Looking Ahead

by Ken McIntyre

Looking Ahead cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: January 1961
  • Label: New Jazz
  • Country: United States
  • Community rating: 3.9/5 from 5 ratings

Artists on this release: Art Taylor, Eric Dolphy, Sam Jones

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Issued by the New Jazz imprint, 'Looking Ahead' pairs multi-instrumentalist Ken McIntyre with Eric Dolphy, both performing on alto saxophone and flute. The session provides an early example of free-leaning post-bop, documenting the transitional phase between structured chordal improvisation and the burgeoning avant-garde movement.

Genres

Descriptors: improvisation, acoustic, instrumental

Tracklist

  1. Lautir
  2. Curtsy
  3. Geo's Tune
  4. They All Laughed
  5. Head Shakin'
  6. Dianna

Credits

  • Ken McIntyre - primary artist, alto saxophone, flute, composed by
  • Eric Dolphy - primary artist, alto saxophone, flute, bass clarinet
  • Sam Jones - bass
  • Esmond Edwards - cover, artwork
  • Art Taylor - drums
  • Ira Gitler - liner notes
  • Walter Bishop, Jr. - piano
  • Rudy Van Gelder - recorded by
  • George & Ira Gershwin - composed by

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