Doug Carn - 1969 - Doug Carn Trio

Doug Carn Trio

1969

The Doug Carn Trio

01. Walk Right In
02. Butter From The Duck
03. My One And Only Love
04. Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
05. Free Blues
06. Yna Yna's Delight

Drums – Albert Nicholson
Guitar – Gary Starling
Organ – Doug Carn

Recorded NYC, 1969

Keyboards, oboe, reeds, vocals, composer. Though a versatile musician and expressive pianist, Carn attained more notoriety in 70s for writing lyrics to classic jazz anthems. Carn began keyboard lessons as a child and was soon playing piano and organ, plus alto sax. He studied oboe and composition at Jacksonville University from 1965 to 1967, then finished his education at Georgia State College in 1969. He worked briefly with Lou Donaldson, Stanley Turrentine and Irene Reid, then became popular in mid-'70s with albums for Black Jazz label. He penned lyrics for such songs as "Infant Eyes," "Adams Apple" and "Revelation." His wife at the time, Jean Carn later became R&B star as single act; she changed name spelling to Carne. Carn eventually did two albums with Earth, Wind And Fire but was not as successful working with them as Ramsey Lewis.