Out of the Long Dark The Life of Ian Carr

Few British jazz musicians have been at the cutting edge of as many movements as Ian Carr. A pioneer bebop player in his youth, a colleague of Eric Burdon and John McLaughlin in the R'n'B explosion of the 60s, co-leader of one of Britain's most innovative jazz groups, and the founding father of jazz rock in the UK, Carr's musical career alone is truly remarkable, and a one-man history of British jazz in the 60s and 70s. Yet Ian Carr is also one of the most perceptive critical writers and broadcasters about jazz. In this full length biography, Alyn Shipton examines the fascinating mix of ingredients that comprise the man and his music, and in the process draws a vivid picture of Carr's home region, the North-East of England, of National Service, of such literary influences as W Somerset Maugham, of post-war continental Europe and its Bohemian arts scene, and of the London jazz world from the 1960s onwards.Shipton, Alyn is the author of 'Out of the Long Dark The Life of Ian Carr', published 2006 under ISBN 9781845532222 and ISBN 1845532228.