Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre
Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre , previously also Kalaparusha Ahrah Difda (* as Maurice Benford McIntyre March 24, 1936 in Clarksville , Arkansas ; † November 9, 2013 in the Bronx, New York City ) was an American tenor saxophonist , bass clarinetist and percussionist of the Free- , Avant-garde jazz and free improvisation.
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Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre (on the cover of the LP Kwanza Kalaparusha Ahrah Difda and Maurice Benford McIntyre are also mentioned as aliases ) came from an educated family, grew up in Chicago and first learned the clarinet and drums, but then switched to the saxophone. He studied at the College of Music at Roosevelt University in Chicago and spent some time in Lexington, Indiana, prison for drug offenses, where he turned back to jazz under the influence of his fellow prisoner Tadd Dameron . He worked with musicians from the free and avant-garde jazz scene such as Malachi Favors , Muhal Richard Abrams (who brought him to the AACM) and Roscoe Mitchell during the 1960s . During this time he became a member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) and one of its public voices. His first album under his own name Humility in the light of the creator was released in 1969. He was also a session musician for the Delmark Records label and worked on record projects by George Freeman , JB Hutto and Little Milton .
In the 1970s McIntyre moved to New York City , played in Sam Rivers ' Rivbea Studios ( Wildflowers Loft Sessions , 1976) and taught at Karl Berger's Creative Music Studio . During this time he recorded his best albums according to Richard Cook and Brian Morton , Forces and Blessings with bassist Fred Hopkins in 1970 and Peace and Blessings , which was released on Black Saint in 1979 .
He toured Europe several times with Muhal Richard Abrams in the 1970s. After his live album, which was created in 1981, McIntyre only recorded a few records, also worked as a street musician and in the subway stations of New York. It wasn't until 1998 that he took up again with Pheeroan akLaff and Michael Logan ( Dream Of , on the CIMP label); the following year he played with his old colleagues from AACM days like Jarman, Favors, Steve Colson , Kahil El'Zabar on the album Bright Moments . In the 2000s, some of his albums again appeared as a band leader, such as the CIMP album South Eastern .
His playing on the saxophone is reminiscent of the late John Coltrane (Cook / Morton) and his turn to spiritual issues.
In 1974 he received the Rising Star Award for clarinet from the Down Beat Polls.
Discographic notes
- Humility in the Light of the Creator ( Delmark Records , 1969)
- Forces and Feelings (Delmark Records, 1970)
- Kwanza (Baystate Records, 1978)
- Peace and Blessings (Black Saint Records, 1979, with Longineu Parsons , Leonard Jones , King L. Mock)
- South Eastern (CIMP, 2002)
- Morning Song (Delmark, 2004)
- Paths to Glory (CIMP, 2004)
Lexical entry
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide of Jazz on CD . 6th edition. Penguin, London 2002, ISBN 0-14-051521-6 .
Web links
- Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre in the All Music Guide
- Obituary by Taylor Ho Bynum in the New Yorker
- Brian Morton, obituary in The Independent , Nov. 27, 2013
Individual evidence
- ↑ Death Notice (New York Times, November 14, 2013)
- ↑ Cover Text of LP Kwanza , Baystate Records, 1978
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | McIntyre, Kalaparusha Maurice |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | McIntyre, Maurice Benford; Difda, Kalaparusha Ahrah |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American saxophonist and clarinetist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 24, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Clarksville , Arkansas |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 9, 2013 |
| Place of death | New York City |