Timeless (John Abercrombie album)
1975 studio album by John Abercrombie
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Timeless is the debut album by American jazz guitarist John Abercrombie, recorded over two days in June 1974 and released on ECM Records the following year. The album features a trio with Abercrombie alongside organist Jan Hammer and drummer Jack DeJohnette.[1]
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| Released | 1975 | |||
| Recorded | June 21–22, 1974 | |||
| Studios | Generation Sound New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 43:34 | |||
| Label | ECM 1047 ST | |||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
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The ECM website praises the album by remarking that "This evergreen stands tall in the ECM forest. There is no sense of competition, only mutual reveling in a distinctly nuclear sound. One could easily call it fusion, but if anything it is fused with itself, for it has created every element it seeks to combine. Timeless indeed."[2]
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  [5] |
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow called the album "thought-provoking and occasionally exciting music that generally defies categorization."[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz noted, "There's more filigree than flash on the early Timeless and it's left to DeJohnette and the underrated Hammer to give the set the propulsion it calls for... this is a session that has grown in stature with familiarity, an altogether tougher and more resilient label debut than anyone remembers."[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide said, "Hammer especially plays with astounding fire and grace on this session, some of the finest organ playing he's recorded."[5]
Track listing
All tracks are written by John Abercrombie except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Lungs" | Jan Hammer | 12:10 |
| 2. | "Love Song" | 4:35 | |
| 3. | "Ralph's Piano Waltz" | 4:55 | |
| 4. | "Red and Orange" | Hammer | 5:24 |
| 5. | "Remembering" | 4:33 | |
| 6. | "Timeless" | 11:57 |
Personnel
- John Abercrombie – guitar
- Jan Hammer – organ, piano, synthesizer
- Jack DeJohnette – drums