Nucleus (band)
Nucleus was a British jazz-fusion band, which continued in different forms from 1969 to 1989.[1] In 1970, the band won first prize at the Montreux Jazz Festival, released the album Elastic Rock, and performed both at the Newport Jazz Festival and the Village Gate jazz club.[2]
Nucleus
1969–1989; 2005, 2007, 2009 (one-off shows)
Vertigo
The band was established by Ian Carr,[3][4] who had been in the Rendell–Carr Quintet during the middle and late 1960s.[4] Nucleus's debut album, Elastic Rock (1970), and the next two collections, We'll Talk About It Later and Solar Plexus (1971), were all released on Vertigo Records, and music journalist Colin Larkin noted were "vital in any comprehensive rock or jazz collection".[1]
In August 2005, a reincarnation of Nucleus with old and new members performed at Cargo in London.[5] This was followed on 30 March 2007 by a Nucleus Revisited concert at London's PizzaExpress Jazz Club as part of a series of concerts to mark the tenth anniversary of Jazzwise magazine. Nucleus Revisited included Geoff Castle, Mark Wood, and Tim Whitehead and on trumpet, as at the 2005 Cargo concert, Chris Batchelor. Although Ian Carr did not play due to ill health, he was present at the concert and received a standing ovation. On 4 August 2009, Nucleus Revisited appeared at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in London with Michael Garrick's Quartet as part of their two-week-long Brit Jazz Fest.
– trumpet
Ian Carr
– trumpet
Chris Batchelor
– trumpet
Harry Beckett
– trumpet
Kenny Wheeler
– tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
Bob Bertles
– tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
Brian Smith
Phil Todd – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
– tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
Tim Whitehead
– baritone saxophone, oboe, piano, electric piano
Karl Jenkins
– clarinet, bass clarinet, tenor saxophone
Tony Coe
Tony Roberts – clarinet, bass clarinet, tenor saxophone
Geoff Castle – piano, electric piano, synthesizer
– piano, electric piano
Gordon Beck
– piano, electric piano
Dave MacRae
– organ
John Taylor
– synthesizer
Paddy Kingsland
Keith Winter – synthesizer
– guitar
Allan Holdsworth
Jocelyn Pitchen – guitar
– guitar
Chris Spedding
– guitar
Mark Wood
– bass guitar
Roy Babbington
– bass guitar
Rob Burns
– bass guitar
Jeff Clyne
– bass guitar
Mo Foster
Joe Hubbard – bass guitar
Billy Kristian – bass guitar
Dill Katz – bass guitar
Rob Statham – bass guitar
Roger Sutton – bass guitar
– bass guitar
Ron Mathewson
– drums
Neil Ardley
– drums
Tony Levin
Roger Sellers – drums
– drums
Bryan Spring
– drums
John Marshall
Clive Thacker – drums
We'll Talk About It Later (Vertigo, 1970)
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Solar Plexus with Ian Carr (Vertigo, 1971)
Belladonna (Vertigo 1972, CD CD Linam Records)
Labyrinth with Ian Carr (Vertigo, 1973)
Roots (Vertigo, 1973)
Under the Sun (Vertigo, 1974)
Snakehips Etcetera (Vertigo, 1975)
Alleycat (Vertigo, 1975)
In Flagranti Delicto (Contemp, 1977)
Out of the Long Dark (Capitol, 1979)
Awakening (Mood, 1980)
Jazz London 29/30 with Brian Lemon (BBC, 1983)
Live at the Theaterhaus (Mood, 1985)
Live in Bremen (Cuneiform, 2003)
The Pretty Redhead (Hux, 2003)
Hemispheres (Hux, 2006)
UK Tour '76 (Major League 2006)
Live 1970 with Leon Thomas (Gearbox, 2014)
Three of a Kind with Ian Carr (Gonzo, 2015)
Bracknell Sunshine with Ian Carr (Gonzo, 2016)
Live At The BBC 13-CD box-set (Repertoire, 2021)