Conti Condoli was a well-known trumpeter in the 1940s & 50s. He had a long, strong, and creative career playing and recording with superstars of the era: Sarah Vaughn, Stan Kenton and Woody Herman to name a few. Remarkably, in 1972, he ended up a permanent fixture in the Tonight Show band; Johnny Carson was the host of the show.
Here he is on a rare side as leader, on a small-ran Chicago label called Chance. This delicious mambo features legendary Chicago horn man/woodwind man, Ira Sullivan!
From 1954, an urban scorcher, and recorded so beautifully.
March 1, 2020 at 3:39 am
Thank you for the favorable review..nice to see an oldy but goody
March 2, 2020 at 4:29 pm
Of course, and Flamingo on the flip side is also just wonderful; thanks for visiting the blog and saying hello. Ira, was this 78 with Conti your first ever record released? Konstantin