Dick Garcia
American jazz guitarist, born May 31, 1931 in New York City. Garcia was an autodidact at guitar, which he began playing nine years old. He played with [A=Tony Scott (2)] in 1950, and following this with [a75617], [a59407], and [a1156772]. He was with Scott again in 1955, and then recorded with [a149051], [a877151], [a362041], [a208695], and [a301101]. He released an album as a leader on [l167524] in 1956 entitled "A Message From Garcia", featuring [A=Bill Evans], [A=Tony Scott (2)], [A=Gene Quill], and [A=Frank Isola]. In the 1960s he toured with Shearing again as well as with [a267186].