For Percy Heath
For Percy Heath is an album by bassist and composer William [Parker (musician)|William Parker]'s Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra, which was recorded in 2005 and released on the Canadian Victo label. The album is a suite of compositions inspired by and dedicated to bassist Percy Heath, who died in 2005.
Reception
awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Sounding in part like Coltrane's Coltrane album)|Ascension] or Cherry (trumpeter)|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".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 (saxophonist)|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