flat5 Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 I heard this today from Jay Corre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Tapscott Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 (edited) RIP, Pete - who graced many of the fine West Coast big band sessions of the 50's and 60's. He was a mainstay of the 1st Herman Herd (I think he was the guy who wore the Superman uniform) and later, the Shorty Rogers big band. Back in the day, there was a saying on the WC that when the music was really tough, Pete was the first guy you called. Edited January 14, 2008 by John Tapscott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 Superman, indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garthsj Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 RIP, Pete - who graced many of the fine West Coast big band sessions of the 50's and 60's. He was a mainstay of the 1st Herman Herd (I think he was the guy who wore the Superman uniform) and later, the Shorty Rogers big band. Back in the day, there was a saying on the WC that when the music was really tough, Pete was the first guy you called. Pete CANDOLI was one of the greats in the jazz big band era .. and he lived a pretty fantastic personal life too ... He will be missed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Beat Steve Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 Too bad ... another great one from the Golden era of jazz gone. R.I.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 Sad news. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 Any obits posted yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 Sad news indeed. In addition to his Herman sides, I've always enjoyed some of the Candoli Brothers dates like 2 FOR THE MONEY and the two albums collected on JAZZ HORIZONS. Goodbye to a fellow Indiana native--your solos will keep soaring down here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Kart Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 This Pete/Conte album is a gem: http://www.amazon.com/Two-Brothers-Pete-Co...1791&sr=1-3 It was recorded "live" in the 1980s at Rick's Cafe Americain in Chicago, with John Young, Dan Shapera, and Wilbur Campbell (in great form). I was there, though not on the night things were recorded. At the time, I only knew Pete from his Herman solo spots and the like and as a sterling section man. He can heard at length here as a soloist and was one hell of player -- more from Dizzy than Conte was (or became) and with a hot core of Eldridge as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyril Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 Any obits posted yet? Only this: http://www.candoli.com:80/memory.html RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 so was P. Candoli more of an ensemble player, than his brother conte who also played for course in small group wcj? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bill Barton Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 R.I.P. This is sad news indeed. Pete and Conte were among my favorites and are missed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Kart Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 so was P. Candoli more of an ensemble player, than his brother conte who also played for course in small group wcj? Pete was used more in that role, or fell into it more, than Conte did, though Conte also did a good deal of big-band and studio work. In particular, Conte was a member of the Tonight Show band under Doc Severinsen from 1972-92. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 Was it Pete or Conte who was married to Edie Adams? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 I heard this today from Jay Corre. Where is Jay Corre today, and what is he doing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Stryker Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 (edited) Not to hijack this thread from Pete Condoli, but http://www.jaycorre.com (but of course) seems to indicate he's living in Hollywood, Fla. (suburban Lauderdale-Miami). Corre was pretty much the first tenor saxophone soloist I got to know since my first jazz record at age 10 was Buddy Rich's "Big Swing Face" and Corre is the featured tenor man. I've got all of those old World Pacific sides by Buddy's band but haven't listened to them in a long, long time. I recall Corre's sound as deep and warm and his melodic concept sort of out of Stan Getz but very muscular. Edited January 15, 2008 by Mark Stryker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 Yeah, Corre w/Rich struck me in a positive way early on too, that's why I ask. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Stryker Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 I should check out those records again -- always a fascinating experience to go back to music that you loved very early, before you really knew anything, and see what your current ears tell you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Kart Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 Was it Pete or Conte who was married to Edie Adams? Pete. "Adams's most recent marriage was to noted trumpet player Pete Candoli, which lasted from 1972 until their divorce in 1989. They toured and performed together, with Candoli serving as her music director." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 Thanks, Larry. I gotta wonder what it was like succeeding Ernie Kovacs as a life-partner. Talk about following in some footsteps... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 I should check out those records again -- always a fascinating experience to go back to music that you loved very early, before you really knew anything, and see what your current ears tell you. I did that a while back. Lots to cringe at, but still, some real spirit that remains admirable. And Buddy, for all his Buddy-ness, drove that band like no other. Major props from me for that. I guess you could say "love" without "like", or vice-versa, depending on how you look at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Kart Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 Thanks, Larry. I gotta wonder what it was like succeeding Ernie Kovacs as a life-partner. Talk about following in some footsteps... Yes, but I also think it might have been along the lines of Betty Grable and Harry James. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catesta Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 RIP, Mr. Candoli. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 Thanks, Larry. I gotta wonder what it was like succeeding Ernie Kovacs as a life-partner. Talk about following in some footsteps... Yes, but I also think it might have been along the lines of Betty Grable and Harry James. Only prettier (in the good sense), I would hope... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 First time I ever heard of Pete was on this RIP MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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