Ian Carr with Nucleus Plus – Labyrinth (Vertigo, 1973)

Ian Carr (tr, flgn); Kenny Wheeler (tr, flgn); Tony Coe (ts, cl, b cl); Brian Smith (ts, ss, fl); Dave McRae (el p); Gordon Beck (el p); Paddy Kingsland (syn); Roy Babbington (el b); Clive Thacker (d); Tony Levin (d); Trevor Tomkins (perc); Norma Winstone (vo)

Recorded in March 1973

Reissued on BGO paired with Roots (1973); also reissued as part of the 6-CD set Torrid Zone: The Vertigo Recordings, 1970-1975 on Esoteric Records in the UK (2019)


Utterly brilliant music with amazing vocal contributions from Norma Winstone.  

Also, another example of British-Jazz that marries exceptional musicianship with distinctive and ambitious compositions.