Melodic lines for horns (saxophone, trumpet, and sometimes trombone) and bass, as well as charts for guitars and keyboards, were written out for use by musicians at recording sessions and on the bandstand for live performances.

Amsterdam News cultural critic Dawad Philip praised the song and McIntosh for his forward thinking "talent and musical Wizardy.

Among his most notable collaborators from Trinidad were Mighty Sparrow, Lord Kitchener, Calypso Rose, Shadow, Chalk Dust, Duke, and Explainer.

[3][8][10] He also arranged for a number of so-called "small island" singers including Becket and Winston Soso[11] from St Vincent and Short Shirt and Swallow[12] from Antigua.

With a totally Pan-Caribbean and Diasporic sensibility, he found time for teaching and assisting younger performers, arrangers, and musicians, not just the big popular names.