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Best big band albums of the 1960s

According to Riffiter listeners, the best big band album of the 1960s is Plays Hip Hits by Quincy Jones, rated 3.7/5 by 3 listeners.

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  1. Plays Hip Hits cover№ 1Plays Hip HitsQuincy Jones · 19633.8Weighted score3.7 avg · 3 ratings
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  1. 2Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music coverModern Sounds in Country and Western MusicRay Charles · 19622 ratings
  2. 3The Nat King Cole Story coverThe Nat King Cole StoryNat King Cole · 1961
  3. 4Blues in Orbit coverBlues in OrbitDuke Ellington · 1960
  4. 5The Duke At Tanglewood coverThe Duke At TanglewoodDuke Ellington · 1966
  5. 6Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins coverDuke Ellington Meets Coleman HawkinsDuke Ellington · 1963
  6. 7Sinatra-Basie: An Historic Musical First coverSinatra-Basie: An Historic Musical FirstFrank Sinatra · 1962
  7. 8All Alone coverAll AloneFrank Sinatra · 1962
  8. 9Come Swing With Me! coverCome Swing With Me!Frank Sinatra · 1961
  9. 10I Remember Tommy coverI Remember TommyFrank Sinatra · 1961
  10. 11Mingus Dynasty coverMingus DynastyCharles Mingus · 1960
  11. 12Pre Bird coverPre BirdCharles Mingus · 1961
  12. 13Movin' Wes coverMovin' WesWes Montgomery · 1964
  13. 14Blues Cross Country coverBlues Cross CountryPeggy Lee · 1962
  14. 15McCann / Wilson coverMcCann / WilsonLes McCann · 1964
  15. 16After the Lights Go Down Low and Much More!!! coverAfter the Lights Go Down Low and Much More!!!Freda Payne · 1964
  16. 17The Jack Jones Christmas Album coverThe Jack Jones Christmas AlbumJack Jones · 1964
  17. 18Embraceable You coverEmbraceable YouTommy Dorsey · 1960
  18. 19Two Much! coverTwo Much!Stan Kenton · 1961
  19. 20From The Creative World Of Stan Kenton Comes... Finian's RainbowStan Kenton · 1968
  20. 21The Formative YearsStan Kenton · 1967
  21. 22The Romantic Approach coverThe Romantic ApproachStan Kenton · 1961
  22. 23Sophisticated ApproachStan Kenton · 1962
  23. 24Hair coverHairStan Kenton · 1969
  24. 25Artistry In Bossa NovaStan Kenton · 1963
  25. 26Standards: Live at the Salle PleyelDuke Ellington and His Orchestra · 1969
  26. 27Second Sacred Concert coverSecond Sacred ConcertDuke Ellington and His Orchestra · 1968
  27. 28…and His Mother Called Him Bill cover…and His Mother Called Him BillDuke Ellington and His Orchestra · 1968
  28. 29Grieg: Peer Gynt Suites Nos. 1 & 2. Ellington/Strayhorn: Suite Thursday coverGrieg: Peer Gynt Suites Nos. 1 & 2. Ellington/Strayhorn: Suite ThursdayDuke Ellington and His Orchestra · 1960
  29. 30Piano in the Background coverPiano in the BackgroundDuke Ellington and His Orchestra · 1961
  30. 31Primping For The Prom coverPrimping For The PromDuke Ellington and His Orchestra · 1968
  31. 32Ellington '65 coverEllington '65Duke Ellington and His Orchestra · 1965
  32. 33Italian Favorites coverItalian FavoritesLouis Prima · 1963
  33. 34The New Sounds of the Louis Prima Show coverThe New Sounds of the Louis Prima ShowLouis Prima · 1968
  34. 35Let's Fly With Mary Poppins coverLet's Fly With Mary PoppinsLouis Prima · 1965
  35. 36The Golden Hits Of Louis Prima coverThe Golden Hits Of Louis PrimaLouis Prima · 1969
  36. 37Country Love SongsVic Damone · 1965
  37. 38Duke Ellington, Fletcher Henderson, Artie Shaw and Their Orchestras coverDuke Ellington, Fletcher Henderson, Artie Shaw and Their OrchestrasArtie Shaw · 1965
  38. 39Ray Brown / Milt Jackson coverRay Brown / Milt JacksonRay Brown · 1965
  39. 40Now Hear This coverNow Hear ThisDuke Pearson · 1969
  40. 41The Mysterious Corona coverThe Mysterious CoronaPalle Mikkelborg · 1967
  41. 42Rides Again coverRides AgainDean Martin · 1963
  42. 43Dean Martin as Matt Helm Sings Songs from "The Silencers" coverDean Martin as Matt Helm Sings Songs from "The Silencers"Dean Martin · 1966
  43. 44Great Mambos, Also Other Latin American Favorites coverGreat Mambos, Also Other Latin American FavoritesPérez Prado · 1967
  44. 45Mr. Jelly Lord coverMr. Jelly LordJelly Roll Morton · 1967
  45. 46Presenting Joe Williams and Thad Jones / Mel Lewis: The Jazz Orchestra coverPresenting Joe Williams and Thad Jones / Mel Lewis: The Jazz OrchestraJoe Williams · 1968
  46. 47Movie and TV Themes Composed & Conducted by Elmer Bernstein coverMovie and TV Themes Composed & Conducted by Elmer BernsteinElmer Bernstein · 1962
  47. 48Thunderball coverThunderballJohn Barry · 1965
  48. 49On Her Majesty's Secret Service coverOn Her Majesty's Secret ServiceJohn Barry · 1969
  49. 50Everybody Knows coverEverybody KnowsJohnny Hodges · 1964

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