Dick Parry
| Dick Parry | |
|---|---|
| Born |
22 December 1942 Kentford, Suffolk, England |
| Genres | Progressive rock |
| Occupation(s) | Saxophonist |
| Instruments | Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Trumpet |
| Years active | 1964 – present |
| Associated acts |
Pink Floyd David Gilmour Jokers Wild |
Richard 'Dick' Parry (born 22 December 1942 in Kentford, Suffolk, England) is an English saxophonist. He has appeared as a session musician on various albums by modern bands and artists, and is probably best known for his solo parts on the Pink Floyd songs "Money", "Us and Them", "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" and "Wearing the Inside Out". He also played on the Bloodstone album Riddle of the Sphinx.
He started his career as a friend of Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour. He was part of a mid-1960s band also including Gilmour called Joker's Wild. From there, Gilmour persuaded him to play on Pink Floyd studio albums, including The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, and The Division Bell, as well as on every Pink Floyd live performance between 1973 and 1977, and the 1994 world tour. He also toured as part of The Who's brass section on their 1979–1980 tours.
He played saxophone on "Celestine" for the 1997 album Big Men Cry by Banco de Gaia.
Parry appeared on Gilmour's live dates in 2001 and 2002, one performance of which was released as David Gilmour in Concert. He also played on the 2006 On An Island tour in Europe, the United States, and Canada, performing saxophone on "Shine On You Crazy Diamond", "Wearing the Inside Out", and "Then I Close My Eyes". Shows from the Royal Albert Hall in London, and from the Shipyard in Gdańsk, Poland were released as the DVD's Remember That Night and Live in Gdańsk, respectively.
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