Alastair Mcintyre

It’s a brand new world, or at least a different one from when we began 2020 some 10 months ago. Civil unrest, political strife and a world pandemic have been at the forefront of the never-ending news cycle. One good thing that’s come from it is the new album release from Alastair Greene. A guitar player’s guitar player, Greene penned all 11 tracks on The New World Blues which drops on October 23rd, via Whiskey Bayou Records.

Guitar virtuoso Alastair Greene has artfully managed a dynamic solo career while contributing to the music of notable artists such as Grammy-winner Alan Parsons and soul-blues Grammy nominee Sugaray Rayford. Greene's latest release, Standing Out Loud, is a commanding declaration poised to solidify his position as a seasoned veteran in the blues rock world. With a strong batch of original songs rooted in blues and southern rock traditions, it builds upon the momentum created by his critically acclaimed solo releases of recent years. "Teaming up with Ruf Records for this album feels like a natural and perfect fit for the progression of my career," says the California native and multi-charting Billboard artist that Blues Music Magazine called "a major talent in the blues-rock category."

This obscure set features passionate blowing by Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre (heard on tenor, flute, clarinet, bass clarinet and percussion) along with the little-known Longineu Parson on trumpet, flugelhorn, flute, sopranino and recorders, bassist Leonard Jones, and drummer King Mock…

Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre - Forces and Feelings (1970) {Delmark DE-425 rel 1996}
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© 1970, 1996 Delmark Records | DE-425
Jazz / Post Bop / Contemporary Jazz / Modern Creative / Saxophone

Recorded in late 1970, this is McIntyre's second release for the Delmark label. Much like his first effort, Humility in Light of the Creator, Forces and Feelings projects a spiritual tone. While it is occasionally more relaxed than his debut, that's not to say this is McIntyre's mellow disc – far from it. Forces and Feelings has much in common with the otherworldly vibration Albert Ayler experimented with on his Impulse! date Music Is the Healing Force of the Universe, especially when comparing the vocals of Rita Omolokun with Mary Maria, Ayler's girlfriend/vocalist.