Year of the Iron Sheep is an album by American jazz musician Ken McIntyre.

Year of the Iron Sheep was Ken McIntyre's third album, and his first for United Artists Records.

[3] A second session, on August 31, yielded "Cosmos", played by McIntyre with Jaki Byard (piano), Ron Carter (bass), and Louis Hayes (drums).

[3] For the final session, four days later, Hayes was replaced by Ben Riley, and the remaining four tracks on the album were recorded.

[4] Billboard selected the album as a "special merit pick", commenting that "McIntyre's work on alto and flute is exciting and lyrical, and worth hearing as a new direction in scored jazz.