Mayfield, Irvin & Gordon Parks
Basin Street, 2003, CD
Instrument: Trumpet
Issue: 9.1w
Jazz Ruler Type: Bebop
Performance: 4+
Sound: 4
Score: 
O’s Notes: Irvin (t) leads a talented sextet on a rousing set of tunes. The songs range from the peacefulness of “Love Petals” to the energetic “Flowerscape”. We really like the funky, cool “Jazz Poetry#1” followed by the simmering, soulful “Blue Dawn featuring Wynton Marsalis. The entire effort is dedicated to Gordon Parks, inspirational as a photographer, writer and film director. He also steps in on piano for “Wind Song”. Mayfield’s work an a composer, a musician and collaborator is well done.
