Mike Carr (musician)

Mike Carr (born Michael Anthony Carr, 7 December 1937, South Shields, County Durham, England – 22 September 2017) was an English jazz organist, pianist and vibraphonist.

The younger brother of trumpeter Ian Carr, with whom he formed the EmCee Five group, he began playing in Newcastle in the 1960s before leaving for London in the 1970s and appearing regularly at Ronnie Scott's. 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 Johnny Butts. In 1976 he was band member of Eric Burdon.

From 1971-5, Carr was a member of Ronnie Scott's trio, first with Tony Crombie and later with Bobby Gien. In the mid-1980s he led the band Cargo.

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)

External links

• Mike Carr discography at Discogs
• Mike Carr – Cargogold Productions & Birdland Records