Conte Candoli

Jazz Trumpeter

Bop and cool jazz trumpeter, born July 12, 1927 in Miashawaka, USA, died December 14, 2001 in Palm Desert, USA. Candoli played with Woody Herman 1943, 1945, 1950, Chubby Jackson 1947-1948, Stan Kenton intermittently 1948, 1950-1953, Charlie Ventura 1949, and Charlie Barnet 1951. Led own group in Chicago 1954, moving to California to play with Howard Rumsey until 1960. Brother of Pete Candoli.