Parker, William & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra - For Percy Heath CD
SKU
VICTO 102
Recorded at the Victo Festival on May 22, 2005, this has a great band of moderately well known players and up 'n' comers, all led by bassist Parker: Sabir Mateen-tenor saxophone tenor, alto clarinet, Darryl Foster-tenor & soprano saxophones, Rob Brown-alto saxophone, Charles Waters-alto saxophone alto, clarinet, Dave Sewelson-baritone saxophone, Roy Campbell-trumpet, Matt Lavelle-trumpet, Lewis Barnes-trumpet, Steve Swell-trombone, Alex Lodico-trombone, Masahiko Kono-trombone, Dave Hofstra-tuba, Andrew Barker-batterie. " The first time I met Percy Heath was 1983 in San Francisco. I was playing a concert with the pianist Cecil Taylor and when the concert ended, I went off stage and there standing in the wings was Percy Heath. He greeted me with a hug and called me “Iron fingers”. I thanked him for his wonderful bass playing. Then we spoke about the importance of space, timing and playing the right thing at the right time in a musical situation. I saw Percy one other time at the North Sea Festival in Holland. He was in his seventies and I asked him if I could get anything for him. He replied “No, just keep playing your music”. In May, 2005 The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra premiered the piece “For Percy Heath”."-William Parker, October 2006
- LabelVicto
- UPC777405010223