Bruno Carr

Edward "Bruno" Carr (February 9, 1928 – October 25, 1993) was an American jazz drummer. Carr was a frequent collaborator with Ray Charles, and he recorded with Aretha Franklin.[1] He was Herbie Mann's drummer from 1965 through 1969.[2]

Bruno Carr
Birth name	Edward Carr
Born	(1928-02-09)February 9, 1928 The Bronx, New York, U.S.
Died	October 25, 1993(1993-10-25) (aged 65) Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Genres	Jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instruments	Drums

Carr died of lung cancer in Denver, Colorado, at the age of 65.[3]

Discography

With Curtis Amy

• Mustang (Verve, 1967)

With Walter Davis Jr.

• Illumination (Denon, 1989)

With Lou Donaldson

• Cole Slaw (Argo, 1964)

With Herbie Mann

• Herbie Mann Plays The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd (Atlaqntic, 1964)
• Monday Night at the Village Gate (Atlantic, 1965)
• Latin Mann (Columbia, 1965)
• Standing Ovation at Newport (Atlantic, 1965)
• Today! (Atlantic, 1965)
• Our Mann Flute (Atlantic, 1966)
• Impressions of the Middle East (Atlantic, 1966)
• A Mann & a Woman (Atlantic, 1966) with Tamiko Jones
• The Beat Goes On (Atlantic, 1967)
• The Herbie Mann String Album (Atlantic, 1967)
• The Wailing Dervishes (Atlantic, 1967)
• Windows Opened (Atlantic, 1968)
• The Inspiration I Feel (Atlantic, 1968)
• Concerto Grosso in D Blues (Atlantic, 1968)
• Live at the Whisky a Go Go (Atlantic, 1969)
• Stone Flute (Atlantic, 1969)
• Muscle Shoals Nitty Gritty (Embryo, 1969)
• Memphis Two-Step (Embryo, 1970)

With Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson

• The "Clean" Machine (Muse, 1978)

References

1. Wesley, Fred (2002). Hit Me, Fred: Recollections of a Sideman. Duke University Press. pp. 270–77. ISBN 978-0822335481.
2. Ginell, Cary (2014). The Evolution of Mann: Herbie Mann and the Flute in Jazz. The Hal Leonard Jazz Biography Series. Hal Leonard Books. ISBN 978-1480392496.
3. "Bruno Carr Obituary". Variety. December 20, 1993. ISSN 0042-2738.

External links

• Bruno Carr at AllMusic
• Bruno Carr discography at Discogs