[Trombone-l] Any info about Gary Carney?

[George Carr]

Gary appointed his good friend Vaughn Wiester as his musical executor. You
can call Vaughn at 6142634014 and he will fill your ears with Gary stories.
He also holds Gary's sheet music library and is happy to share charts upon
request.

On Mon, Jul 25, 2022, 6:42 AM Moran, Doug via Trombone-l <
trombone-l at trombonelist.org> wrote:

> 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:
> >
> > I have what I believe is an unpublished song attributed to trombonist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.
> >
> > 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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