Nucleus were a pioneering jazzrock band from the u. From the album elastic rock frontman and trumpeter ian carr, keyboardistoboist karl jenkins, saxophonistflautist brian smith, guitarist chris spedding, bassist jeff clyne and drummer john. Ian carr trumpet jeff clyne bass karl jenkins piano, saxophone, oboe. Guitarist chris spedding left along with bassist jeff clyne who also %. Normally in the light of the future nucleus group, this could be excellent news, but the reality is somewhat not as evident as that conclusion would be. Ian carr 21 april 1933 25 february 2009 was a scottish jazz musician, composer, writer, and educator. But, much as nucleus founder ian carr was inspired by miles, elastic rock was in no way based on anything davis had recorded. Nucleus had been thomas backing band during his two week residency at londons ronnie scotts club at the beginning of june, so performing.
Tensions arose, causing carr to found nucleus, a logical but rockier continuation of what he was trying to develop here. These two are better ones, from the beginning of the 70s. Following the solo album belladonna, which featured contributions from guitarist allan holdsworth, ian carr formed a new line up of nucleus. Bass bill kristian drums roger sellers electric piano fender, synthesizer mini moog geoff castle mixed by wally trauggot, wolfgang hirschman recorded by dieter dierks saxophone tenor, soprano, percussion brian smith trumpet, flugelhorn, electric piano rmi ian carr. He joined ian carrs nucleus in 1974 playing with the band for eight years and. More experimentation, less rock, than on the previous effort, especially on side a, which is by far the better of the two, thanks to inventive instrumentation. Beyond writing an excellent biography of miles davis, ian carr has done some interesting jazzrock recordings with his band, mainly nucleus. The latter was brought in by trumpet player ian carr, and it didnt sit too well with the other founding member rendell, who was older and probably a little less adventurous than his younger colleague.
Nucleus well talk about it later 1971, vinyl discogs. Nucleus were a british jazzrock band, which continued in different forms from 1969 to 1989. British trumpeter ian carr s belladonna, a gem of an album thats also the coming out party for soontobelegendary guitarist allan holdsworth. Ian carr with nucleus solar plexus 1971, vinyl discogs. A album id not heard in the decade since i wrote the retrospective ian carr and nucleus. Well, almost 4 stars, anyway still under the name ian carr s nucleus, this is a much better album than its predecessor. Alas, early 2009, ian carr left us for proggier pastures, leaving behind an important aural and written oeuvre. So, im not totally of the opposite view to outrider, but certainly a lot more positive about labyrinth. Notes released in a diecut gatefold cover, opening from the inside. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon.
One of britains best jazzrock groups, and on a somewhat similar course but not as in your face to what miles davis was exploring in 6970 in america. This is one of the last projects that the late michael king worked on. All albums by ian carr available to download and stream in high quality. In 1970, the band won first prize at the montreux jazz festival, released the album elastic rock, and performed both at the newport jazz festival and the village gate jazz club the band was established by ian carr, who had been in the rendell carr quintet during the middle and late 1960s. With the double elastic rockwell talk about it later, this one is absolutely worth for your money. Torrid zone features an illustrated booklet with an essay by writer sid smith and is a fine tribute an innovative force in british jazz. Comments off on the don rendell ian carr quintet phase iii 19682018. Ian carrs nucleus three of a kind mp3 album download. The short lived commercial popularity of jazz rockfusion was fading fast, the music scene was a fast fragmenting and very changeable climate, and if carr s act had not hit the mainstream jackpot by now it was never going to happen.
Wurlitzer, moog, rmi electrapiano and harpsichord, hohner electra, hohner pianet, clavinet, colombia elepian, yamaha cp70cp80. Download free ian carr s nucleus out of the long dark mp3 free. This seemingly unlikely pairing of jazz rockers with jazz singer was explained in the albums sleeve notes written by ian carr s biographer alyn shipton. Nucleus was trumpet player and confirmed jazzmen and biographist ian carr s project and the its discography is rather confusing with the different designations as some were called ian carr s nucleus, nucleus with ian carr or simply ian carr but with all nucleus members playing. The don rendell ian carr quintet mqs albums download. Brian smith saxophone, flute chris spedding guitar. They attracted a following after a successful performance at the montreux international festival read full biography. Flashback magazine is available to purchase in hard copy or as a download. Artists similar to nucleus musicians all about jazz. Nucleus top albums cd, lp, mc, sacd, dvda, digital media download.
Ian carr and nucleus bracknell sunshine 2016, cd discogs. Belladonna came out as an ian carr album as after the previous nucleus album chief composer, at least where the first two albums were concerned, karl jenkins along with drummer john marshall had left to join soft machine. From 19631969, the selftrained musician worked in the fabled don rendell ian carr quintet, which released five influential albums that are pillars in the pronounced identity of british jazz that willfully established its own identity from its american counterpart. Spandau ballet the twelve inch mixes 1986 2009 cdrip. As carr wrote all tracks, his name is top of the bill on this 3rd nucleus lp. As far as going beyond straight jazz, this set of the bands vertigo label albums is an exciting reissue of carr s and his band nucleus.
He was perhaps best known for his group nucleus which was successful throughout the 1970s, but also his work as one of the two leading members of the eponymous the don rendell ian carr quintet during the 1960s, has in more recent times been much sought. I suspect that these two albums represent the best and the worst of nucleus. Bandleader ian carr later a jazz journalist and published expert on miles davis was probably inspired by davis going electric in 1969, but the seminal bitches brew had not yet been released at the time elastic rock was recorded, and according to carr, they hadnt. Ian carrs conversation with the blues by cgop cgo p.
Artists similar to nucleus miles davis similar herbie hancock similar soft machine similar hugh hopper similar ian carr similar keith tippett. Ian carr springboard 1966 jeff clyne, ian carr, trevor watts, john stevens springboard love was born tw c4 js ballad jc helens clown tw ou sont les neiges dantan ic crazy jane ic springboard js ian carr trumpet, flugehorn trevor watts alto sax jeff clyne bass john stevens drums. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. A modest and gentle fellow, the trumpeter ian carr was surprised when, as leader of the band nucleus in 1970, he was thrust suddenly to the crest of the american jazzrock boom. Its a collection of three short sets from different eras of ian s and nucleus work, but all are great and all have great players. Ian carr belladonna vertigo 1972 todays rediscovery. He also wrote biographies of musicians keith jarrett and miles davis. Obviously unable to keep a stable lineup for now as most of his older group members had fled to soft machine, and after ian s solo album of belladona, labyrinth will be presented as ian carr with nucleus, until he found a more stable group.
Licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of mercury, and 1 music rights societies. This remastered 6 cd clamshell box set celebrates the vision and genius of ian carr and all the musicians associated with nucleus during the period the band recorded its most influential work. Carr performed and recorded with the rendell carr quintet and jazzrock band nucleus, and was an associate professor at the guildhall school of music and drama in london. By the time rate out of the long dark had rolled by it was almost a four year gap between nucleus studio albums. With a altogether more cohesive lineup although further changes lay ahead, the foundation of the group was set, ian carr will reuse the name nucleus from the next album on. Ian carrs nucleus out of the long dark download free. Recorded in january 1970, it was a pioneering work in emerging genre of jazzrock fusion. The trumpeter, composer, bandleader and author ian carr, who has died aged 75, was a champion of british jazz independence at a time when few. Nucleus began its long jazzrock journey in 1969, when it was originally formed by trumpeter ian carr. Albums include solar plexus, belladonna, and labyrinth. Drums clive thacker, tony levin 2 electric bass roy babbington. Full disclosure labyrinth was my first exposure to nucleus, live, in liverpool in the 70s, so this may bias me somewhat.
Ian carr with nucleus solar plexus full album 1971 youtube. The sleeve notes actually quote ian carr as being apologetic for the compositional failings. Ian carr with nucleus solar plexus full album 1971. Leonard cohen songs from a room fania all stars vol. This was recorded at the ndr studios in hamburg, germany on 25 january 1977 and can be.
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