''Today and Now'' is an album by American jazz saxophonist

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featuring performances recorded in 1962 for the Impulse! label.Impulse! Records discography
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Reception

The

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review by Steven McDonald awarded the album 4 stars stating "Not always the most compelling title from the Hawkins catalog, the record at least has the virtue of both being listenable and worthy of somewhat deeper inspection".McDonald, S
Allmusic Review
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Track listing

# " Go Li'l Liza" (Traditional) – 6:25 # "Quintessence" (

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) – 4:46 # "Don't Love Me" (Bill Katz, Pauline Rivelli, Ruth Roberts) – 4:40 # "Love Song from "Apache"" (

Johnny Mercer John Herndon Mercer (November 18, 1909 – June 25, 1976) was an American lyricist, songwriter, and singer, as well as a record label executive who co-founded Capitol Records with music industry businessmen Buddy DeSylva and Wallichs Music Cit ...

, David Raksin) – 4:14 # "Put on Your Old Grey Bonnett" (Stanley Murphy, Percy Wenrich) – 9:51 # "Swingin' Scotch" (Coleman Hawkins) – 5:32 # " Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (with Anyone Else but Me)" ( Sam H. Stept,

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, Charles Tobias) – 4:33 ''Recorded on September 9, 1962 (1-4) and 11, 1962 (5-7).''

Personnel

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tenor saxophone The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (whi ...

* Tommy Flanagan – piano * Major Holley –

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* Eddie Locke –

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References

{{Authority control Impulse! Records albums Coleman Hawkins albums 1963 albums Albums produced by Bob Thiele Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio