A Timeless Place
Studio album by
Jeri Brown
Released1995
RecordedMay 1994
GenreJazz
Length55:51
LabelJustin Time[1]
ProducerJim West
Jeri Brown chronology
"Unfolding" The Peacocks
(1993)		 A Timeless Place
(1995)		 Fresh Start
(1996)

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]

Production

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]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[9]
Calgary HeraldC[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]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
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" 

References

  1. ↑ "Song and Study". The Gazette. Montreal. 27 May 1996. p. E2.
  2. 1 2 3 Chapman, Geoff (1 Apr 1995). "JERI BROWN A Timeless Place". Toronto Star. p. J16.
  3. ↑ Kanzler, George (4 Jan 1996). "ALL THAT JAZZ". GET OUT. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Newhouse News Service. p. 15.
  4. ↑ "THE NOMINEES". Edmonton Journal. 1 Feb 1996. p. C1.
  5. 1 2 3 MusicHound Jazz: The Essential Album Guide. Schirmer Trade Books. 1998. p. 163.
  6. 1 2 3 Brennan, Brian (8 Apr 1995). "Jeri Brown, Jimmy Rowles: A Timeless Place". Calgary Herald. p. G4.
  7. 1 2 3 The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. Penguin Books Ltd. 2000. p. 204.
  8. ↑ LeBlanc, Larry (Apr 6, 1996). "Jazz singer Jeri Brown off to 'Fresh Start'". Billboard. 108 (14): 80.
  9. 1 2 "Jeri Brown, Jimmy Rowles - A Timeless Place Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  10. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 886.
  11. ↑ "Quick Scans (July 6 - July 12, 1995)". www.tucsonweekly.com.
  12. ↑ Smith, Will (June 11, 1995). "Jeri Brown...". Entertainment. Omaha World-Herald. p. 10.
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