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
Released	June 1970[1]
Recorded	October 3, 1969 (#2-3) November 5, 1969 (#1, 4-5) August 13, 1977 (#6-9)
Venue	Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA
Studio	A&R Studios, New York City
Genre	Hard bop Post bop Avant-garde jazz
Length	35:43 original LP 48:28 CD reissue
Label	Blue Note BST 84333
Producer	Duke Pearson (#1-5) George Butler (#6-9)
Bobby Hutcherson chronology
Medina (1969) Now! (1970) Blow Up (1969)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]
Tom Hull	B–[4]

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:

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

Personnel

Tracks 2-3

• Bobby Hutcherson - vibraphone, marimba
• Harold Land - tenor saxophone
• Kenny Barron - piano
• Wally Richardson - guitar
• Herbie Lewis - bass
• Joe Chambers - drums
• Candido Camero - congas
• Gene McDaniels- lead vocals
• Hilda Harris, Albertine M. Robinson, Christine Spencer - backing vocals

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

• Bobby Hutcherson - vibes
• Manny Boyd - tenor sax, soprano sax
• George Cables - piano
• James Leary - bass
• Eddie Marshall - drums
• Bobbye Hall Porter - percussion
• Dale Oehler - arranger
• Los Angeles Philharmonic conducted by Calvin Simmons

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

References

1. Billboard June 6, 1970
2. Now! at AllMusic
3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 107. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
4. Hull, Tom (May 2005). "Recycled Goods (19)". A Consumer Guide to the Trailing Edge. Tom Hull. Retrieved June 20, 2020.