Artist's albums
The Complete United Artists Sessions
1997 · album
Chasing the Sun
1996 · album
Introducing the Vibrations
1995 · album
Home
1994 · album
Looking Ahead (Reissue)
1994 · album
Open Horizon
1994 · album
Hindsight
1993 · album
Stone Blues
2017 · album
Year Of The Iron Sheep
1962 · album
'Way, 'Way Out
1963 · album
Similar artists
Sam Rivers
Artist
Steve Lacy
Artist
George Russell
Artist
Arthur Blythe
Artist
Albert Ayler
Artist
Dewey Redman
Artist
Anthony Braxton
Artist
Walt Dickerson
Artist
Cecil Taylor
Artist
Eric Dolphy
Artist
Archie Shepp
Artist
Biography
A versatile player with a thoughtful style who can play quite freely, Ken McIntyre has never been a major name in jazz despite his talents. After serving in the military and graduating from the Boston Conservatory, he arrived in New York in 1960 and made a strong impression. He recorded two albums for New Jazz that year, including one on which he held his own against Eric Dolphy. McIntyre also led two now-scarce records for United Artists during 1962-1963 (including one titled Way Way Out) but became involved in education, teaching in public schools starting in 1961. He continued playing on a part-time basis (recording with Cecil Taylor in 1966). McIntyre led five albums for SteepleChase during 1974-1978, including his definitive set Hindsight (which finds him spotlighting each of his five horns in a quartet). He also recorded with Craig Harris in 1983 and put together an Eric Dolphy tribute set for Serene in 1991, but Ken McIntyre never gained the recognition he deserved. In the early '90s, he adopted the first name of Makanda and in June 2001, he released his first recording in years, entitled A New Beginning. Multi-instumentalist and music educator Dr. Makanda Ken McIntyre passed away at the age of 69 as a result of a heart attack on Wednesday, June 13, 2001, at his home in Harlem, NY . ~ Scott Yanow, Rovi