Now! (Bobby Hutcherson album)

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Now!
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 1970[1]
RecordedOctober 3, 1969 (#2-3)
November 5, 1969 (#1, 4-5)
August 13, 1977 (#6-9)
VenueHollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA
StudioA&R Studios, New York City
GenreHard bop
Post bop
Avant-garde jazz
Length35:43 original LP
48:28 CD reissue
LabelBlue Note
BST 84333
ProducerDuke Pearson (#1-5)
George Butler (#6-9)
Bobby Hutcherson chronology
Medina
(1969)
Now!
(1970)
Blow Up
(1969)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5 stars[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz4/4 stars[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide2/5 stars[4]
Tom HullB–[5]

Now! is an album by jazz vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, released on the Blue Note label. The album is the first of Hutcherson's to feature vocals, contributed by Gene McDaniels and a chorus. The CD reissue includes four tracks recorded live at the Hollywood Bowl, in 1977.

Track listing[]

  1. "Slow Change" (Hutcherson, McDaniels) - 7:17
  2. "Hello to the Wind" (Chambers, McDaniels) - 5:59
  3. "Now" (Hutcherson, McDaniels) - 2:46
  4. "The Creators" (Herbie Lewis) - 12:35
  5. "Black Heroes" (Harold Land) - 7:06

Bonus tracks on CD:

  1. "Slow Change" (Hutcherson, McDaniels) - 5:05
  2. "Now" (Hutcherson, McDaniels) - 2:49
  3. "Hello to the Wind" (Chambers, McDaniels) - 3:08
  4. "Now" [Reprise] (Hutcherson, McDaniels) - 1:43

Personnel[]

Tracks 2-3

Recorded at A & R Studios, New York on October 3, 1969.

Tracks 1, 4-5

  • Bobby Hutcherson - vibes
  • Harold Land - tenor saxophone
  • Stanley Cowell - piano, electric piano
  • Wally Richardson - guitar
  • Herbie Lewis - bass
  • Joe Chambers - drums
  • Candido Camero - congas, bongo
  • Gene McDaniels - lead vocals
  • Eileen Gilbert, Christine Spencer, Maeretha Stewart - backing vocals

Recorded at A & R Studios, New York on November 5, 1969.

Tracks 6-9

Recorded live at the Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles on August 13, 1977.

References[]

  1. ^ Billboard June 6, 1970
  2. ^ Now! at AllMusic
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 740. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 107. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  5. ^ Hull, Tom (May 2005). "Recycled Goods (19)". A Consumer Guide to the Trailing Edge. Tom Hull. Retrieved June 20, 2020.



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