Timeless.  Something that lasts forever, and always remains enjoyable.  Like your favorite movie, or your favorite song, childhood memories and your favorite pastimes - these things remain Timeless.  Feelings you had for that special someone, feelings that only you may be able to understand – these feelings are timeless.

   Chuck Brown's latest release, "Timeless:  Classics of Jazz and Blues" is all of that.  No matter what the age, no matter where you are from, if you take a moment to sit back and soak in the smooth grooves on this release, you cannot help getting caught up in every mood that this release sets.  The morning I wrote this, I sat in traffic for three hours, and needless to say I was a little more than frustrated, especially with other things serving as a burden on my mind at the moment.  This was the only musical selection I had with me besides the redundancy of the radio, and I listened to this CD three times in the car.  I enjoyed all 180 minutes of it, and I almost wanted to sit in the car longer just to hear it again as it started its fourth rotation.  The twelve tracks on this release are all renditions of classic jazz and blues releases of earlier days, and with Chuck's new band, The Second Chapter, these tunes become favorites, whether it's your first time or fiftieth hearing any of them. From the percussion laced "Caravan", to the smooth, running bass line of "Nature Boy", Chuck Brown and the Second Chapter Band define talent on this release, and every song leaves you in a mood that you can feel today, tomorrow, and forever - Timeless.  Chuck's rich and soulful voice on "Love Won't Let Me Wait" and "I Only Have Eyes For You" not only leave you craving for a taste of the original recording, but also leave you wanting to hear Chuck do them again and again - for Chuck Brown is Timeless.

     This is Chuck Brown's first solo release in the genre of jazz, running in the same vein of "The Other Side", which featured the late, great Eva Cassidy (Timeless is a dedication to her).  It features the musical masterminds of JuJu House, Lenny Robinson, Raice McLeod and Ralph Fisher on drums, Lenny Williams, and Benji Porecki on keyboards, Kent Wood on vibes, Keter Betts, Emory Diggs and Chris Biondo on bass, Robert Green on percussion, and Ron Holloway and Skip Pruitt on saxophone.  Chuck Brown's voice is also Timeless, for this is honestly the best I've heard him sound.  That is definitely a hard act to follow, seeing that I cannot complain whatsoever about his vocal prowess on any other release.  Clear and flowing like the image of cool creeks in the summertime, and the feeling that overcomes you at the splendor of its beauty - Timeless.