Little Band Big Jazz is an album by trumpeter Conte Candoli's All Stars recorded in 1960 and released on Crown Records.[1][2]
| Little Band Big Jazz | ||||
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| Studio album by Conte Candoli All Stars | ||||
| Released | 1960 | |||
| Recorded | February 3, 1960 | |||
| Studio | Hollywood, California | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 28:42 | |||
| Label | Crown CLP 5162/CST 190 | |||
| Producer | Red Clyde | |||
| Conte Candoli chronology | ||||
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| Alternate cover | ||||
 1964 reissue as Vince Guaraldi and the Conte Candoli All-Stars | ||||
Following the success of pianist Vince Guaraldi's album, Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus (1962), Crown reissued Little Band Big Jazz as Vince Guaraldi and the Conte Candoli All-Stars in 1964. New cover art featured a painting of Guaraldi in place of the group photo used on the original release.[3]
Reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [4] |
| Five Cents Please | [3] |
AllMusic critic Scott Yanow noted: "While the solos are excellent, trumpeter Conte Candoli's six originals (two co-written with pianist Vince Guaraldi) are not particularly memorable. Their chord structures are comfortable for the musicians but none of the melodies will be remembered".[4] Guaraldi biographer and historian Derrick Bang commented, "All in all, this is an engaging album, if in the old Big Band style."[3]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Conte Candoli, except where noted
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Muggin' the Minor" | 4:04 |
| 2. | "Mambo Diane" | 4:58 |
| 3. | "Countin' the Blues" | 5:02 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4. | "Zizanie" | 3:58 | |
| 5. | "Macedonia" | Conte Candoli, Vince Guaraldi | 5:08 |
| 6. | "Little David" | Conte Candoli, Vince Guaraldi | 5:32 |
| Total length: | 28:42 | ||
Personnel
editReferences
edit- ^ Callahan, M., Edwards, D., Eyries, P. and Neely, T. Crown Album Discography, Part 2: CLP-5101/CST-133 to CLP-5199/CST-219 (1959-1961) accessed October 25, 2016
- ^ Conte Candoli Discography accessed October 25, 2016
- ^ a b c Bang, Derrick. "Vince Guaraldi on LP and CD: Little Band, Big Jazz". fivecentsplease.org. Derrick Bang, Scott McGuire. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Little Band, Big Jazz – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 25, 2016.