Mass for the Healing of the World

Mass for the Healing of the World
Mass for the Healing of the World
Live album by William Parker & the Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra
Released	August 31, 2003
Recorded	May 31, 1998; Teatro Nuovo in Verona, Italy
Genre	Jazz
Label	Black Saint ; 120179-2
Producer	William Parker
William Parker chronology

Last updated March 24, 2024

Mass for the Healing of the World is a live album by American jazz double bassist William Parker & the Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra which was recorded live in 1998 but not released on the Italian Black Saint label until 2003.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[2]

In his review for All About Jazz, Rex Butters states "One wonders how many recorded Little Huey performances languish in the can. This one documents a night six years ago that is both timeless and a time capsule. Like all Little Huey projects, all manner of musics emanate from the assembled musicians, all the musics tinted blue".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by William Parker

Invocation – 0:30
"First Reading (Dawn Song)" – 13:22
"Hallelujah" – 8:46
"Mysticism" – 5:44
"Response (Muezzin's Call)" – 13:00
"Second Reading (Cathedral in the Mountains)" – 6:55
"Willows (Can You Give Me Back My Life)" – 8:36
"Cantos (Love God)" – 13:55

Personnel

William Parker – bass, pocket cornet
Roy Campbell, Jr., Lewis Barnes, Richard Rodriguez – trumpet
Alex Lodico, Masahiko Kono – trombone
Dave Hofstra – tuba
Assif Tsahar – tenor sax, bass clarinet
Darryl Foster – soprano sax, tenor saxophone
Rob Brown, Marco Eneidi – alto sax
Chris Jonas – soprano sax
Dave Sewelson – baritone sax
Cooper-Moore – piano
Susie Ibarra – drums, timpani
Aleta Heyes – vocals

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References

↑ Lopez, R., William Parker sessionography, accessed September 19, 2014
↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1130. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
↑ Butters, R., All About Jazz review, November 9, 2004

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[1] Lopez, R., William Parker sessionography, accessed September 19, 2014

[Penguin-2] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1130. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[3] Butters, R., All About Jazz review, November 9, 2004

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