Now Hear This (Hal Galper album) explained

Now Hear This
Type:	Album
Artist:	Hal Galper
Cover:	Now Hear This (Hal Galper album).jpg
Released:	1977
Recorded:	February 15, 1977
Studio:	C.I. Recording Studios, NYC
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	42:04
Label:	Enja enja 2090
Producer:	Horst Weber and Matthias Winckelmann
Chronology:	Hal Galper
Prev Title:	Reach Out!
Prev Year:	1976
Next Title:	Redux '78
Next Year:	1978

Now Hear This is an album by the American pianist Hal Galper.^{[1] [2]} It released on the Enja label in 1977.^[3]

Critical reception

The San Francisco Examiner called Now Hear This "a very strong album," and praised "Cecil McBee's driving bass and the brilliant drumming of Tony Williams."^[4]

The AllMusic review by Ken Dryden states: "Hal Galper has long been an underrated composer and pianist. This Enja release from 1977 finds him at the top of his game in both roles." In 2010, when reviewing the CD reissue, he said, "This is easily one of Galper's best recordings of the 1970s."^[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Hal Galper unless noted.

1. "Now Hear This" - 8:19
2. "Shadow Waltz" - 6:11
3. "Mr. Fixit" - 5:02
4. "First Song in the Day" - 9:02
5. "Bemsha Swing" (Thelonious Monk, Denzil Best) - 6:09
6. "Red Eye Special" - 5:32
7. "First Song in the Day" [alternate take] - 7:32 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

• Hal Galper - piano
• Terumasa Hino - trumpet
• Cecil McBee - double bass
• Tony Williams - drums

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hal Galper | Biography & History. AllMusic.
2. Book: The Penguin Guide to Jazz . 2000 . Penguin Books . 540.
3. http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Enja_2000.htm Enja Records main series discography
4. Hal Galper: Now Hear This . The San Francisco Examiner . October 30, 1977 . 45.
5. Dryden, Ken, "Hal Galper: Now Hear This", All About Jazz, February 3, 2010. Retrieved August 20, 2020.