Half Past Autumn Suite

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.

Half Past Autumn Suite
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 25, 2003 (2003-01-25)
RecordedNovember 27–29, 2001
GenreJazz, mainstream jazz, Dixieland
Length61:14
LabelBasin Street
Irvin Mayfield chronology
How Passion Falls
(2001)
Half Past Autumn Suite
(2003)
Strange Fruit
(2005)
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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

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All tracks are written by Irving Mayfield except where noted

No.TitleLength
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

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  • 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

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  1. ^ a b Anderson, Rick. "Half Past Autumn Suite - Irvin Mayfield". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 February 2017.