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Makanda Ken McIntyre discography

This is a discography of Makanda Ken McIntyre albums and albums by other musicians that feature Makanda Ken McIntyre


Ken McIntyre: leader and co-leader discography

Looking Ahead, Ken McIntyre, 1960, New Jazz NJLP 8247

Tracks : Lautir, Curtsy, Geo's Tune, They All Laughed, Head Shakin', Dianna

Musicians : Ken McIntyre, Eric Dolphy, Walter Bishop, Jr., Sam Jones, Arthur Taylor

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Stone Blues, Ken McIntyre, 1961, New Jazz NJLP 8259

Tracks : Stone Blues, Cornballs, Blanche, Mellifluous, Smax, Charshee, I'll Close My Eyes

Musicians : Ken McIntyre, John Mancebo Lewis, Dizzy Sal, Paul Morrison, Bobby Ward

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Year Of The Iron Sheep, Ken McIntyre, 1962, United Artists UAJ 14015 / UAJS 15015

Tracks : Say What, Arisin', Laura, 96.5, Cosmos, Someday

Musicians : Ken McIntyre, John M. Lewis, Ed Stoute, Jaki Byard, Ahmad Abdul-Malik, Ron Carter, Ben Riley, Lou Hayes, Warren Smith

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'Way, 'Way Out, Ken McIntyre, 1963, United Artists UAL 3336

Tracks : Miss Ann, Lois Marie, Chittlin's And Cavyah, Permanentity, Tip Top, Kaijee, Reflections

Musicians : Ken McIntyre, Bob Cunningham, Edgar Bateman, plus strings

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Hindsight, Ken McIntyre, 1974, Steeplechase SCS 1014

Tracks : Bootsie, Lush Life, Mercedes, Body And Soul, Airebil, Naima, Round About Midnight, Sonnymoon For Two

Musicians : Ken McIntyre, Kenny Drew, Bo Stief, Alex Riel

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Home, Ken McIntyre, 1975, Steeplechase SCS 1039

Tracks : Undulation, Cousin Elma, Charlotte, Amy, Sea Train, Home, Kheil, Jamaican Sunset, Corner Time, Peas 'N' Rice

Musicians : Ken McIntyre, Jaki Byard, Reggie Workman, Andrei Strobert

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Open Horizon, Ken McIntyre, 1976, Steeplechase SCS 1049

Tracks : Sister Precious, Don't I, Daybreak, Puunti, Open Horizon, Jawne, Sendai, Bee Pod

Musicians : Ken McIntyre, Kenny Drew, Buster Williams, Andrei Strobert

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Wildflowers 1: The New York Loft Jazz Sessions, Various Artists, 1977, Douglas NBLP 7045

Tracks : Jays (Kalaparusha), New Times (Ken McIntyre), Over The Rainbow (Sunny Murray & The Untouchable Factor), Rainbows (Sam Rivers), Usu Dance (Air)

Musicians : The musicians on the Ken McIntyre track are: Ken McIntyre, Richard Harper, Andy Vega, Andrei Strobert

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Wildflowers 2: The New York Loft Jazz Sessions, Various Artists, 1977, Douglas NBLP 7046

Tracks : The Need To Smile (Flight To Sanity), Naomi (Ken McIntyre), 73°-S Kelvin (Anthony Braxton), And Then They Danced (Marion Brown), Locomotif N°6 (Leo Smith & New Delta Ahkri)

Musicians : The musicians on the Ken McIntyre track are: Ken McIntyre, Richard Harper, Andy Vega, Andrei Strobert

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Introducing the Vibrations, Ken McIntyre, 1977, Steeplechase SCS 1065

Tracks : Theme, Eileen, Shortie, Clear Eyes, Now Is The Time, Miss Priss

Musicians : Ken Mcintyre, Terumasa Hino, Richie Harper, Alonzo Gardner, Andrei Strobert, Andy Vega

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Chasing the Sun, Ken McIntyre Trio, 1979, Steeplechase SCS 1114

Tracks : I Close My Eyes, Coconut Bread, El Hajj Malik,k Puddin', Got My Mind Set On Freedom, High Noon, Chasing The Sun

Musicians : Ken McIntyre, Hakim Jami, Beaver Harris

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Tribute, Ken McIntyre/Thierry Bruneau 5tet, 1990, Serene

Tracks : Frankenstein, Tomorrow Tonight, Smile, GW, Joyous Remembrance, The Cry

Musicians : Ken McIntyre, Thierry Bruneau, Richard Davis, Jean Yves Colson, Severi Pyysalo

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In The Wind: The Woodwind Quartets, Makanda Ken McIntyre, 1996, Passin' Thru

Tracks : Peas 'n' Rice, Home, Charshee, Black Sugar Cane, Chitlins & Cavyah, Mambooga, Blanche, Puunti, Chasing The Sun, Eileen, Amy

Musicians : Makanda Ken McIntyre

All parts are overdubbed by Makanda Ken McIntyre.

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The Complete United Artists Sessions, Ken McIntyre, 1997, Blue Note

Tracks : Miss Ann, Lois Marie, Chittlin's And Cavyah, Permanentity, Tip Top, Kaijee, Reflections, Say What, 96.5, Arisin', Laura, Speak Low, Cosmos, Sendai, Undulation, Turbospacey, Bootsie, New Time, Naomi, Someday, Mercedes

Musicians : Ken McIntyre, John M. Lewis, Ed Stoute, Jaki Byard, Ahmad Abdul-Malik, Ron Carter, Bob Cunningham, Ben Riley, Louis Hayes, Edgar Bateman, Warren Smith, plus strings on some tracks

A double CD release that comprises all tracks from the Year of the Iron Sheep and 'Way, 'Way Out albums plus previously unreleased music from the sessions for those albums.

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A New Beginning, Makanda Ken McIntyre, 2001, Passin' Thru

Tracks : Black Sugar Cane, Evolvement, Breadfruit, Witch's Brew, Another Look, Monk & Trane, Toy Rugs, Joyous Remembrance, Smile, Sonny, Tomorrow/ Tonight!, A New Beginning

Musicians : Makanda Ken McIntyre, Joanne Brackeen, Wilber Morris, Charli Persip

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Ken McIntyre: leader and co-leader on compilations, twofers, etc

Fire Waltz, Eric Dolphy, 1978, Prestige 24085

Tracks : Lautir, Curtsy, Geo's Tune, They All Laughed, Head Shakin', Dianna, Warm Canto, Warp And Woof, Fire Waltz, Duquility, Thirteen, We Diddit, Status Seeking

Notes : Combines the Ken McIntyre album Looking Ahead with the Mal Waldron album The Quest.

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Stone Blues / Looking Ahead / Honi Gordon Sings, Ken McIntyre, 2014, Fresh Sounds

Tracks : Stone Blues, Cornballs, Blanche, Mellifluous, Smax, Charshee, I'll Close My Eyes, Lautir, Curtsy, Geo's Tune, They All Laughed, Head Shakin', Dianna, Strollin', Ill Wind, My Kokomo, Why Try to Change Me Now?, Cupid, Walkin' (Out the Door), Why, Love Affair, Lament of the Lonely

Musicians : Tracks 1-7: Ken McIntyre, John Mancebo Lewis, Dizzy Sal, Paul Morrison, Bobby Ward / Tracks 8-13: Ken McIntyre, Eric Dolphy, Walter Bishop, Jr., Sam Jones, Arthur Taylor/ Tracks 14-22: Honi Gordon, Ken McIntyre, Jaki Byard, Wally Richardson, George Duvivier, Ed Shaughnessy

A 2 CD set that combines the two Ken McIntyre albums Stone Blues and Looking Ahead with the Honi Gordon album Honi Godson Sings which features McIntyre.

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Ken McIntyre: sideman: main albums and selected single artist collections

Honi Gordon Sings, Honi Gordon, 1962,Prestige PRLP 7230

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Bill Dixon 7-Tette / Archie Shepp And The New York Contemporary 5, 1964, Savoy MG 12184

Tracks : The 12 December, Winter Song, 1964, Where Poppies Bloom, Like A Blessed Baby Lamb, Consequences

Musicians : Tracks 1-2: Bill Dixon, George Barrow, Ken McIntyre, Howard Johnson, Dave Izenzon, Hal Dotson, Howard McRae / Tracks 3-5: Archie Shepp, Don Cherry, Ted Curson, John Tchicai, Ronnie Boykins, Sunny Murray

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Communication, The Jazz Composer's Orchestra, 1965, Fontana

Tracks : Roast, Day (Communications No. 4), Communications No. 5

Musicians : Mike Mantler, Ray Codrington, Roswell Rudd, Archie Shepp, Bob Carducci, Jimmy Lyons, John Tchicai, Ken McIntyre, Robin Kenyatta, Steve Lacy, Fred Pirtle, Willie Ruff, Paul Bley, Kent Carter, Steve Swallow, Eddie Gomez, Barry Altschul, Milford Graves

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Unit Structures, Cecil Taylor, 1966, Blue Note 4237

Tracks : Steps, Enter, Evening, Enter, Evening, Unit Structure/As of a Now/Section, Tales (8 Whisps)

Musicians : Cecil Taylor, Eddie Gale Stevens, Jr., Jimmy Lyons, Ken McIntyre, Henry Grimes, Alan Silva, Andrew Cyrille

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13 For Piano And Two Orchestras / 3/4 For Piano And Orchestra, Michael Mantler / Carla Bley, 1975, WATT 3

Tracks : 13 For Piano And Two Orchestras, 3/4 For Piano And Orchestra

Musicians : Michael Mantler, Carla Bley, 2 orchestras

Ken McIntyre is a member of the orchestra on the piece 13 For Piano And Two Orchestras.

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Don't Look Back, Nat Adderley Septet, 1977, Steeplechase SCS 1059

Tracks : Funny Funny, K. High, Just A Quickie, I Think I Got It, Home, Don't Look Back

Musicians : Nat Adderley, Ken McIntyre, John StubblefieldOnaje Allan Gumbs, Fernando Gumbs, Ira Buddy Williams, Victor See Yuen

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Live At Nyon, Beaver Harris 360 Degree Music Experience, 1979, Cadence

Tracks : Don't I, Charlotte, Ismay, My Mother, High Noon

Musicians : Beaver Harris, Grachan Moncur III, Ken McIntyre, Rahn Burton, Cameron Brown

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Beautiful Africa, Beaver Harris 360 Degree Music Experience, 1979, Soul Note SN 1002

Tracks : African Drums, Aladdin's Carpet, Love And Hate, Baby Suite, Drums For Milano

Musicians : Beaver Harris, Grachan Moncur III, Ken McIntyre, Rahn Burton, Cameron Brown

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Safe, Beaver Harris 360 Degree Music Experience, 1980, Red Records

Tracks : Boogie On Dawn, J. C. Moses, I Wish I Knew, Don't I

Musicians : Beaver Harris, Grachan Moncur III, Ken McIntyre, Rahn Burton, Cameron Brown

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Negcaumongus, Beaver Harris 360 Degree Music Experience, 1981, Cadence

Tracks : Negcaumongus Pt I, Negcaumongus Pt II, Well Kept Secret

Musicians : Beaver Harris, Ken McIntyre, Ricky Ford, Hamiet Bluiett, Don Pullen, Cameron Brown, Bob Rusch, Francis Haynes

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Aboriginal Affairs, Craig Harris, 1983, India Navigation IN 1060

Tracks : Dreamtime (Dawn), Dingo, Down (As In Under), Dreamtime (Dusk), Awakening Ancestors, Dijiribludu

Musicians : Craig Harris, Ken McIntyre, Donald Smith, Alonzo Gardner, Anthony Cox, Andre Strobert

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Dream Keeper, Charlie Haden and The Liberation Music Orchestra, 1990, Blue Note

Tracks : Dream Keeper: Dream Keeper Part 1/Feliciano Ama/Dream Keeper Part II/Canto del Pilon (I)/Dream Keeper Part III/Canto del Pilon (II)/Hymn of the Anarchist Women's Movement/Dream Keeper Part IV, "Rabo de Nube, Nkosi Sikelel'i Afrika, Sandino, Spiritual

Musicians : Charlie Haden, Earl Gardner, Tom Harrell, Ray Anderson, Dewey Redman, Joe Lovano, Branford Marsalis, Ken McIntyre, Juan Lazaro Mendolas, Sharon Freeman, Joseph Daley, Amina Claudine Myers, Carla Bley, Mick Goodrick, Paul Motian, Don Alias, The Oakland Youth Chorus

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Spirit Within Us, Andrei Strobert, 1992, Ki Ki

Tracks : Spirit Within Us, Swing Low Sweet Chariot, Rhytm-vocalmatics, Xanthic, African Samba Dance, Drum Thang, Dance Africa

Musicians include: Andrei Strobert, Craig Harris, Benny Powell, Makanda Ken McIntyre (on Drum Thang), Rachilm Asar Sa-Hu, Donna Cumberbatch, Vicki Garner

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The Art Of Rhythm, Tom Harrell, 1998, RCA

Tracks : Petals Danse, Madrid, Oasis, Caribe, Doo Bop, Exit In, Recitation, Las Almas, Cinco Quatro, Samba de Amor

Musicians : Tom Harrell, Dewey Redman, Greg Tardy, Gary Smulyan, David Sanchez, Makanda Ken McIntyre (on Recitation), David Kassoff, Danilo Perez, Bryan Carrott, Romero Lubambo, Mike Stern, Regina Carter, Ron Lawrence, Akua Dixon, Ugonna Okegwo, Andy Gonzalez, David Finck, Leon Parker, Duduka Da Fonseca, Yoron Israel, Adam Cruz, Milton Cardona, Natalie Cushman, Milton Cardona, Valtinho Anastacio

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The Montreal Tapes, Charlie Haden and The Liberation Music Orchestra, 1999, Verve

Tracks : La Pasionaria, Silence, Sandino, We Shall Overcome

Musicians : Charlie Haden, Stanton Davis, Tom Harrell, Ray Anderson, Ken McIntyre, Ernie Watts, Joe Lovano, Sharon Freeman, Joe Daley, Geri Allen, Mick Goodrick, Paul Motian

Recorded live at the Montreal International Jazz Festival in 1989.

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Live In Montreal (DVD), Charlie Haden And The Liberation Music Orchestra, 2002, Image Entertainment

Tracks : Opening, Nkosi Sikelel'i Africa, Dream Keeper, Feliciano Ama, Dream Keeper, Canto Del Pilon, Dream Keeper, Canto Del Pilon, Hymn Of The Anarchist Women's Movement, Dream Keeper, Spiritual

Musicians : Charlie Haden, Ryan Kisor, Tim Hagan, Robin Eubanks, Javon Jackson, Joe Lovano, Ken McIntyre, Sharon Freeman, Joe Daley, James Williams, Mick Goodrick, Bill Stewart, Paul Picard

Recorded live in Montreal in 1992.

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Mixed To Unit Structures Revisited, Cecil Taylor, 2021, ezz-thetics 1110

Tracks : Pots, Bulbs, Mixed, Steps, Enter, Evening (Soft Line Structure), Unit Structure / As Of A Now / Section, Tales (8 Whisps)

Musicians : Tracks 1 to 3: Cecil Taylor, Jimmy Lyons, Ted Curson, Roswell Rudd, Henri Grimes, Sunny Murray / Tracks 4 to 7: Cecil Taylor, Jimmy Lyons, Ken McIntyre, Eddie Gale Stevens Jr., Henri Grimes, Alan Silva, Andrew Cyrille

Notes : Tracks 1 to 3 were originally released on the Gil Evans album Into The Hot (1962). Tracks 4 to 7 were originally released on the Cecil Taylor album Unit Structure (1966).

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Last updated May 2015