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A Timeless Place is an album by the musician Jeri Brown, released in 1995.[2][3]

A Timeless Place
Studio album by Jeri Brown
Released	1995
Recorded	May 1994
Genre	Jazz
Length	55:51
Label	Justin Time[1]
Producer	Jim West
Jeri Brown chronology
"Unfolding" The Peacocks (1993) A Timeless Place (1995) Fresh Start (1996)

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
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]

Track listing

References

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