The Complete Don Rendell-Ian Carr Quintet Discography

The EMI Columbia "Lansdowne" Series:-

Shades of Blue (Columbia 33SX 1733) 1965

Reissued on CD by BGO Records (BGOCD615) 2004

Blue Mosque (Don Rendell/Ian Carr)
Latin Blue (Don Rendell)
Just Blue (Ian Carr) 
Sailin' (Mike Carr)
Garrison '64 (Don Rendell/Dave Green)
Blue Doom (Don Rendell/Ian Carr) 
Shades of Blue (Neil Ardley)
Big City Strut (Ian Carr)

(Recorded: London, October 1 & 2, 1964)


Don Rendell (ts/ss), Ian Carr (tpt/fln), Colin Purbrook
(p), Dave Green (b), Trevor Tomkins (d)

Dusk Fire (Columbia SX 6064) - 1966

Reissued on CD by BGO Records (BGOCD615) 2004

Ruth (Don Rendell)
Tan Samfu (Don Rendell)
Jubal (Don Rendell)
Spooks (Don Rendell/Ian Carr)
Prayer (Michael Garrick)
Hot Rod (Ian Carr / Michael Garrick)
Dusk Fire (Michael Garrick)

(Recorded: London, March 16 & 17, 1966)


Don Rendell (ts/ss/fl/cl), Ian Carr (tpt/fln), Michael
Garrick (p), Dave Green (b), Trevor Tomkins (d)

Phase III (Columbia SX 6214) 1968

Reissued on CD by BGO Records (BGOCD614) 2004

Crazy Jane (Ian Carr)
On! (Don Rendell)
Les Neiges D'Antan (Ian Carr)
Bath Sheba (Don Rendell)
Black Marigolds (Michael Garrick)

(Recorded: London February 23, 1967)

Don Rendell (ts/ss/fl), Ian Carr (tpt/fln), Michael Garrick
(p), Dave Green (b), Trevor Tomkins (d)

Live (Columbia SCX 6316) 1969

Reissued on CD by BGO Records (BGOCD614) 2004

On Track (Michael Garrick)
Vignette (Don Rendell)
Pavanne (Ian Carr/Trevor Tomkins)
Nimjam (Jeff Hedley)
Voices (Michael Garrick)
You've Said It (Don Rendell/Ian Carr)

(Recorded: London, March 18, 1968)


Don Rendell (ts/ss/fl/cl), Ian Carr (tpt/fln), Michael
Garrick (p), Dave Green (b), Trevor Tomkins (d)

Change-Is (Columbia SCX 6368) 1969

Reissued on CD by BGO Records (BGOCD613) 2004

Elastic Dream (Ian Carr/Dave Green/Don Rendell)
One Green Eye (Mike Pyne)
Boy, Dog and Carrot (Ian Carr/Don Rendell)
Cold Mountain (Michael Garrick)
Black Hair (Michael Garrick)
Mirage (Don Rendell)

(Recorded: London March 20 & April 16, 1969)

Don Rendell (ts/ss/fl), Ian Carr (tpt/fln), Michael Garrick
(p), Dave Green (b), Trevor Tomkins (d) plus: Mike Pyne (p), Jeff Clyne (b),
Stan Robinson (ts/cl), Guy Warren (talking drums/bells/maracas)



(With grateful thanks to the National Jazz Archive, Loughton, Essex, and also to Michael Garrick for assistance in assembling the above track listings)

Other releases


Don Rendell-Ian Carr Quintet Live from the Antibes Jazz Festival 1964-1968

(Spotlite SPJ-CD 566) - 2000

Don Rendell (ts/ss/fl/), Ian Carr (tpt/fln), John Mealing (p), 
Michael Garrick (p), Dave Green (b), Trevor Tomkins (d)

Reunion : Don Rendell with Ian Carr & Michael Garrick

(Spotlite SPJ-CD 571) - 2002

Don Rendell (ts/ss/cl/fl), Ian Carr (tpt/fln), Michael Garrick (p),
Mark Bassey (tb), Mario Castronari (b), Alan Jackson (d), Richard Busiakiewicz (p), Robin Jones (d)

Don Rendell-Ian Carr Quintet Live in London

(Harkit HRKCD 8045) - 2003

Recorded live at The Highwayman, Camberley, Surrey, November 1965
by Les Tomkins

Don Rendell (ts/ss/fl/), Ian Carr (tpt/fln), Michael Garrick (p), 
Dave Green (b), Trevor Tomkins (d)

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