''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.

Reception

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".Butters, R.
All About Jazz review
November 9, 2004

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 –

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, pocket cornet *

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, Lewis Barnes, Richard Rodriguez – trumpet *Alex Lodico, Masahiko Kono –

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Dave Hofstra David Carl "Dave" Hofstra (born May 21, 1953, Leavenworth, Kansas) is an American jazz double-bassist. He also plays bass guitar and tuba. Hofstra was an autodidact on bass. He worked with Robin Holcomb, John Zorn, Joel Forrester, and in the lat ...

– tuba *

Assif Tsahar Assif Tsahar (born Israel, June 11, 1969) is an Israeli tenor saxophonist and bass clarinetist. He has lived in New York City since 1990. He has performed with Cecil Taylor, Butch Morris, William Parker, Mat Maneri, Hamid Drake, Peter Kowald, ...

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tenor sax The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (while th ...

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*Darryl Foster – soprano sax, tenor saxophone * Rob Brown, Marco Eneidi – alto sax *Chris Jonas – soprano sax *Dave Sewelson –

baritone sax The baritone saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of instruments, larger (and lower-pitched) than the tenor saxophone, but smaller (and higher-pitched) than the bass. It is the lowest-pitched saxophone in common use - the bass, contra ...

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– piano *

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– drums,

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*Aleta Heyes – vocals

References

{{reflist 2004 live albums Black Saint/Soul Note live albums William Parker (musician) live albums