[Dixielandjazz] Dick Carey

[Burt Wilson]

Dick Cary did all the arranements for a wonderful album called "Jimmy McPartland meets the Music Man"--I think that was the name. Anyway, the Music Man lends itself to great jazz. How many bands today play "Lida Rose"--a great number. Anyway, the charts are fantastic as is McPartland.

Burt Wilson
Silver Dollar Jazz Band
-------Original Message-------
From: Don Ingle <dingle at baldwin-net.com>
Sent: 07/19/03 04:29 AM
To: Bonnie Otto <bonnie at hopdog.com>, dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Dick Carey

> 
> Prior to moving ot Chicago to play at Jazz Ltd., I was jobbing in L.A. area
and used to go to Dick Carey's garage rehearsal band sessons in Sun Valley
area. Dick would write charts and guys would come in to keep their sight
reading chops up to speed. Dick's talent on piano, and on cornet and peck
horn are legendary, but for me his greatest skill was putting hs ideas on
paper so that others could share them in his subperb arrangements.
I also caught Bob Ringwald's band (Great Pacific) at San Diago when
working
there with Sons of Bix, and went to catch them on a set when John
Bambridge
came in to sub on clar and tenor. Glad I did, for not only was that a
reunion with an old high school jazz band mate, but it happened that he
played the featured solo on Dick Carey's "Portrait of Eddie," a
composition
and arrangment Dick did to honor Eddie Miller (who all too sadly was
beginning to show the delcine in health that eventually led to his
passing.
It was and remains a memorable moment for many reasons, but that
well-crafted and hauntingly lovely Dick Carey orgiinal is the keystone to
that memory.
What a talent we had among us for awhile.
Don Ingle
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bonnie Otto" <bonnie at hopdog.com>
To: <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Friday, July 18, 2003 6:13 PM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Dick Carey


Paul, I'm sorry you didn't get to meet him. He could sure spin a yarn. I
was
fortunate enough to sit in a room for 4hrs in 90 degree heat, very
pregnant,
transposing tunes for the kids at camp. I wish today that I had a tape
recorder during those 4 hrs. We did do some pretty mean 4 hand playing
that
week.

I have a lead sheet of a tune that he wrote called, "Going Down To New
Orleans." Betty O'Hara gave it to me. We performed it at one of the
Sacramento Jazz meetings. My apologize for reminiscing out loud. I miss
both
of them.
--
Bonnie Otto
Piano - Sister Swing
Carmichael, CA
bonnie at hopdog.com
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