Mike Carr (musician)
Mike Carr (born Michael Anthony Carr, 7 December 1937, South Shields, County Durham, England[1] – 22 September 2017)[2] was an English jazz organist, pianist and vibraphonist.
The younger brother of trumpeter Ian Carr, with whom he formed the EmCee Five group.[3] he began playing in Newcastle in the 1960s before leaving for London in the 1970s and appearing regularly at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club.[3] EmCee Five featured some of the UK's leading jazz musicians of the 1960s and 1970s, including John McLaughlin, Ronnie Stephenson, Malcolm Cecil, Spike Heatley and . In 1976, he was band member of Eric Burdon.
From 1971 until 1975, Carr was a member of Ronnie Scott's trio,[3] first with Tony Crombie and later with . In the mid-1980s he led the band Cargo.[3]
Discography[]
with Emcee Five[]
- 1961: Let's Take Five.
- 1962: Bebop from the East Coast (Birdland) with Ian Carr, John McLaughlin
- 2005: Legend
Other recordings[]
- 1993: Good Times and the Blues (Cargogold) with Dick Morrissey, Jim Mullen
With Prince Lasha
- Insight (CBS, 1966)
References[]
- ^ "Mike Carr biography". Puresource.co.uk. 1937-12-07. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
- ^ "Tribute: Mike Carr (1937-2017)". Puresource.co.uk. 2017-09-24. Retrieved 2017-09-26.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 77. ISBN 0-85112-580-8.
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