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About Ladd McIntosh
Instrument: Composer / conductor
Meet Ladd McIntosh
by Craig Jolley
Composer/bandleader Ladd McIntosh emerged in the 1960's with a shattering big band sound. Freely integrating exotic rhythms, non-traditional colors, pop and classical music references, and expanded rhythm sections, his bands explode with energy and swing yet they sound natural. McIntosh has never landed a favorable recording contract, but he has enjoyed his share of musical successes over the years including a groundbreaking record (Impulse A-9145) in 1967 with his Ohio State big band. As a legendary educator he has challenged ...
Continue ReadingLadd McIntosh Big Band: Temptation & Ride the Night Beast
by Jack Bowers
The Ladd McIntosh Big Band Temptation Ride the Night Beast L.E.M. Records 2004 These albums, recorded side-by-side in December '03, summarize accurately and completely the musical perspective of composer/arranger/orchestrator/bandleader Ladd McIntosh, a man whose heart was given early in life to the Great American Songbook ( Temptation ) but whose unquenchable spirit drives him ever forward, absorbing new forms and techniques and blending them into his singular musical vocabulary ( ...
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