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) Peckin' Time (1958) Soul Station (1960)
Lee Morgan chronology
Candy (1957) Peckin' Time (1959) Here's Lee Morgan (1960)

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
Source	Rating
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:

6. "High and Flighty" [Alternate Take] - 6:35
7. "Speak Low" [Alternate Take] - 7:13
8. "Stretchin' Out" [Alternate Take] - 6:46

Personnel

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

References

1. Billboard Dec 21, 1959
2. Leggett, S. Allmusic Review accessed November 18, 2011.