Prestige · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Now's The Time
| Recorded | May 27, 1958 & Jun 23, 1960 |
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| Label | Prestige |
| Released | 1958 |
| Personnel | 11 credited players |
The record
Horns, vibes, and rotating rhythm sections shift under Scott's organ across this crowded session, proof of Prestige's assembly-line hustle in the late-'50s soul-jazz boom. Turrentine's tenor already hints at the partnership he and Scott would deepen on record and off.
Session personnel
- Bob Cranshaw — bass
- Otis Finch — drums
- Shirley Scott — organ
- Stanley Turrentine — tenor saxophone
- George Tucker — bass
- Roy Brooks — drums
- Oliver Nelson — tenor saxophone
- Joe Newman — trumpet
- George Duvivier — bass
- Arthur Edgehill — drums
- Lem Winchester — vibraphone
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1968 | Prestige — STEREO |
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