Peckin' Time

Peckin' Time
Studio album by Hank Mobley, Lee Morgan
Released Mid December 1959[1]
Recorded February 9, 1958
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack
Genre Jazz
Length 41:42 original LP
62:16 CD reissue
Label Blue Note
BLP 1574
Producer Alfred Lion
Hank Mobley chronology
Poppin'
(1957)Poppin'1957		 Peckin' Time
(1958)		 Soul Station
(1960)Soul Station1960
Lee Morgan chronology
Candy
(1957) Candy1957		 Peckin' Time
(1959) Peckin' Time1959		 Here's Lee Morgan
(1960) Here's Lee Morgan1960

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 a quintet comprising 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."[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Hank Mobley except as indicated
  1. "High and Flighty" - 6:09
  2. "Speak Low" (Nash, Weill) - 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. 1 2 Leggett, S. Allmusic Review accessed November 18, 2011.
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