Ian Carr

Jazz musician and composer; Born April 21, 1933; Died February 25, 2009. IAN Carr, who has died at the age of 75, was something of a jazz all-rounder. For several decades, the Dumfries-born trumpeter was at the forefront of the contemporary jazz scene in Britain, both as a player and a teacher. But his talents extended further: he was also a gifted writer, composer, bandleader and broadcaster. His legacy includes his recordings with pioneering groups Nucleus and the United Jazz and Rock Ensemble, the book regarded as the definitive biography of Miles Davis, a pair of acclaimed biographical documentaries for Channel 4 on Davis and Keith Jarrett, and two Radio 3 series on the same subjects.