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.

Half Past Autumn Suite
Studio album by Irvin Mayfield
Released	January 25, 2003
Recorded	November 27–29, 2001
Genre	Jazz, mainstream jazz, Dixieland
Length	61:14
Label	Basin Street
Irvin Mayfield chronology
How Passion Falls (2001) Half Past Autumn Suite (2003) Strange Fruit (2005)

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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.[1]

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.[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Irving Mayfield except where noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Moonscape"	7:58
2.	"Love Petals"	4:20
3.	"Evening"	6:33
4.	"Jazz Poetry No. 2"	3:23
5.	"Flowerscape"	9:04
6.	"Fatimah"	5:02
7.	"Jazz Poetry No. 1"	4:52
8.	"Blue Dawn"	8:07
9.	"Wind Song" (Gordon Parks)	4:59
10.	"Toward Infinity"	6:33

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

References

1. Anderson, Rick. "Half Past Autumn Suite - Irvin Mayfield". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 February 2017.