RCA Camden · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Now's The Time!
| Recorded | Jan 20 & Apr 14, 1964 |
|---|---|
| Label | RCA Camden |
| Released | 1964 |
| Personnel | 6 credited players |
| Discogs | master 407043 |
The record
Budget-label billing hides real stakes here -- a young Hancock trading duties with a rotating bass chair of Cranshaw and Carter, the band cutting Bird's blues theme with loose, unhurried nerve. Overlooked, but true mid-'60s Rollins.
Session personnel
- Bob Cranshaw — bass
- Ron Carter — bass
- Thad Jones — cornet
- Roy McCurdy — drums
- Herbie Hancock — piano
- Sonny Rollins — saxophone [tenor]
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 40 pressings on file.
| 1964 | RCA Victor · LPM-2927 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1964 | RCA Victor · LSP-2927 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Rockaway Pressing; Dynagroove |
| 1964 | RCA Victor · RD-7670 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1964 | Victor · SHP-5379 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | RCA Victor · LPM-2927 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1964 | RCA Victor · LPM 2927 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · laminated sleeve |
| 1964 | Victor · SHP-5379 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label, Mono · gatefold |
| 1964 | RCA Victor · LSP-2927 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Dynagroove |
| 1964 | RCA Victor · LSP-2927 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Dynagroove |
| 1969 | RCA Victor · P8S 1059 — 8-Track Cartridge, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | RCA Victor · LSP-2927 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | RCA · RGP-1175 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1979 | RCA Camden — STEREO |
| 1979 | RCA Camden · QJ-25241 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
Follow the players
Bob Cranshaw also plays on
Ron Carter also plays on
Thad Jones also plays on