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How Passion Falls Description
An enhanced CD with video commentary by Wynton Marsalis. Produced by Delfeayo Marsalis.
“fine showcase of his work, marked by a set of chops that truly separates this young trumpeter from the pack” – CMJ

Track Listing
1) The Illusion (8:31)
2) Adam & Eve (6:46)
3) The Obsession (6:41)
4) Othello & Desdemona (6:15)
5) The Denial (8:26)
6) Romeo & Juliet (2:53)
7) The Affair (4:31)
8) David & Bathsheba (7:25)
9) The Reality (5:35)

Personnel
Irvin Mayfield- Trumpet
Aaron Fletcher- Alto & Soprano Saxophones
Jaz Sawyer- Drums
Richard Johnson- Piano
Edwin Livingston- Piano
Bill Summers- Bata Drums on Track #2
Ellis Marsalis- Piano on Track #6
Donald Harrison- Alto Saxophone on Track # 8
Delfeayo Marsalis- Trombone on Track # 5 & 9

Credits
Produced by Delfeayo Marsalis
Recorded and mixed by Jalmus
Assistant Engineer: Daryl Dickerson
Edited by Jalmoose
Mastered by Parker Dinkins, MasterDigital Corp
Recorded at the New Orleans Museum of Art, Aug 2-4, 2000
CD graphics and manufacturing: Diana Thornton, Crescent Music Services
Makeup: Mary Strout
Hair Stylist: Wayne David
Hair and Wardrobe: Gary Valentine
Model: Valerie Joyner, Model and Talent Plus
Drum Tehcnician: Curtis “Skip” Williams
Video Footage: Jeff Poister and J.R. Thomason
Photographed at the Omni Royal Orleans Hotel
www.irvinmayfield.com
BSR 0402-2
Executive Producer: Mark Samuels
Produced by Delfeayo Marsalis
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Irvin Mayfield Bio
A Grammy and Billboard Award-winning producer, composer, trumpet player, and author.

Mayfield’s credits include over 30 records, collaborations with Frank Ocean, Lenny Kravitz, George Clinton, Wyclef Jean, Bob Weir, Ani DiFranco, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Haley Reinhart, Wynton Marsalis, Dr. John, Ernest Gaines, and Gordon Parks.

His career started in Latin music as a cofounder of the celebrated group, Los Hombres Calientes with veteran percussionist Bill Summers in 1998. Since then, Mayfield has been named the Jazz Artist in Residence at the Apollo Theater in 2014, Artistic Director of Jazz from 2009 to 2014 at the Minnesota Orchestra, and Founder and Artistic Director of the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra from 2002 to 2016.

Mayfield’s catalog includes live recordings at the prestigious Blue Note Jazz Club, the Village Vanguard, and most recently a live recording at the Newport Jazz Festival.

Domestically, Mayfield has headlined all major performing arts centers including Carnegie Hall and has twice performed at the White House for presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama.

Internationally, Mayfield has headlined major Jazz festivals from North Sea in Europe to the Sydney Jazz Festival in Australia and has toured extensively throughout four continents.

Mayfield has authored two coffee table books, A Love Letter to New Orleans and New Orleans Jazz Playhouse, and has received an honorary doctorate from Dillard University.

Mayfield was nominated by President George W. Bush and appointed by President Barrack Obama to the National Council on the Arts. He was also nominated for an NAACP Image Award for his recording with Dee Dee Bridgewater.