American jazz guitarist
Musical artist
Dick Garcia (born May 31, 1931) is an American jazz guitarist.
Career
Garcia began to play the guitar aged nine. In 1950, he was a member of Tony Scott's quartet.[1][2] From 1952, he worked with George Shearing, Charlie Parker, Joe Roland,[2] Milt Buckner, Johnny Glasel, Lenny Hambro, Aaron Sachs, and Bobby Scott.[1] He recorded with Shearing in the late 1950s and early 1960s, then with Kai Winding.[1]
Discography
As leader
- A Message from Garcia (Dawn, 1956)
- The Fourmost Guitars with Jimmy Raney, Chuck Wayne, Joe Puma (ABC-Paramount, 1957)
As sideman
- When Lights Are Low (MGM, 1955)
- I Hear Music (MGM, 1955)
- Lullaby of Birdland (MGM, 1957)
- Taking a Chance On Love (MGM, 1958)
- Jazz Conceptions (MGM, 1958)
- Satin Latin (MGM, 1959)
- A Jazz Date with George Shearing (MGM, 1961)
- The Swingin's Mutual! (Capitol, 1961)
- Satin Affair (Capitol, 1962)
- San Francisco Scene (Capitol, 1962)
- Smooth & Swinging (MGM, 1962)
With others
- Milt Buckner, Rockin' with Milt (Capitol, 1955)
- Nat King Cole, Nat King Cole (Capitol, 1992)
- Johnny Glasel, Jazz Session (ABC-Paramount, 1957)
- Lenny Hambro, Message from Hambro (Columbia, 1956)
- Joe Roland, Joe Roland Quintette (Bethlehem, 1955)
- Bobby Scott, Serenata (Verve, 1957)
- Tony Scott, Both Sides of Tony Scott (RCA Victor, 1956)
- Nancy Wilson, Guess Who I Saw Today (Capitol, 2005)
- Kai Winding, Solo (Verve, 1963)
References
- ^ a b c Kernfeld, Barry, ed. (2002). The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. Vol. 2 (2nd ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries. p. 12. ISBN 1-56159-284-6.
- ^ a b Wynn, Ron. "Dick Garcia". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
