Conte Candoli

This recording brings back an obscure session from the long defunct Andex label that was probably recorded around 1956. The emphasis is on Latin jazz with altoist Art Pepper, trumpeter Conte Candoli, tenor saxophonist Bill Perkins, pianist Russ Freeman, bassist Ben Tucker, and drummer Chuck Flores interacting with the percussion of Jack Costanza and Mike Pacheko. With arrangements by Bill Holman, Johnny Mandel, Benny Carter, and Pepper, the music is quite jazz-oriented if a touch lightweight. Worth investigating by fans of the idiom.

Rare recordings produced by Howard Rumsey with his incredible Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All Stars and Charles Persip's Jazz Statesmen. You might get the impression from the cover photo that this is a cutting contest between Conte and Lee, but that's not the case. They only play together on two numbers on the album; and the rest of the tunes feature one of the two. That's not to say there isn't some great playing from each of them - there is. This is a first-rate, laid-back, west coast album which also includes some great blowing from Rosolino, Golson, and Cooper. Candoli and Morgan are each in great shape and neither sounds as if he is intimidated by the other, nor are they trying to one-up the other with pyrotechnics.

Powerhouse Trumpet, which was also previously issued under the title Groovin' Higher, is an immaculately performed set of straight-ahead bop finding trumpeter Conte Candoli in fine form. The 1999 reissue has been digitally remastered from the original tapes.

The Brothers Candoli Sextet - 2 For The Money (1959) {2002 Mercury Japan Mini LP UCCM-9122}
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© 1959, 2002 Mercury / Universal Japan | We Dig Mercury! Mini LP Series | UCCM-9122
Jazz / Cool / Bop / Hard Bop / Trumpet

Japan Mini LP reissue with the latest 24bit/96kHz remastering. Recordings by brothers who play the identical instrument are fairly rarein jazz, but trumpeters Conte and Pete Candoli made several valuable records together without sibling rivalry. The ten selections on this album draw favorites from swing, bop, cool, and hard bop, with an excellent rhythm section (pianist Jimmy Rowles, guitarist Howard Roberts, bassist Max Bennett, and drummer Frank Capp) complementing the brothers.

The Candoli Brothers Sextet - Jazz Horizons (1957-58) {Lone Hill Jazz LHJ10167 rel 2005}
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© 1957-58, 2005 Dot / Lone Hill Jazz | LHJ10167
Jazz / Cool / Trumpet

This CD brings the firsts LPs that the Candoli brothers recorded together. They are accompanied by an impeccable rhythm section. This is jazz which is characteristic of California, in the most joyful and spectacular side of it, interpreted by first-rate jazz musicians. Complete 1957 and 1958 Dot albums: "The Brothers Candoli" + "Bell, Book and Candoli".