Ian Carr

Scottish jazz trumpeter, band leader, writer, and composer

Born 21 April 1933 in Dumfries, Scotland, UK, died: 25 February 2009 in London, England, UK (aged 75)

Ian Carr began his career in the group [a=The EmCee Five] together with his younger brother [a=Mike Carr (2)] in the early 1960's. He was perhaps best known for his group [a=Nucleus (3)], a jazz-fusion group which was successful throughout the 1970s and lasted until 1988. His recordings as co-leader of [a=The Don Rendell / Ian Carr Quintet] during the 1960s have been much sought after by jazz record collectors. Also a writer with biographies of [a23755] and [a145273] to his credit.