[Trombone-l] Any info about Gary Carney?

[Moran, Doug]

Hi Craig,

There are trombone players in Columbus (Ohio) that know more than I about Gary.  I played some gigs with him in the 1980’s and 1990’s before he move to Arizona.  I have at least two of his albums buried in the basement.

There was a short article in local newspaper when he passed:
<https://www.dispatch.com/story/entertainment/2009/02/11/trombonists-well-known-in-jazz/23797544007/>

Gary taught at Ohio State University as an adjunct professor, jazz trombone, in the 1980’s.  I saw him perform with the Jazz Arts Group (now Columbus Jazz Orchestra) a few times.  Great soloist and wonderful arranger.  His arrangement of “Thou Swell” is a favorite around this area - he wrote it in high school I understand.  

Doug
dlmoran at gmail.com



> On Jul 24, 2022, at 4:44 PM, Craig Parmerlee via Trombone-l <trombone-l at trombonelist.org> wrote:
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> I have what I believe is an unpublished song attributed to trombonist Gary Carney (titled "Riffles.")  It was written for combo, and I believe it would have been from the 1970s when he was n LA because it came by way of singer Larry Greene, recently deceased.
> 
> I play in a big band that turned this into a full big band chart that is more-or-less our theme song.  I should have asked Larry for the history of this tune.
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> If I have my wires straight, Gary moved to Columbus, OH and was active in the Columbus Jazz Orchestra until his death in 2009.  If anybody can add to the story, I would appreciate it.
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