Looking Ahead

Looking Ahead Artist: Ken McIntyre and Eric Dolphy
Label: Ojc
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 025218625227
EAN: 0025218625227
ASIN: B000000YEB


Release Date: 1994-03-10

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Listmania:

  1. "On Green Dolphy Street..."
  2. Underappreciated, Astounding, Available Jazz Part 2 (H-M)
  3. Eric Dolphy as a Sideman

Tracks:

  1. Lautir - Ken McIntyre
  2. Curtsy
  3. Geo's Tune
  4. They All Laughed
  5. Head Shakin'
  6. Dianna

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Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars In Dolphy's shadow.......2002-09-04

While Eric Dolphy is heard on many recordings under his own name or as a sideman between the years 1960-1964 (when he died), Ken McIntyre is relatively an unknown name even to Jazz buffs.
Hearing this CD indicates that Dolphy was a much more interesting soloist the McIntyre at the time. McItyre had an interesting intonation, but mostly he sounds very conservative. I have the feeling that he did not feel at ease with Parker's bop innovations, and was closer to pre-bop Jazz. This becomes very apparent when one hears Dolphy's solos - that show he absorbed Parker's style and took it one step further.
It may be that McIntyre was a little awed by Dolphy's presence, but the result is that I find myself waiting for Dolphy's solos while McIntyre is playing.
The rhythm section is good though a little too conservative for Dolphy.
I recommand this CD for those who want to learn about McIntyre, but mostly for those who love Dolphy's wonderful playing.

4 out of 5 stars Another of his many great sessions for the "New Jazz" label.......2000-01-16

...Others, besides those with Dolphy as leader, would be "Straight Ahead" with Oliver Nelson as leader, "The Quest" with Mal Waldron as leader, etc. etc.

5 out of 5 stars multi-multi-talented.......1999-12-20

We have here a meeting of two great multi-instrumentalists, Eric Dolphy and Ken McIntyre. Dolphy is of course the one we all know and love and for everyone who loves him, this is a classic, quite little known but fantastic session well worth picking up. And he is in great, cutting form as usual, mostly on alto (3 tracks) and flute (2) and bass clarinet (1).

Ken McIntyre is more of an unknown. Also a giant multi-instrumentalist, McIntyre plays only alto sax and flute here, but later on would pick up the bass clarinet, oboe, and bassoon. His solos graced Cecil Taylor's brilliant, Unit Structures some years later. To his credit here, he sounds nothing like Dolphy though! You know, sometimes on Johnny Griffin's A Blowing Session, it's hard to distinguish between Griffin and Trane (and sometimes even Mobley! ) But not here... these two are very different, and together they sound great on the ensemble sections.

Five of the six songs are McIntyre originals. Most of them are nice, and surprisingly quirky and memorable. They're all medium to fast tempo, with a nice light swing thanks to the top rhythm section of Walter Bishop (piano), Sam Jones (bass) and Art Taylor (drums). and of course Dolphy and McIntyre just cut things up!

McIntyre is slower, dryer, and more careful that Dolphy who spins and jumps all over with his unique, loopy, bee-buzzing-in-a-jar style. But, McIntyre does some interesting things, and takes some tricky chances. One shouldn't downplay his contribution to this disk at all. Check out his solo on the last song, Dianna. His playing is gritty and experimental before giving way to Dolphy who rolls and sings notes on the flute.

Overall, it's a great album. McIntyre is a very underrecorded voice so this album is somewhat essential. He sounds fresh and different throughout. And for Dolphy fans, this is of course essential. It won't be in constant rotation on your record player, but it's a good find.

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