Nucleus (1985)

Ian Carr (born 21 April 1933) is a Scottish jazz musician, composer, writer, and educator. Image File history File links Publicity flier, 1985 This is a copyrighted promotional photo with a known source. ... Image File history File links Publicity flier, 1985 This is a copyrighted promotional photo with a known source. ... April 21 is the 111th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (112th in leap years). ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Cha togar mfhearg gun dioladh (Scottish Gaelic)1 Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic, Scots Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II... Jazz is a musical art form that originated in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States around the start of the 20th century. ... A musician is a person who plays or composes music Musicians can be classified by their role in creating or performing music: A singer (or vocalist) uses his or her voice as an instrument. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ...

Carr was born in Dumfries, Scotland, the younger brother of Mike Carr. From 1952 to 1956 he went to King's College, now Newcastle University, where he read English literature, followed by a diploma in education. The Buccleuch St Bridge Devorgilla Bridge Overlooking Dumfries The Old Bridge House Dumfries ((IPA: ) pronounced dum-freece, not dum-fries) (Dùn Phris in Scottish Gaelic) is a former royal burgh and town with a population of around 31,146 (37,846 including the Locharbriggs and Cargenbridge areas). ... Mike Carr (b. ... Newcastle University is a British university located in Newcastle upon Tyne in the north-east of England. ...

Musical career

At the age of seventeen Carr started to teach himself trumpet. After university he joined his brother in the Newcastle band EmCee Five from 1960 to 1962, before moving to London, where he became co-leader with Don Rendell of the Rendell–Carr quintet (1963–1969). In its six years, the group (including pianist Michael Garrick, bassist Dave Green, and drummer Trevor Tomkins) made five albums for EMI – all of which have been re-issued – and performed internationally. For Trumpet Winsock, see Winsock. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Don Rendell (b. ... Michael Garrick (b. ... Trevor Ramsey Tomkins (born May 12, 1941 in London) cousin of the late Roy Budd (jazz pianist and film composer of Get Carter fame) is a jazz drummer best known for his work in a number of British bands in the 1970s, including Gilgamesh. ... An album or record album is a collection of related audio or music tracks distributed to the public. ... The EMI Group (LSE: EMI) is a British music company comprising of the major record company EMI Music which operates several labels, based in Brook Green in London, England, and EMI Music Publishing, based on Charing Cross Road, London. ...

After leaving the quintet, Carr went on to form the ground-breaking jazz-rock band Nucleus. 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 Montreux Jazz Festival, released their first album (Elastic Rock), and performed at both the Newport Jazz Festival and the Village Gate jazz club. He has also played with the United Jazz & Rock Ensemble since 1975. Jazz fusion (sometimes referred to simply as fusion) is a musical genre that loosely encompasses the merging of jazz with other styles, particularly rock, funk, R&B, and world music. ... Nucleus were a pioneering British jazz-rock band that continued in different incarnations from 1969-85. ... Poster designed by Keith Haring The Montreux Jazz Festival is the best-known music festival in Switzerland. ... The Newport Jazz Festival is a music festival held every August in Newport, Rhode Island. ... The VIllage Gate Sign still adorns the corner of Thompson and Bleecker streets, January 2006 The Village Gate was a nightclub at the corner of Thompson and Bleecker Street in Greenwich Village, New York. ...

Carr has worked as a session musician in non-jazz contexts, with Nico, No-Man, Faultline, and others. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Sideman. ... For the prequel to Ico, see Shadow of the Colossus. ... No-Man is a UK based duo formed by vocalist Tim Bowness and multi-instrumentalist Steven Wilson. ... Old fault exposed by roadcut near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. ...

Writing and academic career

Apart from writing a regular column for the BBC Music Magazine, Carr has written biographies of jazz musicians Keith Jarrett and Miles Davis. He is also the co-author of reference works such as The Rough Guide to Jazz. BBC music magazine is a classical music magazine published in the UK by the BBC. It claims first place in terms of worldwide sales. ... Keith Jarrett (born May 8, 1945 in Allentown, Pennsylvania) is an American pianist and composer. ... Miles Dewey Davis III (26 May 1926 – 28 September 1991) was one of the most influential musicians of the latter half of the 20th century. ...

In 1987 he was appointed associate professor at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, where he teaches composition and performance, especially improvisation. Guildhall School of Music and Drama is a music and dramatic arts school which was founded in 1880 in the City of London, UK. The first Guildhall School was housed in an old warehouse in Aldermanbury, but these premises soon proved too small. ...

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
• 1968: Live from the Antibes Jazz Festival (plus 1964 recordings by the Don Rendell Four and Five)
• 1968: Phase III
• 1969: Change Is
• 1969: "Live"

With Don Rendell

• 2001: Reunion

Nucleus

• 1970: Elastic Rock
• 1971: We'll Talk about It Later
• 1971: Solar Plexus
• 1972: Belladonna
• 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

As leader and co-leader

• 1971: Greek Variations & Other Aegean Exercises (with Neil Ardley & Don Rendell)
• 1974: Will Power (with Neil Ardley, Mike Gibbs, and Stan Tracey)
• 1980: Collana Jazz 80" (with the Algemona Quartetto)
• 1989: Old Heartland
• 1991: Virtual Realities (Zyklus, with Neil Ardley and John L. Walters)
• 1993: Sounds and Sweet Airs (That Give Delight and Hurt Not) (with John Taylor)

Neil Ardley (1937–2004) was a prominent English jazz pianist and composer, who also made a name as the author of more than 100 popular books on science and technology, and on music. ... Don Rendell (b. ... Michael Gibbs is the name of: Michael Gibbs (1870 – 1943), a Newfoundland lawyer and politician. ... Stanley William Tracey (born in Tooting, London on December 30, 1926) is a UK jazz pianist and composer, most influenced by Duke Ellington and Thelonious Monk. ... Zyklus für einen Schlagzeuger (Cycle for a percussionist) is a composition by Karlheinz Stockhausen. ... John L. Walters member of Landscape went on to produce records by Swans Way, Kissing the Pink, Twelfth Night, The Mike Gibbs Orchestra and Mark Springer. ... John Taylor is the name of: // John Taylor (Oxford), Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University 1486-1487 John Taylor (poet) (1580-1654), English poet John Taylor (1704-1766), English classical scholar John Edward Taylor (1791-1844), English translator John Taylor (1781-1864), British Egypt scholar John G. Taylor, British neural-network...

Carr's bibliography

• 1973: Music Outside: Contemporary Jazz in Britain (Latimer New Dimensions) ISBN 0-901539-25-2
• 1982: Miles Davis (William Morrow & Co.) ISBN 0-688-01321-X
• 1988: Jazz: The Essential Companion with Digby Fairweather & Brian Priestley (Paladin Books) ISBN 0-586-08530-0
• 1991: Keith Jarrett: The Man and His Music (Grafton Books) ISBN 0-246-13434-8
• 1999: Miles Davis: The Definitive Biography (Thunder's Mouth Press) ISBN 1-56025-241-3
• 2004: The Rough Guide to Jazz with Digby Fairweather & Brian Priestley (3rd edition) Rough Guides Limited. ISBN 1-84353-256-5

Sources & external links

• Jazz: the Rough Guide (2nd edition). The Rough Guides, 2000. ISBN 1-85828-528-3
• "Ian Carr" — by Craig Harris, for the All Music Guide
• Unofficial Ian Carr + Nucleus Website
• "Ian Carr and Nucleus: '70s British Jazz Rock Progenitors" — AllAboutJazz.com
• biographical sketch — European Jazz Network
• "Ian Carr" — Jazzscript