[Dixielandjazz] : Dick Cary

[Richard Broadie]

Hi Bob,

I wish I'd had the opportunity of hearing more of Dick's Cary's music, as
you did.  I only had the opportunity to hear his charts on a few sets at the
Sweet & Hot festival around 10 years ago.  I deferr to your vastly superior
exposure and knowlege on the subject of Dick Cary.  Keep in mind, that my
longest association I had with Dickwas as a dog food delivery person to
Christie Mc Mickle, Lisa's daughter who lived on the property in Sun Valley
where I had a 30 minute chat.  I'd be very interested in your verbal
description of Dick's arranging.  After so much time, it's possible if not
likely that my memory did not serve me well in my evaluation.  Could I be
getting old?

Abe Most was a good friend for many years.  It was Abe that kept urging me
to come and dig the Tuesday night garage band.  I was living in Palm Springs
at the time (and still am) and it seemed that any time I was in LA I had
meetings (Audio Engineering Society - Sapphire Society and more ) that were
invariably held on Tuesdays evenings at the same time as the rehearsal band
played.

It's also true that , perhaps, I do have too much time on my hands.  With
improving health, I'm beginnig to get busy again as a player and may soon
fall a few thousand posts behind on the djml as I have in the past.  I enjoy
the list and will make every effor to be as active as I can.  Dick

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert S. Ringwald" <ringwald at calweb.com>
To: "Richard Broadie" <richard.broadie at gte.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2003 11:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] : Dick Cary


> Dick Broaddie wrote about Dick Cary:
>
> > Although invited several times, I never managed to attend his band's
> > rehearsal at his home.  I heard his excellent band at the Sweet & Hot
> > festival several times and was greatly impressed.  While his music was
> very
> > modern, you could still hear his roots, from which he logically extended
> his
> > music to a new and exciting level.   (Reminds me of speculation of what
> Bix
> > would have written or performed, had he lived 20 years longer - likely
> would
> > have sounded like Dick Cary.)
> >
>
> Bob Ringwald writes:
>
> Dick, perfect.  I never thought to describe Dick Cary's arranging in those
> words.
>
> Cary had a Tuesday night rehearsal band for over 50 years.  Some of the
best
> players in NY, & then in LA would come, week after week, just to play his
> charts.
>
> Abe Most was a regular as was Tommy Newsom & Ernie Tac, both from the
> Severnson Tonight Show band.
>
> I spent many, many Tuesday nights in the room watching & listening to the
> band run through Dick's charts.  They would play them maybe only once or
> twice & then go on to another new arrangement.
>
> Dick willed everything, including his house to Jim Turner who is now
playing
> piano with Jim Cullum.
>
> As part of the instructions left to Jim by Dick, Jim was to catalog all of
> his music.  Jim has done this, some over 3400 arrangements for something
> like 17 books and has microfilmed it all to protect against theft or fire.
> .
>
> Jim has also released a couple CDs of Dick's music & has a web site.
>
> After Dick's death, Jim continued the tradition of the band rehearsing on
> Tue nights at what was now Jim's house.
>
> Jim had to completely rebuild it as it was a mess.  After Dick's wife had
> left 20 years before, the house was never cleaned.  It was unbelieveably
> dirty.  It was so bad that Jim almost tore it down.  But he did remodel &
it
> is now a beautiful house.
>
> Now that Jim has moved to San Antonio, the Tuesday night band is still
> rehearsing there under the direction of Dick Hamilton.
>
> Since Dick's death, they have been rehearsing every Tue night & still have
> not played all of Dick's arrangements.  They have fun trying to figure out
> the tempos & styles that Dick has in mind for the arrangements from his
> little notes he wrote on the charts.
>
> Most of the guys who played the arrangements once, maybe 30 years before,
do
> not remember them at all.
>
> Bob
> mr.wonderful at ringwald.com
> Placerville, CA USA
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