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.
| For Percy Heath | ||||
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| Live album by William Parker & the Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra | ||||
| Released | 2006 | |||
| Recorded | May 22, 2005 Victoriaville, Canada | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 61:45 | |||
| Label | Les Disques Victo Victo CD 102 | |||
| Producer | Joanne Vézina and Michel Levasseur | |||
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Reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
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]
Track listing
editAll 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
edit- 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
edit- ^ Lopez, R., William Parker sessionography, accessed June 4, 2014
- ^ a b arwulf, a., Allmusic listing, accessed June 4, 2014
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1129. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.