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

[1] 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".

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