Hank Mobley, Lee Morgan – Peckin' Time (2LP, 45RPM)
RARITY – Sealed
Tenor Saxophone – Hank Mobley [click here to see more vinyl featuring Hank Mobley]
Bass – Paul Chambers [click here to see more vinyl featuring Paul Chambers]
Trumpet – Lee Morgan [click here to see more vinyl featuring Lee Morgan]
Drums – Charlie Persip
Piano – Wynton Kelly [click here to see more vinyl featuring Wynton Kelly]
Written by Hank Mobley (A1, B1, C1, D2), Kurt Weill (A2), Ogden Nash (A2)
2LPs, standard sleeve
Limited & Numbered Edition - Number : 1173
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : Black
Speed : 45 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Record Technology Incorporated
Label : Analogue Productions
Original Label : Blue Note
Recorded February 9, 1958 at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
Recording by Rudy Van Gelder
Produced by Alfred Lion
Mastered at AcousTech by Kevin Gray and Steve Hoffman
Originally released in December 1959
Reissued in 2011
Tracks:
Side A:
- High And Flighty
- Speak Low
Side B:
- Peckin' Time
Side C:
- Stretchin' Out
Side D:
- Git-Go Blues
Reviews:
“Tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley was overshadowed by more influential tenors such as Sonny Rollins and John Coltrane during his career, but although he wasn't deliberately flashy or particularly innovative, his concisely measured, round sax tone made him the perfect ensemble player and he was a fine writer, as well, a talent who has often been undervalued and overlooked. The Peckin' Time session was recorded February 9, 1958 (the LP was issued a year later) and came in the midst of what was a period of whirlwind creativity for Mobley, who recorded work for the Savoy and Prestige imprints as well as six full albums for Blue Note (two were never released -- it was not that uncommon for Blue Note to stockpile sessions at the time) in a little more than a year's time (later Blue Note albums like Soul Station and Roll Call were still well in the future). For this session, Mobley found himself working with a young Lee Morgan on trumpet and in front of a fluid rhythm section that included pianist Wynton Kelly, bassist Paul Chambers, and drummer Charlie Persip, and it's solid stuff, bright and always energetic. All but one of the tracks, a rendering of Kurt Weill's "Speak Low," were written by Mobley, and again, his hidden strength was always his writing, and it should probably come as no surprise that the best two tracks here, the title tune "Peckin' Time" and the wonderful "Stretchin' Out," were both penned by Mobley. 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.” Review by Steve Leggett
Ratings:
AllMusic : 4.5 / 5 ; Discogs : 4.85 / 5