''Peckin' Time'' is an album credited to

saxophonist The saxophone (often referred to colloquially as the sax) is a type of single-reed woodwind instrument with a conical body, usually made of brass. As with all single-reed instruments, sound is produced when a reed on a mouthpiece vibrates to pro ...

Hank Mobley and

trumpet The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles. The trumpet group ranges from the piccolo trumpet—with the highest register in the brass family—to the bass trumpet, pitched one octave below the standard ...

Lee Morgan Edward Lee Morgan (July 10, 1938 – February 19, 1972) was an American jazz trumpeter and composer. One of the key hard bop musicians of the 1960s, Morgan came to prominence in his late teens, recording on John Coltrane's '' Blue Train'' (1 ...

recorded by the

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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 Wynton Charles Kelly (December 2, 1931 – April 12, 1971) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He is known for his lively, blues-based playing and as one of the finest accompanists in jazz. He began playing professionally at the age of ...

, bassist

Paul Chambers Paul Laurence Dunbar Chambers Jr. (April 22, 1935 – January 4, 1969) was an American jazz double bassist. A fixture of rhythm sections during the 1950s and 1960s, he has become one of the most widely-known jazz bassists of the hard bop era. ...

, and drummer Charlie Persip.

Reception

The

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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."Leggett, S
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Track listing

:''All compositions by Hank Mobley except as indicated'' # "High and Flighty" – 6:09 # "

Speak Low "Speak Low" (1943) is a popular song composed by Kurt Weill, with lyrics by Ogden Nash. Background It was introduced by Mary Martin and Kenny Baker in the Broadway musical '' One Touch of Venus'' (1943). The 1944 hit single was by Guy Lombardo ...

" ( Kurt Weill,

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) – 7:12 # "Peckin' Time" – 6:52 # "Stretchin' Out" – 9:04 # "Git-Go Blues" – 12:25 Bonus tracks on CD: #

"High and Flighty" lternate Take– 6:35 # "Speak Low" lternate Take– 7:13 # "Stretchin' Out" lternate Take– 6:46

Personnel

* Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone *

– trumpet *

– piano *

– bass * Charlie Persip – drums

References

{{Authority control 1959 albums Albums produced by Alfred Lion Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio Blue Note Records albums Hank Mobley albums Hard bop albums Lee Morgan albums Albums recorded in a home studio