{"product_id":"out-of-the-long-dark-alyn-shipton-9781845532222","title":"Out of the Long Dark: The Life of Ian Carr","description":"\u003cp\u003eFew British jazz musicians have been at the cutting edge of as many movements as the late 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 - the \u003cem\u003eRendell-Carr Quintet\u003c\/em\u003e, a free-jazz colleague of John Stevens and Trevor Watts, and the founding father of jazz rock in the UK, with his band \u003cem\u003eNucleus\u003c\/em\u003e, Carr's musical career alone is truly remarkable, and a one-man history of British jazz in the 60s and 70s. Add to that his work as a member of the \u003cem\u003eUnited Jazz and Rock Ensemble\u003c\/em\u003e, and with such distinguished leaders as George Russell, Stan Tracey and Mike Gibbs, and his work as a player seems even more remarkable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet Ian Carr was also one of the most perceptive critical writers and broadcasters about jazz, being not only the co-author of the \u003cem\u003eRough Guide\u003c\/em\u003e, but also the celebrated biographer of Keith Jarrett and Miles Davis. In recent years he transformed his writing talents into making innovative and prizewinning films on the music he loved, for which he had always been a fearless and outspoken advocate, from the time of his 1973 book \u003cem\u003eMusic Outside\u003c\/em\u003e. As a teacher, his pupils have included such stellar British talents as Julian Joseph, the Mondesir brothers and Nikki Yeoh. He had been a professor of jazz at London's Guildhall School of Music since the 1980s and was founder of the jazz workshop at the Interchange arts scheme.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this full length biography, Alyn Shipton examines the fascinating mix of ingredients that comprised 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 Maughan, of post-war continental Europe and its Bohemian arts scene, and of the London jazz world from the 1960s onwards. The book shows that jazz does not have to have an American accent to be original and innovative, and to inspire audiences all around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alyn L. Shipton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1845532228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781845532222\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Equinox Publishing (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.26h x 6.28w x 0.52d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2006 pg. 248","brand":"Alyn L. Shipton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43984392552703,"sku":"9781845532222","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_39327aee-d974-4d3b-83eb-c348e2e4df67.jpg?v=1683272050","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/out-of-the-long-dark-alyn-shipton-9781845532222","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}