Candido

[Larry Kart]

Picked up his eponymous 1956 album, originally on ABC-Paramount, with Al Cohn, Joe Puma, Dick Katz, Whitey Mitchell, and Teddy Sommer. Al is in exceptionally vigorous, soulful form; it's as though Candido's presence brings out his inner Gene Ammons.

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

i saw the man himself, it blew my mind.  dont let that cover deceive you, hes the rick wakeman of congas- his signature sound was not 1, not 2, but he pioneered the use of a 3-conga setup

if u like the debut this is the other one of the abc paramounts thats the best.....some get orchestrated with selections like 'the peanut vendor' (remember abc paramount) but this one is also straight up

 

[mikeweil]

I always gave some of his solos to my conga drum students to memorize - perfectly clear drum sound and conception, especially from these albums:

He plays only one solo on the Ammons jam session, but it is exemplary. He had the perfect balance of swinging phrasing and straightahead Cuban feel.

[optatio]

I only have this LP by Candido as leader in my shelf. Cut-out see top left – 'strange' label marketing!

See: https://www.discogs.com/Candido-Drum-Fever/release/6675206:

CANDIDO. DRUM FEAVER. POLYDOR PD-5063 [1973]

Edited March 26, 2017 by optatio

[jazzbo]

My favorite Candido date is Beautiful. . . it just captures me.

[danasgoodstuff]

https://www.discogs.com/Candido-Thousand-Finger-Man/release/726303

almost the same band as Beautiful, I'm wondering what makes you prefer one over the other?

[jazzbo]

Don't think I've ever heard Thousand Finger Man. Is that a good enough reason?

I'll fix that, just ordered a copy.

Edited March 27, 2017 by jazzbo

[danasgoodstuff]

46 minutes ago, jazzbo said:

Don't think I've ever heard Thousand Finger Man. Is that a good enough reason?

I'll fix that, just ordered a copy.

Interested to hear what you think then.  Hope (and expect) you'll enjoy.

[jazzbo]

I probably will!

[Gheorghe]

Always loved him, especially when he set in with Bird an Bud, mostly in 1953 at Birdland. What he does on the tune " Broadway" is just fantastic, like on that date of Bud with Bird and Candido. The 4´s between Art Taylor and Candido is really something......

Saw him on a video of Dizzy´s Dreamband around the early 80´s, it seems he never aged, he looked just the same and did fantastic things on Manteca

[jazzbo]

On March 27, 2017 at 6:46 PM, danasgoodstuff said:

Interested to hear what you think then.  Hope (and expect) you'll enjoy.

Thousand Finger Man is spinning.

 

Wow. What a different album than "Beautiful." Same band really, same arranger, same engineer and studio. Different producer, and that producer makes a difference. 

 

Lots more reverb to this album than I would have thought. This one is so pop jazz, sort of Hollywood in spots, sort of Motown in others. Horns are bunched together more in arrangement. Duke Pearson is the producer. 

 

"Beautiful" is a bit more funky, cheesy in a different way. Sounds less frantic and sweeter. This time the arranger Joe Cain is the producer. 

 

With Duke Pearson as the producer of "Thousand Finger Man" I would have thought the opposite!

Edited March 30, 2017 by jazzbo