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For Percy Heath
2006 live album by William Parker & the Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For Percy Heath is an album by bassist and composer William Parker's Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra, which was recorded in 2005 and released on the Canadian Victo label.[1] The album is a suite of compositions inspired by and dedicated to bassist Percy Heath, who died in 2005.
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Reception
AllMusic awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Sounding in part like Coltrane's Ascension or Cherry's Symphony for Improvisers, Parker's For Percy Heath is a four-part suite actuated by the Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra, here consisting of three trumpeters, three trombonists, three reed players, tuba, drums, and bass".[2]
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Track listing
All compositions by William Parker
- "For Percy Heath: Part One" - 10:34
- "For Percy Heath: Part Two" - 9:49
- "For Percy Heath: Part Three" - 10:15
- "For Percy Heath: Part Four" - 17:40
Personnel
- William Parker - bass
- Roy Campbell Jr., Lewis Barnes, Matt Lavelle - trumpet
- Masahiko Kono, Alex Lodico, Steve Swell - trombone
- Dave Hofstra - tuba
- Sabir Mateen - tenor saxophone
- Rob Brown - alto saxophone
- Charles Waters - alto saxophone, clarinet
- Ori Kaplan - alto saxophone
- Darryl Foster - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
- Dave Sewelson - baritone saxophone
- Andrew Barker - drums
References
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