Half Past Autumn Suite is an album by jazz trumpeter Irvin Mayfield that was released in 2003 as a tribute to Gordon Parks, a photographer and pianist.
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| Released | January 25, 2003 | |||
| Recorded | November 27–29, 2001 | |||
| Genre | Jazz, mainstream jazz, Dixieland | |||
| Length | 61:14 | |||
| Label | Basin Street | |||
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In 2000, Parks's photographs were given an exhibit at the New Orleans Museum of Art. The CD version of the album contained a CD-ROM with photos from the exhibition that could be downloaded, two videos of recording sessions, and an interview with Parks.[1]
Parks and Mayfield performed a duet on "Wind Song". Wynton Marsalis played trumpet on the song "Blue Dawn". His brother, Delfeayo, produced the album and made a guest appearance on trombone.[1]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Irving Mayfield except where noted
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Moonscape" | 7:58 |
| 2. | "Love Petals" | 4:20 |
| 3. | "Evening" | 6:33 |
| 4. | "Jazz Poetry No. 2" | 3:23 |
| 5. | "Flowerscape" | 9:04 |
| 6. | "Fatimah" | 5:02 |
| 7. | "Jazz Poetry No. 1" | 4:52 |
| 8. | "Blue Dawn" | 8:07 |
| 9. | "Wind Song" (Gordon Parks) | 4:59 |
| 10. | "Toward Infinity" | 6:33 |
Personnel
edit- Irvin Mayfield – trumpet
- Gordon Parks – piano
- Wynton Marsalis – trumpet
- Delfeayo Marsalis – trombone, producer
- Aaron Fletcher – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
- Marcus Strickland – tenor saxophone
- Edwin Livingston – double bass
- Jaz Sawyer – drums
- Richard Johnson – piano
- Mark Samuels – executive producer
- William Samuels – associate producer
- Steve Reynolds – engineer
- Todd Parker – engineer
- Jalmus – mixing
References
edit- ^ a b Anderson, Rick. "Half Past Autumn Suite - Irvin Mayfield". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 February 2017.