Jazz Articles about Makanda Ken McIntyre

Makanda Ken McIntyre: In The Wind: The Woodwind Quartets

by Jerry D'Souza
November 9, 2004

Makanda Ken McIntyre left behind a wealth of music, some of which appears on this recording. He was an innovator and, if memory need be jogged, this release serves to accomplish that in no uncertain terms. Recorded in 1995 and 1996, McIntyre transformed the music here by overdubbing instruments. That in itself may not mean much, but what makes this compelling is that by turning them into quartet woodwind combinations, he underlined the cogency and the measure of his imagination.

Makanda Ken McIntyre: In the Wind: The Woodwind Quartets

by AAJ Staff
November 3, 2004

Multi-intrumentalist Makanda Ken McIntyre seems to have invested as much of himself into education as performance, which is one reason he didn't accumulate more than a dozen records under his own name during his lifetime (1931-2001). But his work on these titles (from 1960's Stone Blues and Looking Ahead through 2001's A New Beginning ), as well as efforts led by Cecil Taylor ( Unit Structures ) and Charlie Haden's Liberation Music Orchestra ( Montreal Tapes and Dream Keeper ), ...

Makanda Ken McIntyre: A New Beginning

by AAJ Staff
August 1, 2001

Saxophonist Ken McIntyre always had a thing about vision. His early records Looking Ahead, Open Horizon, and Chasing the Sun made explicit reference to his fascination with perspective, and his music has likewise reflected this focus. The ironically-titled A New Beginning marks McIntyre's last work as a leader--he died in July, 2001--and it's a logical step forward for an artist who never received the recognition (or the opportunities to record) that he deserved.

A New Beginning plays both sides of ...

Makanda Ken McIntyre: A New Beginning

by AAJ Staff
August 1, 2001

Saxophonist Ken McIntyre always had a thing about vision. His early records Looking Ahead, Open Horizon, and Chasing the Sun made explicit reference to his fascination with perspective, and his music has likewise reflected this focus. The ironically-titled A New Beginning marks McIntyre's last work as a leader--he died in July, 2001--and it's a logical step forward for an artist who never received the recognition (or the opportunities to record) that he deserved.

A New Beginning plays both sides of ...