Length 61:14 Artist Irvin Mayfield Label Basin Street | Half Past Autumn Suite
(2003 Strange Fruit
(2005) Release date 25 January 2003 | |
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Released January 25, 2003 (2003-01-25) Recorded November 27 – November 29, 2001 Genres Dixieland, Mainstream jazz Similar Los Hombres Calientes, Reeltime, The Marciac Suite, Standard Time - Vol 3: The Re, Live at Blues Alley | ||
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.
Contents
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.
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.
Track listing
All tracks written by Irving Mayfield except where noted.
Personnel
Songs
1Moonscape (feat Gordon Parks)Gordon Parks7:58
2Love Petals (feat Gordon Parks)Gordon Parks4:21
3Evening (feat Gordon Parks)Gordon Parks6:56