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| + | '''Timeless Records''' is a [[jazz]] record label based in [[The Netherlands]]. | ||
| - | The '''Afro-Cubans''' were a [[Latin jazz]] band founded by [[Machito]] in 1940; often billed as Machito and his Afro-Cubans. Their musical director was [[Mario Bauzá]], Machito's brother-in-law. | + | Timeless was founded in [[Wageningen]] in 1975 by [[Wim Wigt]]. It has specialized in [[bebop]], though it also did a sub-series of releases of [[Dixieland jazz|Dixieland]] and [[swing jazz|swing]] recordings. As of 2000, the label had issued some 600 albums, and had two sub-labels, World Wide Jazz and Limetree Records.<ref>[[Barry Kernfeld]], "Timeless". ''[[The New Grove|Grove Jazz]]'' online.</ref> |
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| - | The Afro-Cubans combined [[Cuban music]] with orchestrations derived from [[Swing (genre)|swing]]. As well, the Afro-Cubans played with and incorporated the music of many figures in jazz, including [[Charlie Parker]], [[Dizzy Gillespie]], [[Flip Phillips]], and [[Buddy Rich]]; but the association went both ways, as the Latin rhythms of the Afro-Cubans strongly influenced the jazz scene in New York. | + | |
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| - | After making some early 78s for Decca, the Afro-Cubans came to increased prominence towards the end of World War II, appearing with [[Stan Kenton]]'s orchestra. (Machito played maracas on Kenton's recordings of "The Peanut Vendor" and "Cuban Carnival") and recorded for Mercury and Clef. On Bauzá's urging, Machito's band featured American jazz soloists on its recordings from 1948 to 1960, including [[Howard McGhee]], [[Harry "Sweets" Edison]], [[Cannonball Adderley]], [[Herbie Mann]], [[Curtis Fuller]] and [[Johnny Griffin]] and those previously mentioned (Parker featured on "No Noise"). Playing regularly at New York's [[Palladium Ballroom|Palladium]], Machito's band had its highest reach during the mambo craze of the 1950s, survived the upheavals of the 1960s and despite the loss of Bauzá in 1976, continued to work frequently. The band recorded for [[Pablo Records|Pablo]] (in tandem with Gillespie) and [[Timeless Records|Timeless]] in its later years. | + | |
| + | In the late 1970s, Timeless partnered with [[Muse Records]] 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]], [[Curtis Fuller]], [[Bobby Hutcherson]], [[Cedar Walton]], [[Buster Williams]], and [[Billy Higgins]]. | ||
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Timeless Records is a jazz record label based in The Netherlands.
Timeless was founded in Wageningen in 1975 by Wim Wigt. It has specialized in bebop, though it also did a sub-series of releases of Dixieland and swing recordings. As of 2000, the label had issued some 600 albums, and had two sub-labels, World Wide Jazz and Limetree Records.<ref>Barry Kernfeld, "Timeless". Grove Jazz online.</ref>
In the late 1970s, Timeless partnered with Muse Records 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, Curtis Fuller, Bobby Hutcherson, Cedar Walton, Buster Williams, and Billy Higgins.
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