Pete Candoli
The elder of the trumpet-playing Candoli brothers, Pete initially made the greater impact of the two in Woody Herman's First Herd at the tail end of the swing era. A powerful, flamboyant soloist, his big moment came toward the end of "Apple Honey," where he would appear in a Superman costume and cut loose scorching, dissonant flurries of high notes. Pete started with the Sonny Dunham band in his 17th year (1940-1941) and passed through the bands of Will Bradley, Benny Goodman, Ray McKinley, Tommy Dorsey, Freddie Slack, and Charlie Barnet before settling into the Herman band from 1944 to 1946. He worked for Tex Beneke (1947-1949) and Jerry Gray (1950-1951) before moving to Los Angeles, where he became immersed in studio work with side trips into the Les Brown (1952) and Stan Kenton (1954-1956) bands. From 1957 to 1962, he co-led a group with Conte and later fronted his own band, while recording on his own for Columbia, Warner Bros., Kapp, and Somerset. He has been married to singers Betty Hutton and Edie Adams; with the latter, he formed a nightclub act in 1972 in which he sang, danced, led the orchestra, and played. He would continue to perform with Conte off and on into the 1990s. Although Pete's profile had been low and his trumpet technique slipped in later years, he could still burn in a swing-grounded manner in the '90s.
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Discography
17 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Johnny Williams. Rhythm in Motion / So Nice! With Johnny Desmond
Jazz - Released by BLUE MOON on 28 May 2015
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The Trumpet of Pete Candoli: Blues, When Your Lover Has Gone (Remastered from the Original Master Tapes)
Jazz - Released by Somerset on 1 Jan 1961
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Fat's Blues (Short Cut)
Pete Candoli, Conte Candoli, Arkadia Short Cuts
Jazz - Released by Arkadia Records on 22 Mar 2024
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Summertime
Jazz - Released by Dance Plant Records Inc on 7 Mar 2013
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Bluin' Boogie (Short Cut)
Pete Candoli, Conte Candoli, Arkadia Short Cuts
Jazz - Released by Arkadia Records on 26 Jan 2024
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Echo (Short Cut)
Pete Candoli, Conte Candoli, Arkadia Short Cuts
Jazz - Released by Arkadia Records on 23 Feb 2024
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Moped (Short Cut)
Pete Candoli, Conte Candoli, Arkadia Short Cuts
Jazz - Released by Arkadia Records on 8 Mar 2024
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Willow Weep for Me (Short Cut)
Pete Candoli, Conte Candoli, Arkadia Short Cuts
Jazz - Released by Arkadia Records on 9 Feb 2024
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Short Cuts (from ECHO)
Pete Candoli, Conte Candoli, Arkadia Short Cuts
Jazz - Released by Arkadia Records on 5 Apr 2024
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