Now Is the Time
Studio album by Idrees Sulieman
Released	1976
Recorded	February 16 & 17, 1976 Weesp, Holland
Genre	Jazz
Length	47:28
Label	SteepleChase SCS 1052
Producer	Nils Winther
Idrees Sulieman chronology
The Camel (1964) Now Is the Time (1976) Bird's Grass (1976)

Now Is the Time is an album by trumpeter Idrees Sulieman recorded in 1976 and released on the SteepleChase label.^[1]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

Allmusic rated the album 4 stars.^[2]

All compositions by Idrees Sulieman except as indicated

1. "Mirror Lake" – 7:27
2. "Misty Thursday" (Duke Jordan) – 4:26
3. "Saturday Afternoon at Four" – 5:10
4. "A Theme for Ahmad" (Horace Parlan) – 4:54
5. "Now's the Time" (Charlie Parker) – 7:35
6. "The Best I Could Dream" – 4:29
7. "Carefree" – 7:58
8. "The Best I Could Dream" [Alternate Take 3] – 5:29 Bonus track on CD reissue

• Idrees Sulieman – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Cedar Walton – piano
• Sam Jones – bass
• Billy Higgins – drums