: PO:+, XCI:*; xjdc:* -- MT:*, TH:***
  12. Broadcast: Spell Blanket: Collected Demos 2006-2009 (Warp) {5}: GB:++, Qt:+, Tr:+; ra:* -- TH:B
  13. Phil Haynes' 4 Horns and What?: The Complete American Recordings (1989-95, Corner Store Jazz) {5}: AAJ:+ -- TH:A-
  14. Art Tatum: Jewels in the Treasure Box: The 1953 Chicago Blue Note Jazz Club Recordings (Resonance -3CD) {5}: tms_j:+ -- TH:A-
  15. Mal Waldron/Steve Lacy: The Mighty Warriors: Live in Antwerp (1995, Elemental Music -2CD) {5}: PO:+ -- TH:A-
  16. Ron Miles: Old Main Chapel (2011, Blue Note) {4}: tms_j:+ -- TH:***
  17. Tomasz Stanko Quartet: September Night (2004, ECM) {4}: tms_j:+ -- TH:***
  18. Gastr Del Sol: We Have Dozens of Titles (1993-98, Drag City) {3}: TH:**
  19. Stan Getz: Unissued Session: Copenhagen 1977 (SteepleChase) {3}: tms_j:+ -- TH:**
  20. The Power of the Heart: A Tribute to Lou Reed (Light in the Attic) {3}: xjdc:* -- TH:**
  21. Armand Hammer: BLK LBL (Backwoodz Studioz) {2}: GB:++
  22. William Basinski: September 23rd (1982, Temporary Residence) {1}: xjdc:*
  23. Eric Dolphy: At the Five Spot to Iron Man Revisited (Ezz-Thetics) {1}: AAJ:+
  24. Grupo Irakere: Teatro Amadeo Roldan Recital (1974, Mr Bongo) {1}: PO:+
  25. Vince Guaraldi: It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown (Lee Mendelson Film Productions) {1}: tms_j:+
  26. Skip James: Today! (Craft) {1}: xjdc:*
  27. Love Child: Never Meant to Be 1988-1993 (12XU) {1}: PO:+
  28. Lee Morgan: Search for the New Land (1964, Blue Note) {1}: xjdc:+
  29. Lee Morgan: The Sidewinder (1963, Blue Note) {1}: xjdc:+
  30. Abdallah Oumbadougou: Amghar: The Godfather of Tuareg Music Vol 1 (Strong Place) {1}: XCI:*
  31. Olivia Rodrigo: Guts (Spilled) (Geffen) {1}: xjdc:*
  32. Travis Scott: Days Before Rodeo (Cactus Jack/Sony/Epic) {1}: Cl:* -- A:90/1
  33. Richard Teitelbaum: Asparagus (1975-76, Black Truffle) {1}: Qt:+
  34. Everyone's Getting Involved: A Tribute to Talking Heads' Stop Making Sense (A24 Music) {1}: e:+
  35. Ghana Special 2: Electronic Highlife & Afro Sounds in the Diaspora 1980-93 (Soundway) {1}: Qt:+ -- MT:B-
  36. Love Hides All Faults: Deep Gospel Soul Selected by Jumbo (Elusive Vinyl/Pyramid) {1}: PO:+
  37. My Black Country: The Songs of Alice Randall (Oh Boy) {1}: ysp:*