Timeless (John Abercrombie album)

Timeless is the debut album by American jazz guitarist John Abercrombie, recorded over two days in June 1974 and released on ECM the following year. The trio features organist Jan Hammer and drummer Jack DeJohnette.^[4]

Timeless
Studio album by John Abercrombie
Released	1975
Recorded	June 21–22, 1974
Studio	Generation Sound New York City
Genre	Jazz fusion
Length	43:34
Label	ECM 1047 ST
Producer	Manfred Eicher
John Abercrombie chronology
Timeless (1975) Gateway (1976)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Penguin Guide to Jazz	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow gave the album 4½ stars, calling it, "Thought-provoking and occasionally exciting music that generally defies categorization."^[1]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz gave the album 4 stars, noting, "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."^[2]

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."^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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

All tracks are written by John Abercrombie except where noted

Personnel

• John Abercrombie – guitar
• Jan Hammer – organ, piano, synthesizer
• Jack DeJohnette – drums

References

1. Scott Yanow. "Timeless - John Abercrombie | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-03-09.
2. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2006) [1992]. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (8th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 2. ISBN 978-0-141-02327-4.
3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. US: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 3. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
4. "ECM 1047". Ecmrecords.com. Retrieved 2015-03-09.