Now! (Bobby Hutcherson album)

Now!
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 1970;
October 2004 (CD)
RecordedOctober 3, 1969 (#2–3)
November 5, 1969 (#1, 4–5)
August 13, 1977 (CD: #6–9)
VenueHollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA
StudioA&R Studios, New York City
GenreHard bop
Post bop
Avant-garde jazz
Length35:43 (LP);
48:28 (CD)
LabelBlue Note
BST 84333;
7243 8 66742 2 7
ProducerDuke Pearson (#1–5);
George Butler (CD: #6–9)
Bobby Hutcherson chronology
Total Eclipse
(1969)
Now!
(1970)
San Francisco
(1971)
Harold Land chronology
The Peace-Maker
(1968)
Now!
(1970)
San Francisco
(1971)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
Tom HullB−

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.