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Ezra Collective · similar · level up · best sounding
If you like Where I'm Meant to Be by Ezra Collective, Upgrade Paths name a similar listen, a level up, and a best-sounding next album — grounded in catalog evidence, not playlist radio. Albums like Where I'm Meant to Be start with Your Queen Is a Reptile by Sons of Kemet: If you like Where I'm Meant to Be, try Your Queen Is a Reptile by Sons of Kemet (similar dynamics/soundstage; jazz). A level up from Where I'm Meant to Be is Nightclub by Patricia Barber: Level up via bass/midrange: Nightclub by Patricia Barber after Where I'm Meant to Be. Best sounding next listen: A Love Supreme by John Coltrane. A Love Supreme by John Coltrane — nearer detail/soundstage profile with stronger fidelity signals than Where I'm Meant to Be.
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Albums like Where I'm Meant to Be
If you like Where I'm Meant to Be, you need Your Queen Is a Reptile by Sons of Kemet because If you like Where I'm Meant to Be, try Your Queen Is a Reptile by Sons of Kemet (similar dynamics/soundstage; jazz).
Sons of Kemet
If you like Where I'm Meant to Be, try Your Queen Is a Reptile by Sons of Kemet (similar dynamics/soundstage; jazz).
- Shared genres: jazz, afro-jazz
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Same era (±8y): 2022 → 2018
Confidence 95% · sonic
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Kokoroko
If you like Where I'm Meant to Be, try Could We Be More by Kokoroko (similar dynamics/soundstage; jazz).
- Shared genres: jazz, afro-jazz
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Same era (±8y): 2022 → 2022
Confidence 95% · sonic
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Nala Sinephro
If you like Where I'm Meant to Be, try Space 1.8 by Nala Sinephro (similar dynamics/soundstage; jazz).
- Shared genres: jazz, afro-jazz
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Same era (±8y): 2022 → 2021
Confidence 95% · sonic
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A level up from Where I'm Meant to Be
If you like Where I'm Meant to Be, you need Nightclub by Patricia Barber as a deeper next step because Level up via bass/midrange: Nightclub by Patricia Barber after Where I'm Meant to Be.
Patricia Barber
Level up via bass/midrange: Nightclub by Patricia Barber after Where I'm Meant to Be.
- Shared genres: jazz, afro-jazz
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +17
Confidence 95% · sonic
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Diana Krall
Level up via bass/midrange: The Look of Love by Diana Krall after Where I'm Meant to Be.
- Shared genres: jazz, afro-jazz
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +17
Confidence 95% · sonic
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Best sounding next listen
If you like Where I'm Meant to Be, you need A Love Supreme by John Coltrane when you want the recording that rewards speakers and headphones because A Love Supreme by John Coltrane — nearer detail/soundstage profile with stronger fidelity signals than Where I'm Meant to Be.
John Coltrane
A Love Supreme by John Coltrane — nearer detail/soundstage profile with stronger fidelity signals than Where I'm Meant to Be.
- Shared genres: jazz, afro-jazz
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +22
Confidence 95% · sonic
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Nina Simone
I Put a Spell on You by Nina Simone — nearer bass/imaging profile with stronger fidelity signals than Where I'm Meant to Be.
- Shared genres: jazz, afro-jazz
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +22
Confidence 95% · sonic
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Stan Getz
Getz/Gilberto by Stan Getz — nearer bass/midrange profile with stronger fidelity signals than Where I'm Meant to Be.
- Shared genres: jazz, afro-jazz
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +22
Confidence 95% · sonic
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Questions listeners ask
- What albums are like Where I'm Meant to Be?
- Your Queen Is a Reptile by Sons of Kemet is a similar next listen after Where I'm Meant to Be — If you like Where I'm Meant to Be, try Your Queen Is a Reptile by Sons of Kemet (similar dynamics/soundstage; jazz).
- What is a level up from Where I'm Meant to Be?
- Nightclub by Patricia Barber is a level up from Where I'm Meant to Be — Level up via bass/midrange: Nightclub by Patricia Barber after Where I'm Meant to Be.
- What sounds best after Where I'm Meant to Be?
- A Love Supreme by John Coltrane is the best-sounding next listen after Where I'm Meant to Be — A Love Supreme by John Coltrane — nearer detail/soundstage profile with stronger fidelity signals than Where I'm Meant to Be.
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