Now's the Time is an album by organist Shirley Scott compiling several tracks recorded between 1958 and 1964 and released on the Prestige label in 1967.Payne, D. Shirley Scott discography. Retrieved July 3, 2012.

Reception AllMusic stated: "This is early Scott, several unreleased tunes from different sessions for this Prestige release".Erlewine, M. AllMusic Review. Retrieved July 3, 2012

Track listing All compositions by Shirley Scott, except where noted. "As It Was" – 5:20 "How Sweet" – 7:37 "Ebb Tide" (Robert Maxwell, Carl Sigman) – 4:05 "Now's the Time" (Charlie Parker) – 4:35 "That's Where It's At" – 3:28 "Cafe Style" – 4:35 "Out of This World" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) – 4:37 Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey, on May 27, 1958 (track 3) and October 23, 1958 (tracks 5–7) and at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on June 23, 1960 (track 4), August 22, 1961 (track 2), and March 31, 1964 (track 1).

Personnel Shirley Scott – organ Joe Newman – trumpet (track 2) Oliver Nelson (track 2), Stanley Turrentine (track 1) – tenor saxophone Lem Winchester – vibraphone (track 4) Bob Cranshaw (track 1), George Duvivier (tracks 3–7), George Tucker (track 2) – bass Roy Brooks (track 2), Arthur Edgehill (tracks 3–7), Otis Finch (track 1) – drums

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