This 1957 release, the third in a series of albums expanding on Birds 10 Clef releases from the early 1950s, Nows The Time boasts some of Parkers purest recordings and strongest playing, featuring two different quartets. His lyrical and fluid improvisations on cuts like The Song Is You and Laird Baird are on full display, prime examples of his unmatched genius. This Verve By Request title is pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Third Man in Detroit.