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.
Reception
AllMusic stated: "This is early Scott, several unreleased tunes from different sessions for this Prestige release".
Track listing
All compositions by Shirley Scott, except where noted. "As It Was" – 5:20 "How Sweet" – 7:37 "Ebb Tide" (Robert Maxwell, Carl Sigman) – 4:05 "Now's the Time" (Charlie Parker) – 4:35 "That's Where It's At" – 3:28 "Cafe Style" – 4:35 "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