Dick Garcia
Dick Garcia (* as Richard Joseph Garcia on 11. May 1931 in New York ) is an American jazz guitarist of modern jazz . He played with Charlie Parker and Bill Evans .
Live and act
Garcia started playing guitar at the age of nine and took lessons in 1944/45. In 1950 he played with Tony Scott and in 1952 with George Shearing . During this time he also participated in two Charlie Parker titles - Don't Blame Me and Ornithology . In 1955 Garcia worked for Joe Roland , in 1956 for Aaron Sachs and again for Tony Scott in 1955/56. With his participation, he created his own album A Message From Garcia , on which Bill Evans also played. Garcia then worked as a freelance musician, but returned to George Shearing in 1959. He was also involved in recordings with Milt Buckner , Joe Puma and Lennie Hambro .
Selection discography
- Dick Garcia Quartet / Quintet: A Message From Garcia ( Dawn , 1956) with Bill Evans, Tony Scott, Gene Quill , Frank Isola , Jerry Bruno , Tony Scott
- Charlie Parker: The Bird Flies Deep (Atlantis, 1945-53)
- Tony Scott Both Sides of Tony Scott (RCA / Fresh Sound, 1956)
- Aaron Sachs Sextet: Jazzville Vol. 3 (Dawn / Fresh Sound, 1956)
- George Shearing: The Swinging's Mutual (Capitol Jazz, 1960/61)
literature
- Martin Kunzler : Jazzlexikon , Reinbek ,. Rowohlt, 1993
- Bielefeld catalog 1988 & 2002
- Hanns E. Petrik: Bill Evans , Schaftlach, Oreos, 1989
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide of Jazz on CD . 6th edition. Penguin, London 2002, ISBN 0-14-051521-6 .
Remarks
- ↑ recorded in February 1953 with Paul Bley , Neil Michel (b), Ted Pastot (dr).
- ↑ recorded 1953 with Valdo Williams (p), Hal Gaylor (b), Billy Graham (dr).
- ↑ An album with the similar title A Message from Dick Garcia (also Dawn, 1956) is a solo LP by Garcia, cf. Cook & Morton.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Garcia, Dick |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Garcia, Richard Joseph (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American modern jazz guitarist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 11, 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | new York |