Year of the Iron Sheep is an album by American jazz musician Ken McIntyre.
| Year of the Iron Sheep | ||||
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| Recorded | June 11, August 31, September 4, 1962 | |||
| Studio | Sound Mixers, New York City, U.S. | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | United Artists | |||
| Producer | Alan Douglas | |||
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Background
editYear of the Iron Sheep was Ken McIntyre's third album, and his first for United Artists Records.[1] It was named after his birth year in the Tibetan calendar.[1]
Recording and music
editThe album was produced by Alan Douglas[2] and recorded at Sound Mixers, New York City.[3] All of the tracks except "Laura" were composed by McIntyre.[1] The final track, "Someday", was taken from a June 11, 1962 session involving trombonist John Mancebo Lewis,[3] but although he is mentioned on the sleeve[2] this was in fact the only track from that session on which he did not play.[3] A second session, on August 31, yielded "Cosmos", played by McIntyre with Jaki Byard (piano), Ron Carter (bass), and Louis Hayes (drums).[3] For the final session, four days later, Hayes was replaced by Ben Riley, and the remaining four tracks on the album were recorded.[3]
Releases
editYear of the Iron Sheep was released on LP by United Artists.[2] It was later combined with another album and additional tracks on the 2-CD set The Complete United Artists Sessions.[4]
Reception
editBillboard selected the album as a "special merit pick", commenting that "McIntyre's work on alto and flute is exciting and lyrical, and worth hearing as a new direction in scored jazz."[1]
Track listing
editAll compositions by Ken McIntyre except where noted.
- "Say What" – 5:00
- "Arisin'" – 10:10
- "Laura" (David Raksin, Johnny Mercer) – 3:25
- "96.5" – 4:10
- "Cosmos" – 5:15
- "Someday" – 8:47
Personnel
editTracks 1–4
- Ken McIntyre – alto sax, flute
- Jaki Byard – piano
- Ron Carter – bass
- Ben Riley – drums
Track 5
- Ken McIntyre – alto sax
- Jaki Byard – piano
- Ron Carter – bass
- Louis Hayes – drums
Track 6
- Ken McIntyre – flute
- Ed Stoute – piano
- Ahmed Abdul-Malik – bass
- Warren Smith – drums
(Trombonist John M. Lewis was erroneously credited on the sleeve[2][3])
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Special Merit Picks" (February 9, 1963). Billboard. p. 29.
- ^ a b c d McIntyre, Ken "Year of the Iron Sheep" (LP liner notes). United Artists. UAS 15015.
- ^ a b c d e f Fitzgerald, Michael (June 26, 2011) "Makanda Ken McIntyre Discography". Jazzdiscography.com.
- ^ Pekar, Harvey (December 1, 1997) "Makanda Ken McIntyre: The Complete United Artists Sessions". JazzTimes.