It seems that Pete Candoli has been waiting for his turn in the wings for many years. Dizzy Gillespie and Miles Davis are all well-known jazz musicians, as is Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie and Freddie Hubbard. While many jazz trumpeters have enjoyed wide public recognition for a long time, Pete is finally enjoying the popularity that his talent as a jazz musician deserves. Pete Candoli is considered one of the best jazz interpreters in the Music World. His trumpet-playing brother Conte has a cult following of jazz aficionados. Pete is a trumpet player of great importance. His association with top jazz bands reads like a “Who’s Who”. He has performed with Tommy Dorsey and Glen Miller, Woody Herman (Stan Kenton), Freddy Slack (Freddy Slack), Charlie Barnet, and many other top-named bands. While Pete Candoli is most well-known for his jazz trumpet playing, his musical experience and background are as diverse as they come. He’s equally proficient in pop and classical music. When he’s not performing at a jazz festival or concert, he has led music seminars and concerts at (30) colleges and universities. He has performed over (5000) records to date. He has composed, arranged, and conducted music for Judy Garland and Ella Fitzgerald. He was the first trumpet player in Igor Stravinsky’s “Ebony Concerto”, which was written for Woody Herman Orchestra. His versatility as a solo player has earned Pete much praise. Pete Candoli was awarded the Metronome Magazine Outstanding Trumpet Player Award, which is the 20 most respected publications in the music industry. Pete was also awarded the Esquire Magazine Award and the Look Magazine Awards for being one of the seven all-time exceptional jazz trumpet players. Bix Biederbeck and Harry James were the (6), along with Bobby Hackert, Dizzy Giillespie, Dizzy Gillespie, Bunny Berigan and Bunny Berigan. Pete started playing lead and jazz in Sonny Dunham’s Orchestra in 1941. He was followed by a string of other names bands, including Woody Herman’s “First Herd”. Pete moved into the studio scene in 1950’s following tenures with Jerry Gray, Tex Beneke and Stan Kenton. He also co-led a band (1957-62). Pete was a leading trumpeter and played with the Orchestras of Alex Stordahl (Gordon Jenkins), Nelson Riddle, Don Costa Michel LeGrand, Henry Mancini and Frank Sinatra. Pete’s exuberant, premier lead work and dashing high notes specialty are fueled by gratifying surprises every time. His sharp, peppered trumpet recalls Roy Eldridge’s brilliance and bulking peaks. As for jazz, “I’m radical! Pete asserts that he never plays the same jazz thing twice. Pete says, “I am like a chameleon. I play what my heart desires. I do enjoy some patterns.” “I’m also a little staccato on the edge of my fiery style of playing.” These two bothers are what jazz force is at its best. From www.candoli.com
