Dick Cary

Dick Cary

p, tr, 1916-1994 US, Hartford, Connecticut
Musician / Composer / Arranger of Jazz
A.k.a. Richard Durant Cary

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.

Instruments

Piano
Trumpet
Alphorn
Flute

Genres

Jazz
Pop
Blues
Soundtrack

Popular Tracks

Swing Low, Sweet Chariot on That Sound from New Orleans by Kid Ory & Dick Cary

Through a Veil of Indifference (Live) on Eddie Condon - The Town Hall Concerts Twenty-Five, Twenty-Six, And Twenty-Seven by Various Artists

Mack the Knife on That Sound from New Orleans by Kid Ory & Dick Cary

Muskrat Ramble on Milestones of a Jazz Legend: Louis Armstrong, Vol. 3 by Louis Armstrong

Waltzing Matilda on That Sound from New Orleans by Kid Ory & Dick Cary

I've Been Working On the Railroad on That Sound from New Orleans by Kid Ory & Dick Cary

There Is a Tavern In the Town on That Sound from New Orleans by Kid Ory & Dick Cary

Swanee River on That Sound from New Orleans by Kid Ory & Dick Cary

Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen on That Sound from New Orleans by Kid Ory & Dick Cary

Camptown Races on That Sound from New Orleans by Kid Ory & Dick Cary

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Band Members

Discography

Title	Artist	Year	Type
All That Jazz, Vol. 74: Live In Boston - 30th November 1947	Louis Armstrong And His All-Stars Featuing Jack Teagarden ・ Barney Bigard ・ Dick Cary ・ Arvell Shaw ・ Velma Middleton	2016	Album
Rendezvous At Sunnie's 1969	Ralph Sutton, Dick Cary	2005	Album
Dr. Jazz Vol. 16	Eddie Condon's Jazz Band With Wild Bill Davison, Dick Cary	2001	Album
Playing The Black & Whites	Dick Cary - Cliff Jackson - Art Hodes - Nat Jaffe	1989	Compil.
Superstars Of Traditional Jazz: The Legendary Live Broadcasts Of 1947 And 1948	Louis Armstrong, Bobby Hackett, Jack Teagarden, Peanuts Hucko, Jack Lesberg, Ernie Caceres, Dick Cary, George Wettling, Sidney Catlett	1984	Album
Old Merry Tale Jazzband Live	Old Merry Tale Jazzband & Dick Cary featuring Monty Sunshine, Fatty George, Bob Wilber	1978	Album
World's Hottest Jazz Band	Mileham Hayes, Dick Cary, Ed Gaston, Len Barnard, Bob Barnard, Ken Herron, Ade Monsbourgh, Neville Stribling, Lachie Thompson, Frank Johnson	1978	Album
Hollywood Swing	The Jack Lesberg Sextet With Eddie Miller And Dick Cary	1978	Album
Jazz Life	Dick Cary	1977	Album
Humoresque In Two-Time / Lazy Swing	Del Kacher, Dick Cary	1976	Single
Darktown Jazz-Band	Darktown Jazzband Featuring Fatty George, Jimmy McPartland, Dick Cary, Oscar Klein, Charly Antolini	1976	Album
The Amazing Dick Cary	Dick Cary	1976	Album
Singin' The Blues	Jimmy McPartland - Dick Cary - Lino Patruno - Milan College Jazz Society	1976	Album
Wishing You A Swinging Christmas	Nat Gonella With Ted Easton's Jazzband Featuring Dick Cary	1975	Album
Melancholy Baby / Rhumba Basico	Dick Cary, Joe Leahy	1975	Single
Summertime In Venice / Glad Rag Doll	Joe Leahy, Dick Cary	1974	Single
Good Enough For Me	Dan Schmelzer, Dick Cary	1970	Single
Cheatin' Heart / Silver Slippers	Dick Cary, Frank Sterling	1970	Single
Rag Doll / Good Morning	Dick Cary	1969	Single
Red Carpet	Dick Cary, Ernie Kinney	1969	Single
Too Many Chiefs	Dick Cary, Ernie Kinney	1969	Single
Those Were The Days	Dick Cary	1969	Single
Crawdad Song	Dick Cary	1968	Single
Step To The Rear	Dick Cary	1968	Single
Waltz Of The Tears	Dick Cary	1968	Single
Oh You Kid	Dick Cary	1968	Single
Just As Much / Molly 'N Me	Frank Sterling / Dick Cary	1968	Single
Green Alligators / Daydream	Dick Cary, Frank Sterling	1968	Single
Little White Lies	Dick Cary	1968	Single
Little Pedro	Dick Cary	1967	Single
A Girl Like You	Dick Cary, Ernie Kinney	1967	Single
No More, No Less	Dick Cary	1967	Single
Good Old Days	Dick Cary	1966	Single
Devil Woman	Bill Green, Dick Cary	1966	Single
Silver Bells / Silver Dollar	Gene Garf / Dick Cary	1966	Single
Hot And Cool	Dick Cary	1961	Album
A Little Bit Of Sugar	Dick Cary		Single
Sweet Sixteen / Sugar Blues	Dick Cary		Single
Around 'n Around/ My Love	Dick Cary, Memo Bernabei		Single
I Aint Got Nobody/ Fascination Rhythm	Dick Cary		Single
Round Dance	Dick Cary, Joe Leahy		Single
Golden Jazz	Dick Cary		Album

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To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.