Tue Feb 06 2007
Crazy Rhythm Dick Cary 1977
Crazy Rhythm Climax JB/ Dick Cary 1977
In 1977 pianist,alto horn player Dick Cary was invited to be the featured guest with our Climax Jazz Band at one of the Peter Appeyard TV shows. In this clip Bob Erwig, Geoff Holmes and Jack Vincken take a backseat and Jim Buchmann does a feature together with Peter on vibes and Dick Cary on piano. One of the swingiest pianoplayers! He did that with Louis in 1948 and later with Condon, but what an honour, this time he was ours.
Dick Cary, best-known for his stint with Louis Armstrong's All-Stars (1947-1948), was most significant as a behind-the-scenes arranger and freelance musician in the trad jazz movement. He made his recording debut with Joe Marsala (1942), worked as a soloist at Nick's (1942-1943), and played for short periods with the Casa Loma Orchestra and Brad Gowans. While in the Army (1944-1946), he was able to keep on recording, including with Muggsy Spanier and Wild Bill Davison. After playing with Billy Butterfield and Louis Armstrong, Cary was with Jimmy Dorsey's big band (1949-1950); wrote arrangements and played alto horn on Eddie Condon's television shows; and, throughout the 1950s, played and wrote for the Condon gang, recording with Condon, Pee Wee Russell, Max Kaminsky, Bud Freeman, Jimmy McPartland, Bobby Hackett, and others. In 1959, he settled in Los Angeles, working as a freelance musician up until his death in 1994.
In 1977 pianist,alto horn player Dick Cary was invited to be the featured guest with our Climax Jazz Band at one of the Peter Appeyard TV shows. In this clip Bob Erwig, Geoff Holmes and Jack Vincken take a backseat and Jim Buchmann does a feature together with Peter on vibes and Dick Cary on piano. One of the swingiest pianoplayers! He did that with Louis in 1948 and later with Condon, but what an honour, this time he was ours.
Dick Cary, best-known for his stint with Louis Armstrong's All-Stars (1947-1948), was most significant as a behind-the-scenes arranger and freelance musician in the trad jazz movement. He made his recording debut with Joe Marsala (1942), worked as a soloist at Nick's (1942-1943), and played for short periods with the Casa Loma Orchestra and Brad Gowans. While in the Army (1944-1946), he was able to keep on recording, including with Muggsy Spanier and Wild Bill Davison. After playing with Billy Butterfield and Louis Armstrong, Cary was with Jimmy Dorsey's big band (1949-1950); wrote arrangements and played alto horn on Eddie Condon's television shows; and, throughout the 1950s, played and wrote for the Condon gang, recording with Condon, Pee Wee Russell, Max Kaminsky, Bud Freeman, Jimmy McPartland, Bobby Hackett, and others. In 1959, he settled in Los Angeles, working as a freelance musician up until his death in 1994.