Year of the Iron Sheep

Looking Ahead
Studio album by Ken McIntyre
Recorded June 11, August 31, September 4, 1962
Studio Sound Mixers, New York City, U.S.
Genre Jazz
Label United Artists
Producer Alan Douglas
Ken McIntyre chronology
Looking Ahead
(1960)		 Looking Ahead
(1962)		 Way, Way Out
(1963)

Year of the Iron Sheep is an album by American jazz musician Ken McIntyre.

Background

Year 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

The 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", is played by a quintet,[2] and was recorded on June 11, 1962.[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

Year 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 The Complete United Artists Sessions.[4]

Reception

Billboard 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

All compositions by Ken McIntyre except where noted.

  1. "Say What" – 5:00
  2. "Arisin'" – 10:10
  3. "Laura" (David Raksin, Johnny Mercer) – 3:25
  4. "96.5" – 4:10
  5. "Cosmos" – 5:15
  6. "Someday" – 8:47

Personnel

Tracks 1–4

Track 5

  • Ken McIntyre – alto sax, flute
  • Jaki Byard – piano
  • Ron Carter – bass
  • Louis Hayes – drums

Track 6

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Special Merit Picks" (February 9, 1963). Billboard. p. 29.
  2. 1 2 3 McIntyre, Ken "Year of the Iron Sheep" (LP liner notes). United Artists. UAS 15015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Fitzgerald, Michael (June 26, 2011) "Makanda Ken McIntyre Discography". Jazzdiscography.com.
  4. ↑ Pekar, Harvey (December 1, 1997) "Makanda Ken McIntyre: The Complete United Artists Sessions". JazzTimes.
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