Now Hear This (Hal Galper album)

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

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

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
All About Jazz[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[5]

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

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. Dryden, Ken. Now Hear This – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  4. 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.
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