Now Hear This (Hal Galper album)

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Now Hear This
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Studio album by
Released1977
RecordedFebruary 15, 1977
StudioC.I. Recording Studios, NYC
Genre Jazz
Length42:04
Label Enja
enja 2090
Producer Horst Weber and Matthias Winckelmann
Hal Galper chronology
Reach Out!
(1976)
Now Hear This
(1977)
Redux '78
(1978)

Now Hear This is an album by the American pianist Hal Galper [1] released on the Enja label in 1977. [2]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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The AllMusic review by Ken Dryden states: "Hal Galper has long been an underrated composer and pianist. This Enja release from 1977 finds him at the top of his game in both roles." [3] In 2010, when reviewing the CD reissue, he said, "This is easily one of Galper's best recordings of the 1970s." [4] The San Francisco Examiner called Now Hear This "a very strong album," and praised "Cecil McBee's driving bass and the brilliant drumming of Tony Williams." [6]

Track listing

All compositions by Hal Galper unless noted.

  1. "Now Hear This" - 8:19
  2. "Shadow Waltz" - 6:11
  3. "Mr. Fixit" - 5:02
  4. "First Song in the Day" - 9:02
  5. "Bemsha Swing" (Thelonious Monk, Denzil Best) - 6:09
  6. "Red Eye Special" - 5:32
  7. "First Song in the Day" [alternate take] - 7:32 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

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References

  1. "Hal Galper | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  2. Enja Records main series discography. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
    - Hal Galper discography. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  3. 1 2 Dryden, Ken. Now Hear This – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  4. 1 2 Dryden, Ken, "Hal Galper: Now Hear This", All About Jazz, February 3, 2010. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  5. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 668.
  6. "HAL GALPER: Now Hear This". The San Francisco Examiner: 45. October 30, 1977.