Now's the Time (Shirley Scott album) explained

Now's the Time
Type:	compilation
Artist:	Shirley Scott
Cover:	Now's the Time (Shirley Scott album).jpg
Released:	1967
Recorded:	May 27 and October 23, 1958, June 23, 1960, August 22, 1961, and March 31, 1964
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack and Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Prestige
Producer:	Bob Weinstock (track 3) Esmond Edwards (tracks 2 & 4-7) Ozzie Cadena (track 1)
Prev Title:	Travelin' Light
Prev Year:	1964
Next Title:	Blue Flames
Next Year:	1964

Now's the Time is an album by organist Shirley Scott compiling several tracks recorded between 1958 and 1964 and released on the Prestige label in 1967.^[1]

Reception

AllMusic stated: "This is early Scott, several unreleased tunes from different sessions for this Prestige release".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Shirley Scott, except where noted.

1. "As It Was" – 5:20
2. "How Sweet" – 7:37
3. "Ebb Tide" (Robert Maxwell, Carl Sigman) – 4:05
4. "Now's the Time" (Charlie Parker) – 4:35
5. "That's Where It's At" – 3:28
6. "Cafe Style" – 4:35
7. "Out of This World" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) – 4:37

• Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey, on May 27, 1958 (track 3) and October 23, 1958 (tracks 5-7) and at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on June 23, 1960 (track 4), August 22, 1961 (track 2), and March 31, 1964 (track 1).

Personnel

• Shirley Scott – organ
• Joe Newman – trumpet (track 2)
• Oliver Nelson (track 2), Stanley Turrentine (track 1) – tenor saxophone
• Lem Winchester – vibraphone (track 4)
• Bob Cranshaw (track 1), George Duvivier (tracks 3-7), George Tucker (track 2) – bass
• Roy Brooks (track 2), Arthur Edgehill (tracks 3-7), Otis Finch (track 1) – drums

Notes and References

1. Payne, D. Shirley Scott discography. Retrieved July 3, 2012.
2. Erlewine, M. AllMusic Review. Retrieved July 3, 2012