Open Horizon

Open Horizon
Studio album by Ken McIntyre
Released	1976
Recorded	November 19, 1975 ; C.I. Recording Studio, NYC
Genre	Jazz
Length	46:46
Label	SteepleChase ; SCS 1049
Producer	Nils Winther
Ken McIntyre chronology

Last updated March 20, 2021

Open Horizon is an album recorded by American saxophonist Ken McIntyre in 1975 for the SteepleChase label.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[5]

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars.^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Ken McIntyre

"Sister Precious" - 3:53
"Don't I" - 10:59
"Daybreak" - 4:12
"Puunti" - 3:36
"Open Horizon" - 4:18
"Jawne" - 6:07
"Sendai" - 5:33
"Bee Pod" - 8:08

Personnel

Ken McIntyre - alto saxophone, flute, bassoon, oboe
Kenny Drew - piano, electric piano
Buster Williams - bass
Andrei Strobert - drums

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References

↑ SteepleChase Records discography accessed March 16, 2015
↑ Makanda Ken McIntyre discography accessed March 16, 2015
↑ Fitzgerald, M., Makanda Ken McIntyre Discography, accessed March 16, 2015
1 2 Allmusic Listing accessed March 16, 2015
↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 973. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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[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

[Allmusic-4] 1 2 Allmusic Listing accessed March 16, 2015

[Penguin-5] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 973. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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v t e Ken McIntyre
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader	Stone Blues (1960) Looking Ahead (and Eric Dolphy, 1960) Year of the Iron Sheep (1962) Hindsight (1974) Home (1975) Open Horizon (1975) Introducing the Vibrations (1976) Chasing the Sun (1978)
With others	Don't Look Back (Nat Adderley, 1976) Honi Gordon Sings (1962) The Montreal Tapes: Liberation Music Orchestra (Charlie Haden, 1989) Dream Keeper (Charlie Haden, 1990) Unit Structures (Cecil Taylor, 1966)