Peckin' Time

Peckin' Time is an album by saxophonist Hank Mobley and trumpeter Lee Morgan first released on the Blue Note label in 1959 as BLP 1574. It was recorded on February 9, 1958 and features Mobley, Morgan, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers and Charlie Persip.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Steve Leggett awarded the album 4½ stars stating "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.".^[1]

Track listing

1. "High and Flighty" - 6:05
2. "High and Flighty" [alternate take] - 6:05 Bonus track on CD
3. "Speak Low" (Nash, Weill) - 7:10
4. "Speak Low" [alternate take] (Nash, Weill) - 7:10 Bonus track on CD
5. "Peckin' Time" - 6:50
6. "Stretchin' Out" - 9:00
7. "Stretchin' Out" [alternate take] - 6:45 Bonus track on CD
8. "Git-Go Blues" - 12:20

All compositions by Hank Mobley except as indicated

• Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, February 9, 1958

Personnel

• Hank Mobley - tenor saxophone
• Lee Morgan - trumpet
• Wynton Kelly - piano
• Paul Chambers - bass
• Charlie Persip - drums

References