Ian Carr Ian Carr was a Scottish jazz musician, composer, writer, and educator. Carr performed and recorded with the Rendell-Carr quintet and jazz-rock 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 Carr was born in Dumfries , Scotland, the elder brother of Mike Carr . From 1952 to 1956, he 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 became co-leader with Don Rendell of the Rendell–Carr quintet. In its six years, the group made five albums for EMI – all of which have been re-issued – and performed internationally. 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, 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 up 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. He was also the co-author of the reference work The Rough Guide to Jazz , which has passed through four editions from 1994. In addition he contributed sleeve notes for the albums of other musicians. In 1987, he 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 and Carr's students Julian Joseph, Sara Dillon and Nikki Yeoh .Discography Emcee Five 1961: Let's Take Five 1962: Bebop from the East Coast Rendell–Carr Quintet 1964: Shades of Blue 1965: Live in London 1966: Dusk Fire 1966: Live at the Union 1968: Live from the Antibes Jazz Festival 1968: Phase III 1969: Change Is 1969: "Live" with the New Jazz Orchestra 1965: Western Reunion 1966: Le Dejeuner sur L'Herbe with the Joe Harriott / Amancio D'Silva Quartet 1969: Hum-Dono Springboard 1969: Springboard Nucleus 1970: Elastic Rock 1971: We'll Talk about It Later 1971: Solar Plexus 1973: Labyrinth 1973: Roots 1974: Under the Sun 1975: Snakehips Etcetera 1975: Alleycat 1976: Direct Hits 1977: In Flagranti Delicto 1979: Out of the Long Dark 1980: Awakening 1985: Live at the Theaterhaus 2003: Live in Bremen 2003: The Pretty Redhead 2006: Hemispheres 2006: UK Tour '76 2009: Live in Europe 1970-71 2014: Nucleus With Leon Thomas - Live 1970 2015: Three of a Kind Tribute 1973:Mike Taylor Remembered , a tribute to Mike Taylor with Jon Hiseman , Ian Carr, Barbara Thompson , and others.Solo 1972: Belladonna 1989: Old Heartland with Don Rendell 2001: Reunion As co-leader 1971: Greek Variations & Other Aegean Exercises 1974: Will Power 1980: Collana Jazz 80" 1991: Virtual Realities 1993: Sounds and Sweet Airs As sideman 1965: Roy Budd 1989: The London Concert Publications 1982: Miles Davis 1988: Jazz: The Essential Companion with Digby Fairweather & Brian Priestley 1991: Keith Jarrett: The Man and His Music 1999: Miles Davis: The Definitive Biography 2004: The Rough Guide to Jazz with Digby Fairweather & Brian Priestley Rough Guides Limited . 2008: Music Outside: Contemporary Jazz in Britain , 2nd edn., with new postscript and photographs. .
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