Ian Carr's Nucleus - Awakening (1980)

01.Awakening 10:05

02.Midnight Oil 6:25

03.Mutatis Mutandis 5:40

04.White City Blues 7:00

05.Thing Past 10:00

06.You Can't Be Serious / You Must Be Joking 6:10.

Ian Carr - Trumpet, Flugelhorn

Chucho Merchan - Bass [Bass Guitar]

Geoff Castle - Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Electric Piano, Synthesizer [Mini Moog, Korg Polysynthesizer]

Nic France - Drums, Percussion

Brian Smith - Saxophone [Tenor, Soprano], Percussion.

Formed in 1969 by the late trumpeter and flugelhornist Ian Carr, Nucleus aka Ian Carr's Nucleus was among the very first groups to fuse rock and jazz from the jazz perspective. The band was regarded as one of the most technically brilliant jazz rock/fusion bands in the world. Ian had played for ten years, first in the EmCee Five (which included the brilliant guitarist, John McLaughlin) and then in the Rendell-Carr Group, which released five albums prior to 1969. "Awakening" is recommended to lovers of all jazzrock/fusion fans, and also to those who enjoy good Canterbury Rock style bands like Soft Machine, or Matching Mole. Search this blog for other Ian Carr/Nucleus releases.