Looking Ahead (Makanda Ken McIntyre album)

Looking Ahead
Studio album by Ken McIntyre with Eric Dolphy
Released 1960
Recorded June 28, 1960
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre Jazz
Length 44:27
Label New Jazz
NJLP 8247
Producer Esmond Edwards
Ken McIntyre chronology
Stone Blues
(1960)Stone Blues1960		 Looking Ahead
(1960)		 Year of the Iron Sheep
(1962)Year of the Iron Sheep1962

Looking Ahead is the debut album recorded by American saxophonist Ken McIntyre with Eric Dolphy in 1960 for the New Jazz label although recorded after Stone Blues.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Down Beat[3]
Allmusic[4]

Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars stating "It was quite fitting that Ken McIntyre had an opportunity to record in a quintet with Eric Dolphy, for his multi-instrumental approach was similar to Dolphy's, although he always had a very different sound... A very interesting date".[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Ken McIntyre except as indicated

  1. "Lautir" - 4:03
  2. "Curtsy" - 5:51
  3. "Geo's Tune" - 7:15
  4. "They All Laughed" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 5:06
  5. "Head Shakin'" - 10:45
  6. "Dianna" - 9:05

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ New Jazz Records discography accessed March 28, 2014
  2. ↑ Fitzgerald, M., Makanda Ken McIntyre Discography, accessed March 16, 2015
  3. ↑ Down Beat: March 2, 1961 Vol. 28, No. 5
  4. 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed March 28, 2014
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