Peckin' Time

Peckin' Time is an album credited to saxophonist Hank Mobley and trumpeter Lee Morgan recorded by the Blue Note label on February 9, 1958 and first released as BLP 1574 (mono). It features the two playing in a quintet rounded out by pianist Wynton Kelly, bassist Paul Chambers, and drummer Charlie Persip.

Peckin' Time
Studio album by
ReleasedMid December 1959[1]
RecordedFebruary 9, 1958
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length41:42 original LP
62:16 CD reissue
LabelBlue Note
BLP 1574
ProducerAlfred Lion
Hank Mobley chronology
Poppin'
(1957)
Peckin' Time
(1959)
Monday Night at Birdland
(1958)
Lee Morgan chronology
Candy
(1957)
Peckin' Time
(1959)
Monday Night at Birdland
(1958)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Steve Leggett stated: "It all adds up to a fine program, and if Mobley didn't push the envelope a whole lot, his lyrical and economical playing was always appropriate and graceful, and that's certainly the case here."[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Hank Mobley except as indicated
  1. "High and Flighty" – 6:09
  2. "Speak Low" (Kurt Weill, Ogden Nash) – 7:12
  3. "Peckin' Time" – 6:52
  4. "Stretchin' Out" – 9:04
  5. "Git-Go Blues" – 12:25

Bonus tracks on CD:

  1. "High and Flighty" [Alternate Take] – 6:35
  2. "Speak Low" [Alternate Take] – 7:13
  3. "Stretchin' Out" [Alternate Take] – 6:46

Personnel

References

  1. Billboard Dec 21, 1959
  2. Leggett, S. Allmusic Review accessed November 18, 2011.
  3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1013. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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