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{{Infobox album
| name       = Forces and Feelings
| type       = studio
| artist     = [[Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre]]
| cover      = Forces and Feelings.jpg
| released   = 1970
| recorded   = November 11, 1970
| studio     = Sound Studios, Chicago
| genre      = [[Jazz]]
| length     = 55:22 <small>CD reissue with additional tracks</small>
| label      = [[Delmark Records|Delmark]]<br><small>DS-425</small>
| producer   = [[Bob Koester|Robert G. Koester]]
| chronology = [[Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre|Maurice McIntyre]]
| prev_title = [[Humility in the Light of the Creator]]
| prev_year  = 1969
| next_title = [[Peace and Blessings]]
| next_year  = 1979
}}

'''''Forces and Feelings''''' is an album by the American jazz saxophonist [[Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre|Maurice McIntyre]] recorded in 1970 and released by the [[Delmark Records|Delmark]] label.<ref name="Delmark discography">[http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Delmark400.htm Jazzlists: Delmark Records discography: 400/500 series] accessed October 14, 2019</ref><ref>[https://delmark.com/product/425/ Delmark Records: album details] accessed October 14, 2019</ref>

==Reception==
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="AllMusic"/> 
| rev2 = ''[[The Austin Chronicle]]''
| rev2score  = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="ac">{{cite web |url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/1996-12-13/525775 |title=Reissues |first=Harvey |last=Pekar |date=December 13, 1996 |website=The Austin Chronicle |access-date=June 9, 2023}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings]]''
| rev3score  = {{Rating|3|4}}<ref name="Penguin">{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz|The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings]] |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=[[Penguin Books|Penguin]] |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=973}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]''
| rev4Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite book |editor-last=Larkin |editor-first=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2006 |pages=649 }}</ref>
}}
[[AllMusic]] reviewer Al Campbell stated: "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. ... Considering the lack of recordings made by this underrated tenor saxophonist, any of his discs are recommended.".<ref name="AllMusic">{{AllMusic|first=Al|last=Campbell |class=album |id=mw0000613371 |title= Kalaparusha: ''Forces and Feelings'' – Review |accessdate= October 14, 2019}}</ref>

[[Harvey Pekar]] of ''[[The Austin Chronicle]]'' wrote: "The improvisation... may not be based on pre-set chord progressions, but the groups' performances are tight and coherent; members pay attention to collective interplay and textural and dynamic subtleties."<ref name="ac" />

Writing for ''The Hum'', Bradford Bailey commented: "We find McIntyre pushing into unimaginable places, and bringing clarity to his unique creative voice. He skirts closer to outright Free-Jazz with incredibly complex tonal relationships and rhythmic partnerships, but never loses the depth of emotion which characterizes his playing."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://blogthehum.com/2016/02/04/a-ballad-for-kalaparusha-maurice-mcintyre |title=A ballad for kalaparusha maurice mcintyre |first=Bradford |last=Bailey |date=February 4, 2016 |website=The Hum |access-date=June 9, 2023}}</ref>

==Track listing==
All compositions by Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre
# "Behold! God's Sunshine!" – 4:24 <small>Additional track on CD reissue</small>	
# "Fifteen or Sixteen" – 10:06
# "Sun Spots" – 7:48
# "Ananda" – 3:50
# "Twenty-One Lines" – 11:48
# "Behold! God's Sunshine!" – 8:19	
# "Ananda" – 9:26 <small>Additional track on CD reissue</small>

==Personnel==
*[[Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre]] - tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute, bells
*Sarnie Garrett – guitar
*[[Fred Hopkins]] – bass
*Wesley Tyus – drums 
*Rita Omolokun – vocals

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[[Category:Delmark Records albums]]
[[Category:1970 albums]]
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[[Category:Albums produced by Bob Koester]]