Dick Cary

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Dick Cary (July 10, 1916 in Hartford, Connecticut – April 6, 1994 in Sunland, California) was an American jazz pianist, trumpet and alto horn player, and prolific arranger and composer.

Cary first played with Joe Marsala in 1942, then played solo at Nick's in Greenwich Village in New York City 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 continue 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. Beginning in the 1970s Dick led his own band, the Tuesday Night Friends, a group of top Los Angeles jazz musicians who enjoyed sight reading Dick's endless procession of original tunes and arrangements.

References

Scott Yanow, Dick Cary at Allmusic

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 34642803 LCCN: no91029606 ISNI: 0000 0000 5513 9959 GND: 134344464 BNF: cb138922287

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Name	Cary, Dick
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Short description	American jazz pianist
Date of birth	1916
Place of birth	Hartford, Connecticut
Date of death	1994
Place of death

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