For Percy Heath is an album by bassist and composer William Parker's Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra, which was recorded in 2005 and released on the Canadian Victo label.[1] The album is a suite of compositions inspired by and dedicated to bassist Percy Heath, who died in 2005.

For Percy Heath
Live album by William Parker & the Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra
Released	2006
Recorded	May 22, 2005 Victoriaville, Canada
Genre	Jazz
Length	61:45
Label	Les Disques Victo Victo CD 102
Producer	Joanne Vézina and Michel Levasseur
William Parker chronology
Sound Unity (2004) For Percy Heath (2006) Summer Snow (2005)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

AllMusic awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Sounding in part like Coltrane's Ascension or 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".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by William Parker

1. "For Percy Heath: Part One" - 10:34
2. "For Percy Heath: Part Two" - 9:49
3. "For Percy Heath: Part Three" - 10:15
4. "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 - alto saxophone
• Charles Waters - alto saxophone, clarinet
• Ori Kaplan - alto saxophone
• Darryl Foster - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
• Dave Sewelson - baritone saxophone
• Andrew Barker - drums

References