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David Carey
real name David Aaron Carey
David Carey is credited on 566 releases across 121 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1958–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
566
Credits
121
Albums
8
Decades active
213
In collections
Biography
American producer, vibraphone player, percussionist, pianist, composer and arranger.
Carey worked for Realm Records. Studied with Eddie Sauter and Lennie Tristano. Worked with Buddy DeFranco, Roy Elridge and Kal Winding.
Born February 14, 1926 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Died April 8, 2019.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
566 releases · 121 albums · active 1958–2026
- Performance · 643
- Other credits · 84
- Production · 17
- Engineering · 1
Studios: Power Station · The Hit Factory · Mediasound · Regent Sound Studios, New York City
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Quiet Fire
1971
Music Inspired By Star Wars And Other Galactic Funk
1977
Boys In The Trees
1978
Trilogy: Past, Present & Future
1980
Painted From Memory
1998
The Wiz (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1978
In My Stride
1977
Feel Like Makin' Love
1975
Homeless Brother
1974
Blue Lights In The Basement
1977
Jingle Bell Jazz
1962
The Very Best Of Elvis Costello
1999
Everything Must Change
1976
Encounters Of Every Kind
1977
I'm In Need Of Love
1974
Moondog
1969
Who I Am
1975
I Haven't Got Anything Better To Do
1969
Snowfall (The Tony Bennett Christmas Album)
1968
Will Power
1987
Christmas In The Stars (Star Wars Christmas Album)
1980
Sylvain Sylvain
1980
The Wizard Of Oz
1978
Symbiosis
1974
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