Paul Carr

Review:

This is the forty fifth in a series of special Jazz on the Tube reviews of live stream performances.

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Paul Carr was born in Houston, graduated from Howard University, and developed into a powerful tenor-saxophonist who, while inspired by Arnett Cobb and Don Wilkerson, has long had his own sound.

Carr has led several fine CDs and has also been a busy educator, founding the Jazz Academy Of Music.

On this LiveStream from May 29, 2020, Paul Carr performs with an excellent young rhythm section, really digging into a passionate version of “Invitation,” a relatively tender “Our Love Is Here To Stay,” the adventurous “After The Morning,” and a couple of originals.

Paul Carr certainly deserves to be much better known.

-Scott Yanow