Conte Candoli
#99,712
Most Influential Person Now
American jazz trumpeter
Conte Candoli's AcademicInfluence.com Rankings
Download Badge
Communications
Why Is Conte Candoli Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Secondo "Conte" Candoli was an American jazz trumpeter based on the West Coast. He played in the big bands of Woody Herman, Stan Kenton, Benny Goodman, and Dizzy Gillespie, and in Doc Severinsen's NBC Orchestra on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. He played with Gerry Mulligan, and on Frank Sinatra's TV specials. He also recorded with Supersax, a Charlie Parker tribute band that consisted of a saxophone quintet, the rhythm section, and either a trumpet or trombone.
