Now Is the Time: Live at the Knitting Factory
by The Alex Blake Quintet
- Type: Album
- Released: 10 October 2000
- Label: Unknown
- Country: United States
- Length: 53:57
- Community rating: 3.7/5 from 1 rating
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Recorded live at the Knitting Factory in New York, 'Now Is the Time' presents bassist Alex Blake leading his quintet through a post-bop program. Blake's virtuosic, flamenco-inflected bass technique, developed in bands led by Randy Weston and Stan Getz, anchors the set.
Genres
Descriptors: improvisation, instrumental, rhythmic, melodic, live
Tracklist
- On The Spot (11:48)
- Intro - Neil Clark (2:53)
- The Chief (12:36)
- Little Help Solo (6:03)
- Intro - Alex Blake (1:27)
- Now Is The Time (9:52)
- Mystery Of Love (9:18)
Credits
- Pharoah Sanders - primary artist, tenor saxophone, guest tenor saxophone
- Alex Blake - acoustic bass, percussion, vocals, written-by, electric bass
- Chris Hunter - alto saxophone [additional]
- John Hicks - piano, guest piano
- Rudi Reitberg - art direction, design [cover/booklet]
- Peter Katis - engineer, engineer [pre-mastering]
- Sascha Von Oertzen - engineer
- Alan Douches - engineer [mastering]
- Adam Pierce - executive-producer
- Randy Weston - liner notes
- Joanne Klein - management [alex blake is managed by]
- Eric Decker - photography by [cover/booklet]
- Geep Parker - photography by [tray]
- Lennon-McCartney - written-by
- Guy Warren - written-by