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Scottish jazz musician, composer, writer, and educator
Ian Carr
Birth name Ian Henry Randall Carr Born (1933-04-21 ) 21 April 1933Dumfries , ScotlandDied 25 February 2009(2009-02-25) (aged 75 ) Genres Jazz , jazz fusion Occupation(s ) Musician, composer, writer, educator Instrument(s ) Trumpet Labels Vertigo
Musical artist
Ian Carr (21 April 1933[1] [2] jazz musician, composer, writer, and educator. Carr performed and recorded with the Rendell-Carr quintet and jazz-fusion band Nucleus , and was an associate professor at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. He also wrote biographies of musicians Keith Jarrett and Miles Davis .
Early years [ edit ]
Ian Henry Randall Carr was born in Dumfries , Scotland, the elder brother of Mike Carr .[1] Newcastle University , where he read English Literature,[2]
Musical career [ edit ]
At the age of 17, Carr started to teach himself trumpet.[1] EmCee Five , from 1960 to 1962, before moving to London, where he became co-leader with Don Rendell of the Rendell–Carr quintet (1963–69).[1] Michael Garrick , bassist Dave Green , and drummer Trevor Tomkins ) made five albums for EMI – all of which have been re-issued – and performed internationally.[1] New Jazz Orchestra under the direction of Neil Ardley and recorded an album with altoist Joe Harriott .
After leaving the quintet, Carr went on to form the ground-breaking jazz-rock band Nucleus .[3] Montreux Jazz Festival , released their first album, Elastic Rock [1] Newport Jazz Festival [3] Village Gate jazz club. Carr also played with the United Jazz + Rock Ensemble from 1975.[1]
Carr worked as a session musician in non-jazz contexts, with Nico , No-Man , Faultline , and others. He also doubled on flugelhorn .
Writing and academic career [ edit ]
Apart from writing a regular column for the BBC Music Magazine Keith Jarrett and Miles Davis .[3] The Rough Guide to JazzJazz, The Essential Companion , 1988). In addition he contributed sleeve notes for the albums of other musicians (e.g. Indo-Jazz Fusions by Joe Harriott and John Mayer ).
In 1987, Carr was appointed associate professor at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London,[2] Julian Joseph , among others, was one of his students.
Ian Carr died aged 75 on 25 February 2009, having suffered from Alzheimer's disease . A memorial service was held at Golders Green Crematorium in London the following month. In addition to fellow Nucleus member Geoff Castle, speakers at the service included artist Gerald Laing , author, critic and broadcaster Alyn Shipton , Mike Dibb (with whom Carr collaborated on two films on Miles Davis and Keith Jarrett )[4] Julian Joseph , Sara Dillon and Nikki Yeoh .
Discography [ edit ]
Emcee Five [ edit ]
(With John O'Carroll and Mike Carr)
Let's Take Five (Columbia, 1962)
Bebop 61: Bebop From The East Coast 1960/1962 (Birdland, 1987) – rec. 1961–67
Rendell–Carr Quintet [ edit ]
(As co-leader with Don Rendell )
Shades of Blue (Columbia, 1964)
Dusk Fire (Columbia, 1966)
Phase III (Columbia, 1968)
Live (Columbia, 1969) – live
Change Is (Columbia, 1969)
Live in London (Harkit, 2003) – live rec. 1965
Live at the Union 1966 (Reel, 2010) – live rec. 1966
Live at Klooks Kleek (Record Collector Magazine, 2017)[2LP] – live rec. 1963
Compilation
Original 1964-68 Recordings / Live From The Antibes Jazz Festival (Spotlite, 2007) – live
Nucleus [ edit ]
(As leader of Nucleus )
Elastic Rock
We'll Talk about It Later (Vertigo, 1971) – rec. 1970
Solar Plexus (Vertigo, 1971) – rec. 1970. released as a "Ian Carr with Nucleus" album.
Labyrinth (Vertigo, 1973) – released as a "Ian Carr with Nucleus" album
Roots (Vertigo, 1973) – released as a "Ian Carr's Nucleus" album
Under the Sun (Vertigo, 1974)
Snakehips Etcetera (Vertigo, 1975)
Alleycat (Vertigo, 1975)
In Flagranti Delicto (Capitol, 1977) – released as a "Ian Carr's Nucleus" album
Out of the Long Dark (Capitol, 1979) – released as a "Ian Carr's Nucleus" album
Awakening (Mood, 1980) – released as a "Ian Carr's Nucleus" album
Jazz-London 29 / 30 (BBC Transcription Service, 1983) – live. split album with The Brian Lemon Quartet.
Live at the Theaterhaus (Mood, 1985) – live. released as a "Ian Carr's Nucleus" album.
Live in Bremen (Cuneiform, 2003)[2CD] – live rec. 1971
The Pretty Redhead (Hux, 2003) – rec. 1971, 1982
Hemispheres (Hux, 2006) – live rec. 1970–71
UK Tour '76 ( Major League Productions, 2006)[2CD] – live rec. 1976 at Loughborough University
Live in Europe 1970-71 (Hux, 2009) – live rec. 1970–71
Live 1970 with Leon Thomas (Gearbox, 2014)[2LP] – live rec. 1970 at Montreux Jazz Festival
Compilations
Direct Hits (Vertigo, 1976) – rec. 1970–74. released as a "Ian Carr's Nucleus" album.
Three of a Kind (Gonzo Multimedia, 2015) – rec. 1976–83
As leader [ edit ]
Belladonna (Vertigo, 1972)
Old Heartland (MMC, 1988)
Sounds and Sweet Airs (That Give Delight and Hurt Not) (Celestial Harmonies, 1994) – rec. 1992
As co-leader with others [ edit ]
Springboard with Jeff Clyne (Polydor, 1969) – rec. 1966
Greek Variations & Other Aegean Exercises with Neil Ardley & Don Rendell (Columbia, 1970)
Will Power with Neil Ardley, Mike Gibbs , and Stan Tracey (Argo, 1974)[2LP]
Collana Jazz 80" with the Algemona Quartetto (Mia, 1980)
As a member [ edit ]
The New Jazz Orchestra
Western Reunion (Decca , 1965)
Le Déjeuner sur l'Herbe (Verve , 1969)
On The Radio: BBC Sessions 1971 (Dusk Fire, 2017)
Zyklus
Virtual Realities (AMP, 1991)
Others
V.A., Mike Taylor Remembered (Trunk, 2007) – rec. 1973. a tribute to Mike Taylor with Jon Hiseman , Ian Carr, Barbara Thompson, and others.
As sideman [ edit ]
Publications [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ a b c Fordham, John (28 February 2009), "Obituary: Ian Carr" , The Guardian
^ Voce, Steve (27 February 2009), "Ian Carr: Trumpeter and composer whose band Nucleus was at the forefront of the jazz-rock movement" , The Independent
Bibliography [ edit ]
Roger Farbey, Elastic Dream: The Music of Ian Carr – An Annotated Discography, 3rd Revised Edition , 2023.
Roger Farbey, Elastic Dream: The Music of Ian Carr – A Critical Discography, 2nd Revised Edition , 2015.
Roger Farbey, The Music of Ian Carr – A Critical Discography , 2010.
Alyn Shipton, Out of the Long Dark: The Life of Ian Carr , 2006
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