Peckin' Time

Peckin' Time
Peckin' Time
Studio album by Hank Mobley and Lee Morgan
Released	late 1959
Recorded	February 9, 1958
Studio	Van Gelder Studio ; Hackensack, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:42 (LP); 62:16 (CD)
Label	Blue Note ; BLP 1574
Producer	Alfred Lion
Hank Mobley chronology
Lee Morgan chronology

Last updated October 14, 2025

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
Source	Rating
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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"High and Flighty"		6:09
2.	"Speak Low"	Kurt Weill Ogden Nash	7:12
3.	"Peckin' Time"		6:54

Side 2
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Stretchin' Out"	9:04
2.	"Git-Go Blues"	12:25

CD bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
6.	"High and Flighty" (alternate take)	6:35
7.	"Speak Low" (alternate take)	7:13
8.	"Stretchin' Out" (alternate take)	6:46

Personnel

Musicians

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

Technical personnel

Alfred Lion – producer
Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer, mastering
Francis Wolff – photography
Ira Gitler – liner notes

References

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

[Allmusic-2] 1 2 Leggett, S. Allmusic Review accessed November 18, 2011.

[3] DeMichael, Don (February 18, 1960). "Hank Mobley-Lee Morgan: Peckin' Time". DownBeat . Vol. 27, no. 4. pp. 32–34.

[Penguin-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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