| Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc. | |
| Jazzguide (Germany) - Recommended Records | No Order |
| Jazz Magazine (France) - 50 Years of Black Music (2013) | No Order |
| Ratings | |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars | 5 Stars |
| MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99) | 3.5 Bones |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 0-5 Stars (USA, 1979 and/or 1983) | 5 Stars |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD (6th Ed., 2002), Ratings 1-4 Stars, or a Crown | 3 Stars |
| Le Guide du CD (France) - Ratings from 1 to 4 Stars & "GOLD" (1991-1997) | 2 Stars |
| Music Story (France) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars | 5 Stars |
| End of Year Lists | |
| Downbeat (USA) - Album of the Year | 1 |
