Timeless Records is a
jazz
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major ...
record label based in the
Netherlands
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Timeless was founded in
Wageningen
Wageningen () is a municipality and a historic city in the central Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland. It is famous for Wageningen University, which specialises in life sciences. The municipality had a population of in , of which many t ...
in 1975 by
Wim Wigt. It has specialized in
bebop
Bebop or bop is a style of jazz developed in the early-to-mid-1940s in the United States. The style features compositions characterized by a fast tempo, complex chord progressions with rapid chord changes and numerous changes of key, instrumen ...
, though it also did a sub-series of releases of
Dixieland
Dixieland jazz, also referred to as traditional jazz, hot jazz, or simply Dixieland, is a style of jazz based on the music that developed in New Orleans at the start of the 20th century. The 1917 recordings by the Original Dixieland Jass Band ( ...
and
swing recordings. As of 2000, the label had issued some 600 albums, and had two sub-labels, World Wide Jazz and Limetree Records.
In the late 1970s, Timeless partnered with
Muse Records
Muse Records was a jazz record company and label founded in New York City by Joe Fields (producer), Joe Fields in 1972.
Fields worked as an executive for Prestige Records in the 1960s. Several of the albums were previously released on Cobbleston ...
to distribute
Timeless Muse.
The label sponsored the Timeless All Stars, a six-piece ensemble founded by Wigt in 1981. The initial membership of the group was
Harold Land
Harold de Vance Land (December 18, 1928 – July 27, 2001) was an American hard bop and post-bop tenor saxophonist. Land developed his hard bop playing with the Max Roach/ Clifford Brown band into a personal, modern style, often rivalling Cliffor ...
,
Curtis Fuller
Curtis DuBois Fuller (December 15, 1932May 8, 2021) was an American jazz trombonist. He was a member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers and contributed to many classic jazz recordings.
Early life
Fuller was born in Detroit on December 15, 1932. ...
,
Bobby Hutcherson
Robert Hutcherson (January 27, 1941 – August 15, 2016) was an American jazz vibraphone and marimba player. "Little B's Poem", from the 1966 Blue Note album '' Components'', is one of his best-known compositions.Huey, Steve. "Components – Bob ...
,
Cedar Walton
Cedar Anthony Walton Jr. (January 17, 1934 – August 19, 2013) was an American hard bop jazz pianist. He came to prominence as a member of drummer Art Blakey's band, The Jazz Messengers, before establishing a long career as a bandleader and com ...
,
Buster Williams
Charles Anthony "Buster" Williams (born April 17, 1942) is an American jazz bassist. Williams is known for his membership in pianist Herbie Hancock's early 1970s group, working with guitarist Larry Coryell from the 1980s to present, working in th ...
, and
Billy Higgins
Billy Higgins (October 11, 1936 – May 3, 2001) was an American jazz drummer. He played mainly free jazz and hard bop.
Biography
Higgins was born in Los Angeles, California, United States. Higgins played on Ornette Coleman's first records, be ...
.
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Among the label's significant releases are '' Dizzy Gillespie Meets Phil Woods Quintet'', McCoy Tyner's '' Bon Voyage'', Lou Donaldson's ''Forgotten Man
The forgotten man is a political concept in the United States centered around those whose interests have been neglected. The first main invocation of this concept came from William Graham Sumner in an 1883 lecture in Brooklyn entitled ''The Forgott ...
'' and albums by the George Adams-Don Pullen
Don Gabriel Pullen (December 25, 1941 – April 22, 1995) was an American jazz pianist and organist. Pullen developed a strikingly individual style throughout his career. He composed pieces ranging from blues to bebop and modern jazz. The great ...
Quartet.
Timeless Historical is a sub-label of Timeless Records that contain CDs dedicated to early jazz. The series started in 1991 under executive production of Chris Barber
Donald Christopher "Chris" Barber OBE (17 April 1930 – 2 March 2021) was an English jazz musician, best known as a bandleader and trombonist. He helped many musicians with their careers and had a UK top twenty trad jazz hit with " Petite Fl ...
and Wim Wigt with the disc of early recordings by New Orleans trumpet pioneer Sharkey Bonano. From that time they issued a total of 86 discs.
Discography
Timeless Records discography
Timeless Historical discography
* Sharkey Bonano (1928–1937) CBC1-001, 1991 (audio restoration by John R. T. Davis)
* Tempo King (1936–1937) CBC1-002, 1991 (audio restoration by John R. T. Davis )
* Fletcher Henderson and Louis Armstrong (1924–1925) CBC1-003
* Bing Crosby (1926–1932) CBC1-004
* Hot British Dance Bands (1925–1937) CBC1-005, 1991 (audio restoration by John R, liner notes Brian Rust)
* Coleman Hawkins (1934–1939) CBC-1006, 1992 (audio restoration by John R. T. Davis )
* Ethel Waters (1929–1939) CBC1-007
* Dick Robertson and Orchestra (1937–1939) CBC1-008, 1992 (audio restoration by John R. T. Davis, liner notes Brian Rust )
* Original Dixieland Band (1917–1921) CBC1-009, 1992 (audio restoration by John R. T. Davis, liner notes Brian Rust
Brian Arthur Lovell Rust (19 March 1922 – 5 January 2011) was an English jazz discographer.
Career
Rust was born in 1922 in Golders Green, then part of the Municipal Borough of Hendon in Middlesex. He collected records from the age of fiv ...
)
* Harlem Big Bands (1925–1931) CBC1-010, 1994 (audio restoration by John R. T. Davis, liner notes Richard B.Hadlock )
* Hoagy Carmichael (1927–1939) CBC-1011
* Willie the Lion Smith (1935–1937) CBC1-012, 1993 (audio restoration by John R. T. Davis, liner notes Keith Nichols )
* Bix Beiderbecke
Leon Bismark "Bix" Beiderbecke (March 10, 1903 – August 6, 1931) was an American jazz cornetist, pianist and composer.
Beiderbecke was one of the most influential jazz soloists of the 1920s, a cornet player noted for an inventive lyrical app ...
(1924–1925) CBC1-013
* New Orleans in the '20s CBC1-014, 1993 (audio restoration by John R. T. Davis, liner notes Richard M. Sudhalter)
* Johnny Dodds and Jimmy Blythe (1926–1928) CBC1-015, 1993 (audio restoration by John R. T. Davis, liner notes Pim Gras)
* Teddy Grace (1937–1940) CBC1-016, 1993 (audio restoration by John R. T. Davis, liner notes David W. McCain)
* Goofus Five (1926–1927) CBC1-017, 1994 (audio restoration by John R. T. Davis, liner notes Brian Rust)
* Mound City Blue Blowers (1935–1936) CBC1-018, 1994 (audio restoration by John R. T. Davis, liner notes Brian Rust)
* Red McKenzie
William 'Red' McKenzie (October 14, 1899 – February 7, 1948) was an American jazz vocalist and musician who played a comb as an instrument. He played the comb-and-paper by placing paper, sometimes strips from the ''Evening World'', over the ti ...
(1935–1936) CBC1-019, 1994 (audio restoration by John R. T. Davis, liner notes Digby Fairweather)
* Jazz Goes to the Movies (1930–1940) CBC1-020
* Jazz from the Windy City (1927–1930) CBC1-021
* Tiny Parham (1928–1930) CBC1-022, 1996 (audio restoration by John R. T. Davis, liner notes Brian Rust)
* Putney Dandridge
Louis "Putney" Dandridge (January 13, 1902 – February 15, 1946) was an American jazz pianist and singer.
Career
Born in Richmond, Virginia, United States, Dandridge began performing in 1918 as a pianist in a revue entitled ''The Drake and Wal ...
(1935–1936) CBC1-023
* Eddie Condon CBC1-024, 1995 (audio restoration by John R. T. Davis, liner notes Richard M. Sudhalter)
* Charlie Shavers
Charles James Shavers (August 3, 1920 – July 8, 1971) was an American jazz trumpeter who played with Dizzy Gillespie, Nat King Cole, Roy Eldridge, Johnny Dodds, Jimmie Noone, Sidney Bechet, Midge Williams, Tommy Dorsey, and Billie Holiday. He ...
and the Blues Singers (1938–1939) CBC1-025
* The '30s Girls CBC1-026, 1995 (audio restoration by John R. T. Davis, liner notes Sally-Ann Worsford)
* The Compositions of Jelly Roll Morton CBC1-027
* Young Sidney Bechet CBC1-028
* Cotton Pickers CBC1-029
* Big Charlie Thomas CBC1-030, 1996 (audio restoration by John R. T. Davis, liner notes John R. T. Davis)
* Georgia Melodians CBC1-031
* Boyd Senter CBC1-032, 1996 (audio restoration by John R. T. Davis, liner notes Brian Rust)
* Jazz in Texas CBC1-033, 1996 (audio restoration by John R. T. Davis, liner notes Brian Rust)
* Jazz in California CBC1-034, 1997 (audio restoration by John R. T. Davis, liner notes Brian Rust)
* Ragtime to Jazz Vol.1 CBC1-035, 1997 (audio restoration by John R. T. Davis, liner notes Brian Rust)
* Jazz in St. Louis CBC1-036, 1997 (audio restoration by John R. T. Davis, liner notes Brian Rust)
* Little Ramblers, The CBC1-037, 1997 (audio restoration by John R. T. Davis, liner notes Hans Eekhoff)
* Jazz from Atlanta CBC1-038, 1997 (audio restoration by John R. T. Davis, liner notes Hans Eekhoff)
* Ruben Reeves – The Complete Vocalions CBC1-039
* Charleston Chasers Vol. 1 (1925–1930) CBC1-040, 1999 (audio restoration by John R. T. Davis, liner notes Hans Eekhoff)
* The Benson Orchestra of Chicago - The Chicago Hot Bands CBC1-041
* Goofus Five (1924–1925) CBC1-042, 2000 (audio restoration by John R. T. Davis, liner notes Marc Berresford)
* Eddie Lang – The Quintessential Eddie Lang CBC1-043, (audio restoration by John R. T. Davis, liner notes Sally-Ann Worsford)
* George Chisholm - Early Days CBC1-044, 1998 (audio restoration by John R. T. Davis, liner notes Campbell Burnap)
* Ragtime to Jazz Vol.2 CBC1-045, 1997 (audio restoration by John R. T. Davis, liner notes Marc Berresford)
* First Days of Jazz CBC1-046
* The Rhythm Rascals, Swing Rhythm Boys, Sid Phillips CBC1-047
* Jazz Is Where You Find It CBC1-048, 1998 (audio restoration by John R. T. Davis, liner notes Brian Rust)
* Original Memphis Five CBC1-049
* Alex Hill - Ain't It Nice? CBC1-050, 1998 (audio restoration by John R. T. Davis, liner notes Sally-Ann Worsford)
* Glenn Miller's G.I.'s in Paris CBC1-051, 1998 (audio restoration by John R. T. Davis, liner notes Tony Baldwin)
* California Ramblers (1925–1928) CBC1-053, 1999 (audio restoration by John R. T. Davis, liner notes Hans Eekhoff)
* Alex Hill – Keep a Song in Your Soul! CBC1-054, 1998 (audio restoration by John R. T. Davis, liner notes Sally-Ann Worsford)
* Brunswick/Vocalion - Odds & Bits CBC1-055, 1999 (audio restoration by John R. T. Davis, liner notes Hans Eekhoff)
* Clarence Williams & His Orchestra Vol. 1 (1933–1934) CBC1-056
* Clarence Williams & His Orchestra Vol. 2 (1933–1937) CBC1-057
* Bernie Cummins & his Orchestra (1924–1930) CBC1-058, 2000 (audio restoration by John R. T. Davis, liner notes Marc Berresford)
* Abe Lyman & his Orchestra CBC1-059, 2001 (audio restoration by John R. T. Davis, liner notes by Ate van Delden)
* Bands of Vic Meyers (1923–1929) Vick Myers (1925–1926) CBC1-060, 2000 (audio restoration by Hans Eekhoff, liner notes Ate van Delden)
* Fred Elizalde – Jazz In California CBC1-061, 2000 (audio restoration by Hans Eekhoff, liner notes Ate van Delden)
* Varsity Eight CBC1-062, 2000 (audio restoration by Hans Eeekhoff, liner notes Ate van Delden)
* Those Fabulous Gennetts Vol. 1 (1923–1925) CBC1-063, 2000 (audio restoration by Hans Eekhoff, liner notes Ate van Delden)
* Fletcher Henderson – The Harmony & Vocalion Sessions (1925–1927) CBC1-064, 2000 (audio restoration by John R. T. Davis, liner notes Marc Berresford)
* Benny Goodman – (1931–1935) CBC1065, 2000 (audio restoration by John R. T. Davis, liner notes Tony Russell)
* Ray Miller and His Brunswick Orchestra (1924–1929) CBC1-066
* Isham Jones and His Orchestra (1922–1926) CBC1-067
* Tight Women & Loose Bands (1921–1931) CBC1-068
* Fletcher Henderson
James Fletcher Hamilton Henderson (December 18, 1897 – December 29, 1952) was an American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer, important in the development of big band jazz and swing music. He was one of the most prolific black musi ...
– The Harmony & Vocalion Sessions (1927–1928) Vol. 2 CBC1-069, 2001 (audio restoration by John R. T. Davis, liner notes Marc Berresford)
* From Ragtime to Jazz – Vol. 3 (1902–1923) CBC1-070
* Early Chicago Jazz Vol. 1 (1923–1925) CBC1-071, 2002 (audio restoration by Hans Eekhoff, liner notes Ate van Delden)
* Early Victor Electric Hot Dance Bands CBC1-072, 2004 (audio restoration by John R. T. Davis, liner notes Marc Berresford)
* Perry Bradford – "A Panorama" (1923–1927) CBC1-073, 2005 (audio restoration by John R. T. Davis, liner notes Marc Berresford)
* Ted Lewis & HIS BAND 1929-1934 CBC1-074, 2002 (audio restoration by John R. T. Davis, liner notes Marc Berresford)
* Early Chicago Jazz Vol. 2 (1923–1928) CBC1-076, 2002 (audio restoration by Hans Eekhoff, liner notes Ate van Delden)
* The Complete Ladd's Black Aces 1921–1924 CBC1-077, 2003 (audio restoration by John R. T. Davis, liner notes Marc Berresford)
* Jazz on America's West Coast 1924–1930 CBC1-078, 2003 (audio restoration by Hans Eekhoff, liner notes Ate van Delden)
* The Herb Wiedoeft/Jesse Stafford Orchestra 1922–1930 CBC1-079, 2002 (audio restoration by Hans Eekhoff, liner notes Ate van Delden)
* Those Fabulous Gennetts Vol. 2 (1922–1925) CBC1-080, 2000 (audio restoration by Hans Eekhoff, liner notes Ate van Delden)
* Charleston Chasers Vol. 2 (1928–1930) CBC1-081, 2001 (audio restoration by John R. T. Davis, liner notes Ate van Delden)
* Jean Goldkette
John Jean Goldkette (March 18, 1893 – March 24, 1962) was a jazz pianist and bandleader.
Life
Goldkette was reportedly born on March 18, 1893 in Valenciennes, France,Russel B. Nye (1976). Music in the Twenties: The Jean Goldkette Orchestra ...
1924–1929 CBC1-084
* From Ragtime to Jazz – Vol.4 (1896–1922) CBC1-085
* Americans in Holland CBC1-086
* Roll Up the Carpets – "Everybody Dance" CBC1-087
* The Young Benny Goodman 1928–1931 CBC1-088, 2005 (audio restoration by Hans Eekhoff, liner notes Ate van Delden)
* Ben Selvin 1924–1926 CBC1-089, 2005 (audio restoration by Hans Eekhoff, liner notes Ate van Delden)
* Adrian Rollini and the Golden Gate Orchestra 1924–1927 CBC1-090
* Pathé & Cameo Jazzbands 1921–1928 CBC1-091, 2007 (audio restoration by Hans Eekhoff, liner notes Ate van Delden)
* Paul Whiteman
Paul Samuel Whiteman (March 28, 1890 – December 29, 1967) was an American bandleader, composer, orchestral director, and violinist.
As the leader of one of the most popular dance bands in the United States during the 1920s and early 1930s, ...
1920–1927 CBC1-093
* Americans in Holland Vol. 2 CBC1-095
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