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Ask Me Now! is an album by American jazz clarinetist Pee Wee Russell featuring trombonist Marshall Brown recorded in 1963 for the Impulse! label.[1]

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)

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".[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]
The Vinyl District	A+[4]

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

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