A Timeless Place | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1995 | |||
Recorded | May 1994 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 55:51 | |||
Label | Justin Time [1] | |||
Producer | Jim West | |||
Jeri Brown chronology | ||||
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A Timeless Place is an album by the musician Jeri Brown, released in 1995. [2] [3]
The album was nominated for a Juno Award, in the "Best Mainstream Jazz Album" category. [4]
The album was produced by Jim West. [5] Brown was accompanied by Jimmy Rowles on piano and Eric Von Essen on bass; Rowles also sang on "Baby, Don't Quit Now". [2] [5] The album was recorded in Hollywood in May 1994. [6] [7] A classically trained vocalist, Brown decided to sing in a more natural style on A Timeless Place. [8] "Morning Star" was cowritten by Rowles and Johnny Mercer. [7]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [9] |
Calgary Herald | C [6] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [10] |
MusicHound Jazz: The Essential Album Guide | [5] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD | [7] |
Tucson Weekly wrote that "the lyrics are clever, the melodies oddly shaped, the changes sophisticated, and the ambiance more than suggests that stereotypical late night jazz/lounge hang." [11] The Toronto Star stated that "Brown opts for the craft and laid-back intimacy of phrasing exemplified by Cleo Laine and Billie Holiday." [2]
The Calgary Herald determined that "Brown sounds more like a cabaret performer than a jazz vocalist with her straight-arrow ballad renditions, while Rowles furnishes nothing more than barely-adequate accompaniments." [6] The Omaha World-Herald panned the "overdramatic Lena Horne route." [12]
AllMusic wrote that "Brown gives great emphasis and feeling to the often sensuous (and occasionally witty) lyrics." [9]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Morning Star" | |
2. | "After School" | |
3. | "Baby, Don't Quit Now" | |
4. | "A Timeless Place" | |
5. | "Old Orleans" | |
6. | "Music's the Only Thing That's on My Mind" | |
7. | "Fraser" | |
8. | "My Mother's Love" | |
9. | "Looking Back" |
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