Now's the Time!

by Sonny Rollins

Now's the Time! cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: August 1964
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:36:25
  • Community rating: 4.21/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Saxophonist Sonny Rollins revisits his earlier, more straightforward hard bop repertoire with a lean, acoustic quartet. The session highlights his singular ability to dismantle and reconstruct melodic themes through inventive, energetic improvisation.

Genres

Descriptors: instrumental, acoustic, improvisation

Tracklist

  1. Now's the Time (4:02)
  2. Blue 'n' Boogie (5:29)
  3. I Remember Clifford (2:34)
  4. 52nd Street Theme (4:31)
  5. St. Thomas (3:55)
  6. 'Round Midnight (3:59)
  7. Afternoon in Paris (2:43)
  8. Four (7:19)
  9. Now's the Time (15:51)
  10. I Remember Clifford (6:03)
  11. 52nd Street Theme (14:40)
  12. St. Thomas (3:04)
  13. Afternoon in Paris (3:01)
  14. Four (5:51)
  15. Django (5:22)
  16. Four (7:54)

Credits

  • Sonny Rollins - primary artist, saxophone [tenor], written-by
  • Bob Cranshaw - bass
  • Ron Carter - bass
  • Thad Jones - cornet
  • Roy McCurdy - drums
  • Herbie Hancock - piano
  • Charlie Parker - written-by
  • Dizzy Gillespie - written-by

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