Peckin' Time
Studio album by
Releasedlate 1959[1]
RecordedFebruary 9, 1958
StudioVan Gelder Studio
Hackensack, NJ
GenreJazz
Length41:42 (LP)
62:16 (CD)
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)

Peckin' Time is an album credited to American jazz saxophonist Hank Mobley and trumpeter Lee Morgan recorded on February 9, 1958 and released on Blue Note the following year. The two are backed by rhythm section Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers, and Charlie Persip.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
DownBeat[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

The AllMusic review by Steve Leggett states, "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]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Hank Mobley, except as noted.

Side 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."High and Flighty" 6:09
2."Speak Low"7:12
3."Peckin' Time"  
Side 2
No.TitleLength
1."Stretchin' Out"9:04
2."Git-Go Blues"12:25
CD bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
6."High and Flighty" (alternate take)6:35
7."Speak Low" (alternate take)7:13
8."Stretchin' Out" (alternate take)6:46

Personnel

Musicians

Technical personnel

References

  1. Billboard Dec 21, 1959
  2. 1 2 Leggett, S. Allmusic Review accessed November 18, 2011.
  3. DeMichael, Don (18 February 1960). "Hank Mobley-Lee Morgan: Peckin' Time". DownBeat. Vol. 27, no. 4. pp. 32–34.
  4. 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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