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'''Ian Carr''' (b. ] ]) is a ] ] musician, composer, writer, and educator.
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'''Ian Carr''' (21 April 1933<ref name="LarkinJazz">{{cite book|title=]|editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer)|editor-first=Colin |editor-last=Larkin|publisher=]|date=1992|edition=|isbn=0-85112-580-8|pages=76/7}}</ref> – 25 February 2009)<ref name=allmusic/> was a Scottish ] musician, composer, writer, and educator. Carr performed and recorded with the Rendell-Carr quintet and jazz-fusion band ], and was an associate professor at the ] in London. He also wrote biographies of musicians ] and ].
Carr was born in ], Scotland, the younger brother of ] (jazz ]ist, ], and ]). From 1952 to 1956 he went to King's College, now the ], where he read English literature, followed by a diploma in education.

==Early years==
Ian Henry Randall Carr was born in ], Scotland, the elder brother of ].<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> From 1952 to 1956, Carr attended King's College, now ], where he read English Literature,<ref name=allmusic>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/ian-carr-mn0000087205/biography|title=Ian Carr &#124; Biography & History|website=]|access-date=25 July 2021}}</ref> followed by a diploma in education.


==Musical career== ==Musical career==
At the age of seventeen Carr started to teach himself ]. After university he joined hi brother in the Newcastle band ] from 1960 to 1962, before moving to ], where he became co-leader with ] of the Rendell&ndash;Carr quintet (1963&ndash;1969). In its six years, the group (including pianist ], bassist ], and drummer ]) made five ]s for ] &ndash; all of which have been re-issued &ndash; and performed internationally. At the age of 17, Carr started to teach himself trumpet.<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> After university he joined his brother in a Newcastle band, the ], from 1960 to 1962, before moving to London, where he played in a quintet co-lead by ], with pianist ], bassist ], and drummer ].<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> In its six years (1963–1969) the Rendell–Carr Quintet recorded five albums and performed internationally. All records originally issued by ] have been re-released.<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> During the 1960s he also played with the ] under the direction of ] and recorded an album with altoist ].

After leaving the quintet, Carr went on to form the ground-breaking ] band ].<ref name=fordham>] (28 February 2009), , '']''. Retrieved 19 June 2013.</ref> This led to the release of 12 albums (some under the band's name, some under Carr's), and a successful international career. In their first year Nucleus won first prize at the ], released their first album, '']'',<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> and performed at both the ]<ref name=fordham/> and the ] jazz club. Carr also played with the ] from 1975.<ref name="LarkinJazz"/>

Carr worked as a ] in non-jazz contexts, with ], ], ], and others. He also doubled on ].

==Writing and academic career==
Apart from writing a regular column for the '']'', Carr wrote biographies of the jazz musicians ] and ].<ref name=fordham/> Carr was also the co-author of the reference work ''] to Jazz'', which has passed through four editions from 1994 (originally ''Jazz, The Essential Companion'', 1988). In addition he contributed sleeve notes for the albums of other musicians (e.g. '']'' by ] and ]).

In 1987, Carr was appointed associate professor at the ] in London,<ref name=allmusic/> where he taught composition and performance, especially improvisation. He was founder of the jazz workshop at the Interchange arts scheme, where pianist ], among others, was one of his students.

==Death==
Ian Carr died aged 75 on 25 February 2009, having suffered from ]. A memorial service was held at ] in London the following month. In addition to fellow Nucleus member Geoff Castle, speakers at the service included artist ], author, critic and broadcaster ], ] (with whom Carr collaborated on two films on ] and ])<ref>] (27 February 2009), , '']''.</ref> and Carr's students ], Sara Dillon and ].

== Discography ==
=== Rendell–Carr Quintet ===
As co-leader with ]
* ''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
* ''Original 1964–68 Recordings / Live from the ]'' (Spotlite, 2007) – live, compilation
* ''Live at the Union 1966'' (Reel, 2010) – live rec. 1966
* ''Live at Klooks Kleek'' (Record Collector Magazine, 2017) – live rec. 1963

=== Nucleus ===
As leader of ]
* '']'' (Vertigo, 1970)
* ''We'll Talk about It Later'' (Vertigo, 1971)
* ''Solar Plexus'' (Vertigo, 1971) – 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, ] with The ] Quartet.
* ''Live at the Theaterhaus'' (Mood, 1985) – live, released as a "Ian Carr's Nucleus" album.
* ''Live in Bremen'' (Cuneiform, 2003) – 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) – live rec. 1976 at ]
* ''Live in Europe 1970-71'' (Hux, 2009) – live rec. 1970–71
* ''Live 1970'' with ] (Gearbox, 2014) – live rec. 1970 at ]


'''Compilations'''
After leaving the quintet, Carr went on to form the ground-breaking ] band ]. This led to the release of twelve albums (some under the band's name, some under Carr's), and a successful international career. In their first year they won first prize at the ], released their first albim (''Elastic Rock''), and performed at both the ] and the ] jazz club.
* ''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 ===
Carr has also played with the ] since 1975.
* ''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 or sideman ===
==Discography==
===Emcee Five=== * Emcee Five – ''Take Five'' (Columbia, 1962)
* ] – "'Roy Budd" (Pye, 1965)
*1961: ''Let's Take Five''
* ] – ''Western Reunion'' (], 1965)
*1962: ''Bebop from the East Coast''
* with ] – ''Springboard'' (Polydor, 1969) – rec. 1966
* ] – ''Le Déjeuner sur l'Herbe'' (], 1969)
* The ] / ] Quartet – ''Hum-Dono'' (Columbia, 1969)
* with ] & ] – ''Variations & Other Aegean Exercises'' (Columbia, 1970)
* with Neil Ardley, ], and ] – ''Power'' (Argo, 1974)
* with the Algemona Quartetto – ''Jazz 80'' (Mia, 1980)
* Emcee Five – ''Bebop 61: Bebop from the East Coast 1960/1962'' (Birdland, 1987) – rec. 1961–67
* ]'s Living Time Orchestra, '']'' (Label Bleu, 1990) – live rec. 1989
* Zyklus – ''Virtual Realities'' (AMP, 1991)
* ], ''Reunion'' (Spotlite Jazz, 2002)
* with ], ]]] and others, ''Mike Taylor Remembered'' (Trunk, 2007) – rec. 1973, a tribute to ]
* ] – ''On the Radio: BBC Sessions 1971'' (Dusk Fire, 2017)


==Publications==
===Rendell&ndash;Carr Quintet===
* 1973: ''Music Outside: Contemporary Jazz in Britain.'' Latimer New Dimensions, {{ISBN|0-901539-25-2}}.
*1964: ''Shades of Blue''
** 2008: 2nd edn., with new postscript and photographs. London: ], {{ISBN|978-0-9550908-6-8}}.
*1965: ''Live in London''
*1982: ''Miles Davis.'' Quartet / William Morrow & Co, {{ISBN|0-704-32273-0}} / {{ISBN|0-688-01321-X}}.
*1966: ''Dusk Fire''
*1988: ''Jazz: The Essential Companion,'' with ] & ]. Paladin Books, {{ISBN|0-586-08530-0}}
*1968: ''Live from the Antibes Jazz Festival'' (plus 1964 recordings by the Don Rendell Four and Five)
*1991: ''Keith Jarrett: The Man and His Music.'' Grafton Books, {{ISBN|0-246-13434-8}}.
*1968: ''Phase III''
*1999: ''Miles Davis: The Definitive Biography.'' Thunder's Mouth Press, {{ISBN|1-56025-241-3}}.
*1969: ''Change Is''
*2004: ''The Rough Guide to Jazz'' with Digby Fairweather & Brian Priestley. 3rd ed., Rough Guides Limited, {{ISBN|1-84353-256-5}}.
*1969: ''"Live"''


==References==
===With Don Rendell===
{{Reflist}}
*2001: ''Reunion''


===Nucleus=== ==Bibliography==
* Alyn Shipton, ''Out of the Long Dark: The Life of Ian Carr'', 2006.
*1970: ''Elastic Rock''
* Roger Farbey, ''The Music of Ian Carr – A Critical Discography'', 2010.
*1971: ''We'll Talk about It Later''
** ''Elastic Dream: The Music of Ian Carr – A Critical Discography, 2nd revised edition'', 2015.
*1971: ''Solar Plexus''
** ''Elastic Dream: The Music of Ian Carr – An Annotated Discography, 3rd revised edition'', 2023.
*1972: ''Belladonna''
*1973: ''Labyrinth''
*1973: ''Roots''
*1974: ''Under the Sun''
*1975: ''Snakehips Etcetera''
*1975: ''Alleycat''
*1976: ''Direct Hits''
*1977: ''In Flagranti Delicto''
*1980: ''Awakening''
*1985: ''Live at the Theaterhaus''
*2003: ''Live in Bremen''
*2003: ''The Pretty Redhead''


==External links==
===Solo and various===
*
*1971: ''Greek Variations &amp; Other Aegean Exercises'' (with Neil Ardley &amp; Don Rendell)
* / / discographies at ]
*1974: ''Will Power'' (with Neil Ardley, Mike Gibbs, &amp; Stan Tracey)
*Roger Farbey, '''' – AllAboutJazz.com 7 July 2005
*1979: ''Out of the Long Dark''
*John Kelman, '''', 19 January 2004 – AllAboutJazz.com
*1980: ''Collana Jazz 80"'' (with the Algemona Quartetto)
* – European Jazz Network
*1989: ''Old Heartland''
* – Jazzscript
*1991: ''Virtual Realities'' ('''Zyklus''', with Neil Ardley &amp; John L. Walters)
* {{imdb name|1182936}}
*1993: ''Sounds and Sweet Airs (That give delight and hurt not)'' (with John Taylor)
* {{discogs artist|Ian Carr}}


{{Authority control}}
==Carr's bibliography==
*1973: ''Music Outside: Contemporary Jazz in Britain'' (Latimer New Dimensions) ISBN 0901539252
*1982: ''Miles Davis'' (William Morrow &amp; Co.) ISBN 068801321X
*1991: ''Keith Jarrett: The Man and His Music'' (Grafton Books) ISBN 0246134348
*1999: ''Miles Davis: The Definitive Biography'' (Thunder's Mouth Press) ISBN 1560252413


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*''Jazz: the Rough Guide'' (2nd edition). The Rough Guides, 2000. ISBN 1-85828-528-3
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Scottish jazz musician, composer, writer, and educator For the guitarist, see Ian Carr (guitarist).

Ian Carr
Birth nameIan Henry Randall Carr
Born(1933-04-21)21 April 1933
Dumfries, Scotland
Died25 February 2009(2009-02-25) (aged 75)
GenresJazz, jazz fusion
Occupation(s)Musician, composer, writer, educator
InstrumentTrumpet
LabelsVertigo
Musical artist

Ian Carr (21 April 1933 – 25 February 2009) was a Scottish 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

Ian Henry Randall Carr was born in Dumfries, Scotland, the elder brother of Mike Carr. From 1952 to 1956, Carr attended King's College, now Newcastle University, where he read English Literature, followed by a diploma in education.

Musical career

At the age of 17, Carr started to teach himself trumpet. After university he joined his brother in a Newcastle band, the EmCee Five, from 1960 to 1962, before moving to London, where he played in a quintet co-lead by Don Rendell, with pianist Michael Garrick, bassist Dave Green, and drummer Trevor Tomkins. In its six years (1963–1969) the Rendell–Carr Quintet recorded five albums and performed internationally. All records originally issued by EMI have been re-released. During the 1960s he also played with the 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. This led to the release of 12 albums (some under the band's name, some under Carr's), and a successful international career. In their first year Nucleus won first prize at the Montreux Jazz Festival, released their first album, Elastic Rock, and performed at both the Newport Jazz Festival and the Village Gate jazz club. Carr also played with the United Jazz + Rock Ensemble from 1975.

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

Apart from writing a regular column for the BBC Music Magazine, Carr wrote biographies of the jazz musicians Keith Jarrett and Miles Davis. Carr was also the co-author of the reference work The Rough Guide to Jazz, which has passed through four editions from 1994 (originally Jazz, 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, where he taught composition and performance, especially improvisation. He was founder of the jazz workshop at the Interchange arts scheme, where pianist Julian Joseph, among others, was one of his students.

Death

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) and Carr's students Julian Joseph, Sara Dillon and Nikki Yeoh.

Discography

Rendell–Carr Quintet

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
  • Original 1964–68 Recordings / Live from the Antibes Jazz Festival (Spotlite, 2007) – live, compilation
  • Live at the Union 1966 (Reel, 2010) – live rec. 1966
  • Live at Klooks Kleek (Record Collector Magazine, 2017) – live rec. 1963

Nucleus

As leader of Nucleus

  • Elastic Rock (Vertigo, 1970)
  • We'll Talk about It Later (Vertigo, 1971)
  • Solar Plexus (Vertigo, 1971) – 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) – 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) – live rec. 1976 at Loughborough University
  • Live in Europe 1970-71 (Hux, 2009) – live rec. 1970–71
  • Live 1970 with Leon Thomas (Gearbox, 2014) – 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

  • 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 or sideman

Publications

References

  1. ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz. Guinness Publishing. pp. 76/7. ISBN 0-85112-580-8.
  2. ^ "Ian Carr | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  3. ^ Fordham, John (28 February 2009), "Obituary: Ian Carr", The Guardian. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  4. 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

  • Alyn Shipton, Out of the Long Dark: The Life of Ian Carr, 2006.
  • Roger Farbey, The Music of Ian Carr – A Critical Discography, 2010.
    • Elastic Dream: The Music of Ian Carr – A Critical Discography, 2nd revised edition, 2015.
    • Elastic Dream: The Music of Ian Carr – An Annotated Discography, 3rd revised edition, 2023.

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