Chasing the Sun (Ken McIntyre album)

Last updated
Chasing the Sun
Chasing the Sun (Ken McIntyre album).jpg
Studio album by
Released1979
RecordedJuly 7, 1978
StudioC.I. Recording Studio, New York City
Genre Jazz
Length38:25
Label SteepleChase
SCS 1114
Producer Nils Winther
Ken McIntyre chronology
Introducing the Vibrations
(1977)
Chasing the Sun
(1979)
Tribute
(1991)

Chasing the Sun is an album written and recorded by American jazz musician Ken McIntyre in 1978 under the SteepleChase label. It features Hakim Jami on bass and Beaver Harris on drums. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [5]

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars. [4]

Track listing

All compositions by Ken McIntyre

  1. "I Close My Eyes" - 6:25
  2. "Coconut Bread" - 7:00
  3. "El Hajj Malik" - 5:30
  4. "Puddin'" - 6:00
  5. "Got My Mind Set on Freedom" - 5:10
  6. "High Noon" - 4:23
  7. "Chasing the Sun" - 3:45

Personnel

Related Research Articles

Makanda Ken McIntyre was an American jazz musician, composer and educator. In addition to his primary instrument, the alto saxophone, he played flute, bass clarinet, oboe, bassoon, double bass, drums, and piano.

<i>Attica Blues</i> (album) 1972 studio album by Archie Shepp

Attica Blues is an album by avant-garde jazz saxophonist Archie Shepp. Originally released in 1972 on the Impulse! label, the album title refers to the Attica Prison riots.

<i>Stone Blues</i> 1962 studio album by Ken McIntyre

Stone Blues is an album by American saxophonist Ken McIntyre. It was the first record that McIntyre recorded, done in 1960 for the New Jazz label, although it was released in 1962, subsequent to the release of Looking Ahead.

<i>Looking Ahead</i> (Makanda Ken McIntyre album) 1961 studio album by Ken McIntyre with Eric Dolphy

Looking Ahead is the debut album by American jazz musician Ken McIntyre, recorded with fellow alto saxophonist Eric Dolphy in 1960 and released on the New Jazz label in January 1961.

<i>Second Set</i> 1979 live album by Cedar Walton Quartet

Second Set is a live album by pianist Cedar Walton recorded in Denmark in 1977 and released on the Danish SteepleChase label.

<i>Live at Montmartre</i> (Jackie McLean album) 1972 live album by Jackie McLean Quartet

Live at Montmartre is an album by American saxophonist Jackie McLean recorded at the Jazzhus Montmartre in 1972 and released on the SteepleChase label.

<i>Ode to Super</i> 1973 studio album by Jackie McLean featuring Gary Bartz

Ode to Super is an album by American saxophonist Jackie McLean featuring Gary Bartz recorded in 1973 and released on the SteepleChase label.

<i>Hindsight</i> (Ken McIntyre album) 1974 studio album by Ken McIntyre

Hindsight is an album recorded by American saxophonist Ken McIntyre in 1974 for the SteepleChase label.

<i>Home</i> (Ken McIntyre album) 1975 studio album by Ken McIntyre

Home is an album written and recorded by American jazz musician Ken McIntyre in 1975 under the SteepleChase label. It features Jaki Byard, Reggie Workman, and Andrei Strobert.

<i>Open Horizon</i> 1976 studio album by Ken McIntyre

Open Horizon is an album recorded by American saxophonist Ken McIntyre in 1975 for the SteepleChase label.

<i>Introducing the Vibrations</i> 1977 studio album by Ken McIntyre Sextet

Introducing the Vibrations is an album recorded by American saxophonist Ken McIntyre in 1976 for the SteepleChase label.

<i>New York Calling</i> 1974 studio album by Jackie McLean and The Cosmic Brotherhood

New York Calling is an album by alto saxophonist Jackie McLean and the Cosmic Brotherhood recorded in 1974 and released on the SteepleChase label.

<i>My Man: Live at Montmartre 1973</i> 1973 live album by Ben Webster

My Man: Live at Montmartre 1973 is a live album by American saxophonist Ben Webster recorded at the Jazzhus Montmartre in 1973 and released on the SteepleChase label.

<i>Peace</i> (Walt Dickerson album) 1976 studio album by Walt Dickerson Trio

Peace is an album recorded by composer and vibraphonist Walt Dickerson in 1975 for the SteepleChase label.

<i>Serendipity</i> (Walt Dickerson album) 1977 live album by Walt Dickerson Trio

Serendipity is a live album recorded by composer and vibraphonist Walt Dickerson in Philadelphia in 1976 for the SteepleChase label.

<i>To My Queen Revisited</i> 1979 studio album by Walt Dickerson Quartet

To My Queen Revisited is an album by vibraphonist Walt Dickerson's Quartet recorded in 1978 for the SteepleChase label. The album references Dickerson's 1962 album To My Queen and the title composition.

<i>To My Son</i> 1980 studio album by Walt Dickerson Trio

To My Son is an album by vibraphonist Walt Dickerson recorded in 1978 for the SteepleChase label.

<i>Steppin Into Beauty</i> 1982 studio album by Hilton Ruiz Trio / Quintet

Steppin' Into Beauty is an album by pianist Hilton Ruiz, collecting performances recorded in 1977 at the sessions that produced Excition and New York Hilton, which was released on the Danish label SteepleChase in 1982.

<i>Year of the Iron Sheep</i> Studio album by Ken McIntyre

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

<i>In the Wind: The Woodwind Quartets</i> 2004 studio album by Makanda Ken McIntyre

In the Wind: The Woodwind Quartets is an album by multi-instrumentalist Makanda Ken McIntyre. It was recorded during October 1995 and April 1996 at Marion Studios in Fairview, New Jersey, and was released in 2004 by Passin' Thru Records, three years after his death. On the album, which features eleven original compositions, McIntyre performs all instrumental parts via overdubbing, and is heard on flutes, saxophones, clarinets, and double-reed instruments.

References

  1. SteepleChase Records discography accessed March 16, 2015
  2. Makanda Ken McIntyre discography accessed March 16, 2015
  3. Fitzgerald, M., Makanda Ken McIntyre Discography, accessed March 16, 2015
  4. 1 2 Allmusic Listing accessed March 16, 2015
  5. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 974. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.