Now's the Time (Houston Person and Ron Carter album)

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Now's the Time
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Released1990
RecordedJanuary 6, 1990
Studio Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre Jazz
Length48:25
Label Muse
Producer Houston Person
Houston Person chronology
The Party
(1989)
Now's the Time
(1990)
Just Friends
(1992)
Ron Carter chronology
Duets
(1989)
Now's the Time
(1990)
Eight Plus
(1990)
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Now's the Time is an album by saxophonist Houston Person and bassist Ron Carter that was released by Muse in 1990. [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Bemsha Swing" (Thelonious Monk, Denzil Best) – 5:25
  2. "Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most" (Tommy Wolf, Fran Landesman) – 5:09
  3. "Einbahnstrasse" (Ron Carter) – 5:03
  4. "Memories of You" (Eubie Blake, Andy Razaf) – 4:55
  5. "Quiet Nights" (Antônio Carlos Jobim) – 6:47
  6. "If You Could See Me Now" (Tadd Dameron, Carl Sigman) – 6:38
  7. "Now's the Time" (Charlie Parker) – 3:50
  8. "Since I Fell for You" (Buddy Johnson) – 7:11
  9. "Little Waltz" (Carter) – 3:35

Personnel

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References

  1. AM. "Now's the Time". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  2. "Muse Records Listing". jazzdiscography.com. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  3. "Muse discography 5400 to 5449". www.jazzlists.com. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  4. Payne, Douglas (27 June 2009). "A Houston Person Discography". Sound Insights. Retrieved 3 November 2018.