Ken, Mcintyre | Looking Ahead | 1LP

Ken McIntyre was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, orchestrator and educator, born Kenneth Arthur McIntyre in Boston, Massachusetts, on 7 September 1931. He died in New York City on 13 June 2001. His primary instrument was the alto saxophone, and he also played flute, bass clarinet, oboe, bassoon, double bass, drum set and piano.

Looking Ahead is a single LP vinyl reissue of an album first released in 1961, issued by Prestige on 25 July 2025 as part of the Original Jazz Classics series. It was recorded in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, on 28 June 1960, and it is McIntyre's debut album. Eric Dolphy plays alto saxophone, flute and bass clarinet alongside McIntyre, with Walter Bishop Jr. on piano, Sam Jones on bass and Art Taylor on drums.

Track List

Side A

1. Lautir
2. Curtsy
3. Geo's Tune
4. They All Laughed

Side B

1. Head Shakin'
2. Dianna