Dick Cary
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Dick Cary (July 10, 1916, Hartford, Connecticut - April 6, 1994, Glendale, California) was an American jazz trumpet and alto horn player, pianist, and arranger.
Cary first played with Joe Marsala in 1942, then played solo at Nick's in 1942-43. He also worked briefly with the Casa Loma Orchestra and Brad Gowans. During a stint in the Army in 1944-46, he managed to continued recording, with Muggsy Spanier and Wild Bill Davison among others. After his discharge he worked with Billy Butterfield, then joined Louis Armstrong's All-Stars in 1947-48. In 1949-50 he was in Jimmy Dorsey's orchestra, and in the 1950s worked with Eddie Condon, Pee Wee Russell, Max Kaminsky, Bud Freeman, Jimmy McPartland, and Bobby Hackett.
In 1959 he moved to Los Angeles, where he became an active freelance and studio musician. He led his own band, the Tuesday Night Friends, late in his life.
