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Phase III by The Don Rendell / Ian Carr Quintet, released in 1968 by Columbia as part of their Landsdowne Series.

An absolute classic of British post-bop and modal jazz, incorporating complex time signatures and Eastern influences. The quintet comprises Don Rendell (tenor and soprano saxophones, flute), Ian Carr (trumpet, flugelhorn), Michael Garrick (piano), Dave Green (bass), and Trevor Tomkins (drums).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBmHTqemejY&list=OLAK5uy_mhxjgb0UardiY0kymHflQPjaSe9-G7IPU

#DonRendell #IanCarr #MichealGarrick #DaveGreen #TrevorTomkins #Jazz #BritJazz #ModalJazz #Landsdowne #Music #PostBop

Shades Of Blue by Don Rendell Ian Carr Quintet, released on Columbia as part of their Landsdowne series in 1965.

Gerald Lascelles wrote in a contemporary review in Jazz Journal:

The quintet stimulates a remarkably fresh feeling, and reveals little in the way of ad­herence to any particular jazz form. The leader’s constant shifts from tenor to soprano keep the front line alive and variable in tone contrast, and there is a constancy in the rhythmic re­sponse which is quite rare and always animated.

Ian Carr, who has been working with Don since the beginning of 1963, provides some splendid moments in solo work, ...Garrison ’64 is quite an ambitious approach to the new patterns set by Coltrane, Davis, and the other leaders of style today. It would be wrong to describe it as free form, but it conveys the same loose feeling.

https://jazzjournal.co.uk/2025/08/14/jj-08-65-don-rendell-ian-carr-shades-of-blue/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bxCVrN8X9E&list=OLAK5uy_lfb6d-fprKIVSVIRJ16NAYeQHlzGj75Es

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Dusk Fire by Don Rendell Ian Carr 5tet, released on Columbia in 1966.

Kenneth Bridgham wrote on Allmusic:

A superb blending of both jazz and classic elements into a third stream. Both the concept and the trumpet sound are very obviously indebted to Miles Davis, but that does not change the fact that this is beautiful music to behold, whether one is looking to intensely focus on the minimalism of every note or just medidate to the overall experience.

https://jazzjournal.co.uk/2019/06/12/don-rendell-ian-carr-quintet-dusk-fire/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yw9a232j7tU&list=PLAeiyKcSz5mI53g6TQ2oQ8BOfXzeh1rkm&index=1

#IanCarr #DonRendell #MichaelGarrick #BritJazz #Jazz #Music #ThirdStream

Today's random #Discogs choice Don Rendell Ian Carr Quintet and Shades Of Blue 2019 reissue. What a fabulous, cool jazz album this is. And what a cool sleeve. Picking a favourite track is hard but I'm going with Shades Of Blue.
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Ian Carr's Nucleus / Roots (1973); „Roots“ ist ein Schlüsselwerk des britischen Jazz-Rock. Das Album verbindet komplexe Fusion-Arrangements mit einer warmen, organischen Klangästhetik. Groovende Basslinien, verspielte Bläser und psychedelisch angehauchte Keyboard-Passagen treffen auf improvisatorische Freiheit. Carrs Trompetenspiel ist zugleich lyrisch und kantig – stets mit klarem Ausdruck. #IanCarr #Jazz #Groove #FusionJazz #Blues #Fusion #JazzRock #Jazz #Funk #PsychedelicJazz

Nachdem der schottische Jazzmusiker #iancarr 6 Jahre im Rendel-Carr-Quintet Musik machte, startete der Trompeter mit der Band #nucleus ab 1970 dann richtig durch und veröffentlichte mit ihnen 19 Alben.
#roots von 1973 war das sechste Album der bis 1989 aktiven Band aus bis heute insgesamt 47 wechselnden Musikern. Carr litt an Alzheimer und starb 2007 nachdem die Band 2005 wieder zusammen fand. Das letzte Album erschien 2021.

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Just discovered my brother is at the Cheltenham Jazz Festival (his home town). Lucky sod. Seeing some great people. Last night’s gig was a tribute to Ian C...

I created a "Kind of Silent" playlist to feed my obsession w/ #MilesDavis In A Silent Way. Selections echo the vibe of the OG (nothing matches exactly): ethereal, proto-ambient, hypnotic, unhurried, spacious, serene, blissful, genre fluid. For patient listening, focused work, or insomnia. YT & spotify links below. Other songs that fit?

#JoeZawinul #LesMcCann #DonaldByrd #IdrisMuhammad #IanCarr #Mwandishi #AliceColtrane #TalkTalk #jazz #fusion

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxnMpFOLYqaAzGPtJEUEwl5i5DGAmlrYg

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6Ie6KUupfqKXABXstOYwOi?si=50ca67ef6c1c49e3

Kind of Silent

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(now with hashtags!) I'm just discovering #MilesintheSky, #MilesDavis's 1969 record. I have long known Bitches Brew and In a Silent Way, from the same period. This one is a little more structured, but has similar feel, bridging the divide between #jazz & R&B. I'm really enjoying it. thanks to #IanCarr's detailed biography of #Miles https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/miles-davis-ian-carr/1102976940 #fusion
Miles Davis: The Definitive Biography|Paperback

This exhaustively researched, revised edition of Ian Carr's classic biography throws new light on Davis' life and career: from the early days in New York with Charlie Parker; to the Birth of Cool; through his drug addiction in the early 1950s and the years of extraordinary achievements...

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