[Dixielandjazz] Dick Cary on the Condon Townhall concerts.

[David Richoux]

I have taken my old "Peck Horn" to some Bay Area jazz society events  
(along with my tuba) and if there were sufficient available bass or  
tuba players I would play the Alto Horn. It seemed like most of the  
audience thought I was from Mars or something. It is really a tricky  
horn to play in a Trad setting. I have much respect for Dick Cary!

Dave Richoux
On Oct 23, 2008, at 4:56 PM, Lowell Busching wrote:

> A piece of Trivia on Dick's credits. on those Condon recordings.  
> that Bob Ringwald forgot to mention. These shows were made during  
> wartime you know.
>
> I believe we got it from Dick himself that he was technically AWOL  
> from his duty station near New York City when he was on the early  
> shows. Plus he was using his government issue "Peck" horn on the  
> shows. That sort of thing was frowned upon at the time by the  
> military, and particularly by the officers. Many were not jazz fans.
>
> As Bob said, Dick did not have official permission to be there so  
> his name was not mentioned. nor will you find him listed on the  
> first shows. I am not sure who had the idea, whether it was Dick  
> himself or someone on the show, but they found that many military  
> officers during that era were willing to let their men do things  
> outside the military as long as their names were mentioned in the  
> credits as their commanding officer. and the men were there with  
> their permission.
>
> At the time you start hearing Dick Cary's name mentioned at the end  
> of those shows. on that CD package Bob mentioned, you will probably  
> also hear something like "With the permission of So and So". Listen  
> for Dick's playing, both on piano and "Peck" horn on the earlier  
> broadcasts. He was there for many of them, if not all.  Probably on  
> trumpet also? Bob would know.
>
>
> Mad Dog
>
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