Now Is the Hour (Charlie Haden album)

Now Is the Hour is an album by the American jazz bassist Charlie Haden's Quartet West, released in 1996 on the Verve label.

Now Is the Hour
Studio album by Charlie Haden
Released	April 1996
Recorded	July 18–20, 1995
Genre	Jazz
Length	59:38
Label	Verve
Producer	Charlie Haden and Ruth Cameron
Charlie Haden chronology
Steal Away (1995) Now Is the Hour (1996) Beyond the Missouri Sky (1997)
Quartet West chronology
Always Say Goodbye (1994) Now Is the Hour (1996) The Art of the Song (1999)

Reception

The AllMusic review by Tim Sheridan stated: "Seldom does modern music so perfectly evoke a time and place in history as this terrific band. Fans of Haden's Liberation Music Orchestra will find the simple accessibility either surprising or disappointing, but fans of classic, romantic jazz will find joy".

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

Track listing

All compositions by Charlie Haden except as indicated

1. "Here's Looking at You" - 6:11
2. "The Left Hand of God" (Victor Young) - 7:48
3. "Requiem" (Lennie Tristano) - 1:31
4. "Back Home Blues" (Charlie Parker) - 4:04
5. "There in a Dream" - 7:04
6. "All Through the Night" (Cole Porter) - 4:12
7. "Detour Ahead" (Lou Carter, Herb Ellis, Johnny Frigo) - 6:04
8. "Blue Pearl" (Bud Powell) - 4:32
9. "When Tomorrow Comes" (Alan Broadbent) - 4:37
10. "Palo Alto" (Lee Konitz) - 4:54
11. "Marables's Parable" - 3:30
12. "Now Is the Hour (Haere Ra)" (Maewa Kaihau, Clement Scott, Dorothy Stewart) - 4:58

• Recorded at Studios Guillaume Tell in Suresnes-Paris, France on July 18–20, 1995

Personnel

• Charlie Haden – bass
• Ernie Watts - tenor saxophone
• Alan Broadbent - piano
• Larance Marable - drums
• String Orchestra arranged and conducted by Alan Broadbent (tracks 1–3, 5, 7, 9 & 12)