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Ask Me Now!
Studio album by Pee Wee Russell
Released	1965
Recorded	April 9 & 10, 1963
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:02
Label	Impulse!
Producer	Bryan Koniarz
Pee Wee Russell chronology
Gumbo (1965) Ask Me Now! (1965) The College Concert (1966)

Ask Me Now! is an album by American jazz clarinetist Pee Wee Russell featuring trombonist Marshall Brown recorded in 1963 for the Impulse! label.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 5 stars stating "It is a remarkable and very lyrical date that briefly rejuvenated the career of this veteran individualist".

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
The Vinyl District	A+

Track listing

1. "Turnaround" (Ornette Coleman) - 4:14
2. "How About Me?" (Irving Berlin) - 4:16
3. "Ask Me Now!" (Thelonious Monk) - 2:30
4. "Some Other Blues" (John Coltrane) - 3:16
5. "I'd Climb the Highest Mountain" (Lew Brown, Sidney Clare) - 3:26
6. "Licorice Stick" (Marshall Brown) - 3:36
7. "Prelude to a Kiss" (Duke Ellington, Irving Gordon, Irving Mills) - 2:41
8. "Baby, You Can Count on Me" (Freddie Stewart) - 5:01
9. "Hackensack" (Monk) - 3:37
10. "Angel Eyes (Earl Brent, Matt Dennis) - 2:51
11. "Calypso Walk" (Marshall Brown) - 2:34

• Recorded in New York City on April 9 & 10, 1963

Personnel

• Pee Wee Russell - clarinet
• Marshall Brown - valve trombone, bass trumpet
• Russell George - double bass
• Ronnie Bedford - drums

References

1. Impulse! Records discography accessed April 11, 2011
2. ^ Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed April 11, 2011
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1252. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
4. Neff, Joseph. Graded on a Curve: The Pee Wee Russell Quartet, Ask Me Now! accessed March 31, 2021

• Impulse! Records albums
• Pee Wee Russell albums
• 1965 albums
• 1960s instrumental albums