Now! (Bobby Hutcherson album)

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.

Now!
Studio album by
Bobby Hutcherson
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
Allmusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[4]
Tom HullB–[5]

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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