Now! (Bobby Hutcherson album)

Now!
Studio album by Bobby Hutcherson
Released	Late 1969
Recorded	October 3, 1969 (#2-3) November 5, 1969 (#1, 4-5) A&R Studios, New York City August 13, 1977 (#6-9) Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles
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! (1969) Blow Up (1969)

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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:

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, Hilda Harris, Albertine M. Robinson, Christine Spencer - backing vocals

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

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