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.
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
Personnel
- 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