Review by Steve Leggett
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.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/peckin-time-mw0000197266
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Reseña de Steve Leggett
El saxofonista tenor Hank Mobley fue eclipsado por tenores más influyentes como Sonny Rollins y John Coltrane durante su carrera, pero aunque no era deliberadamente llamativo ni particularmente innovador, su tono de saxo redondo y concisamente medido le convertía en el perfecto intérprete de conjunto y también era un buen escritor, un talento que a menudo ha sido infravalorado y pasado por alto. La sesión de Peckin' Time se grabó el 9 de febrero de 1958 (el LP se publicó un año más tarde) y se produjo en medio de lo que fue un período de creatividad vertiginosa para Mobley, que grabó trabajos para los sellos Savoy y Prestige, así como seis álbumes completos para Blue Note (dos nunca se publicaron, no era raro que Blue Note acumulara sesiones en aquella época) en poco más de un año (los álbumes posteriores de Blue Note, como Soul Station y Roll Call, aún estaban muy lejos). Para esta sesión, Mobley se encontró trabajando con un joven Lee Morgan a la trompeta y al frente de una fluida sección rítmica que incluía al pianista Wynton Kelly, al bajista Paul Chambers y al batería Charlie Persip, y es un material sólido, brillante y siempre enérgico. Todos menos uno de los temas, una versión de "Speak Low" de Kurt Weill, fueron escritos por Mobley, y de nuevo, su fuerza oculta fue siempre su escritura, y probablemente no debería ser una sorpresa que los dos mejores temas aquí, la melodía del título "Peckin' Time" y el maravilloso "Stretchin' Out", fueron ambos escritos por Mobley. Todo ello conforma un programa excelente, y si bien Mobley no se excedía demasiado, su lírica y su economía siempre eran apropiadas y elegantes, y eso es lo que ocurre aquí.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/peckin-time-mw0000197266
Tracks:
1 - High And Flighty 6:05
2 - Speak Low 7:08
3 - Peckin' Time 6:49
4 - Stretchin' Out 9:00
5 - Git-Go Blues 12:24
6 - High And Flighty (Alternate Take) 6:30
7 - Speak Low (Alternate Take) 7:09
8 - Stretchin' Out (Alternate Take) 6:46
Credits:
Bass – Paul Chambers (3)
Creative Director [Reissue] – Gordon H Jee
Design [Cover] – Reid Miles
Design [Reissue] – Amanda Wray
Drums – Charlie Persip
Liner Notes [Original] – Ira Gitler
Liner Notes [Reissue] – Bob Blumenthal
Photography By [Cover Photograph] – Francis Wolff
Photography By [Liner Photographs From The Actual Session] – Francis Wolff
Photography By [Ⓒ] – Mosaic Images
Piano – Wynton Kelly
Producer – Alfred Lion
Recorded By, Remastered By [2008] – Rudy Van Gelder
Reissue Producer – Michael Cuscuna
Tenor Saxophone – Hank Mobley
Trumpet – Lee Morgan
Originally recorded on February 9, 1958 at the Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey.
Tracks 6-8 are CD bonus.
Label: Blue Note – 50999 2 15367 2 4
Series: RVG Edition
Country: Europe
Released: 2008
Genre: Jazz
Style: Hard Bop
https://www.discogs.com/release/2627132-Hank-Mobley-Lee-Morgan-Peckin-Time
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