A Message from Richie Dick Garcia

Electric guitarist Dick Garcia taught himself the instrument at the age of nine before ever taking any lessons. He played with Tony Scott's quartet in 1950, then worked until the mid-'50s with Charlie Parker, George Shearing and Joe Roland. Garcia again played and recorded with Scott in 1955, also recording with Milt Buckner, Lenny Hambro and his own bands, while also recording with Johnny Glasel and Bobby Scott. Garcia continued into the '60s touring and recording with Shearing and Kai Winding.

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Richie "Dick" Garcia
Message from Garcia

Tracks

1 Have You Met Miss Jones ? (Rodgers, Hart) 2:51
2 If I'm Lucky (Darwin, Girard) 3:58
3 Kimona My House (Garcia) 3:41
4 I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire (Durbam, Sciler, Marcus, Benjamin) 3:28
5 The Deacon (Garcia) 2:47
6 Stompin' at the Savoy (Sampson, Goodman, Webb, Razaf) 2:13
7 Like Someone in Love (Burke, VanHeusen) 5:21
8 Potatoes (Garcia) 3:18
9 It Could Happen to You (Burke, VanHeusen) 5:21
10 Ev'ry Night About This Time (Koehler, Monaco) 2:51

Personnel
[#1, 4 & 8]
Dick Garcia - g
Tony Scott - cl
John Drew - b
Camille Morin - dr
[#2, 5, 6 & 9]
Dick Garcia - g
Gene Quill - as
Terry Pollard - p
Bill Anthony - b
Frank Isola - dr
[#3, 7 & 10]
Dick Garcia - g
Bill Evans - p
Jerry Bruno - b
Camille Morin - dr

Recorded in New York City, 1956
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Dick Garcia (1931) started playing the guitar at age 9 and by age 19 recorded with Tony Scott. Between the years 1950 and 1955 he recorded with Lenny Hambro, Joe Roland, Johnny Glasel and Milt Buckner. In 1955 he recorded his only album as leader A Message from Garcia. In 1956 Garcia made a series of sides with Joe Puma, which can be found on the ABC release, Four Most Guitars. The Garcia/Puma collaboration on I’m Old Fashioned from this record ranks with the very best of guitar duet performances. Garcia came to national prominence while playing with the George Shearing Quintet and he appeared on several Shearing recordings. Whether playing duets, leading his own small groups or playing in ensembles, Dick Garcia demonstrated enormous facility on the guitar. His work with Hambro and Glasel stood out as excellent examples of his work, from tight unison playing with Hambro to his exceptional rhythm, comping and solos.

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