Conte Candoli / Lee Morgan

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On 'Fresh Sound'

Never knew this existed till today. I am liquidating the CD and LP collection of a friend and his wife. This was among the CDs.

Anyone familiar with the session?

With this lineup it is a keeper.

[mjzee]

On eMusic, someone posted this data:

Lee Morgan & Conte Candoli: Double Or Nothin' - Lee Morgan & Conte Candoli: Trumpet, Benny Golson & Bob Cooper: Tenor Sax, Frank Rosolino: Trombone, Wynton Kelly & Dick Shrieve: Piano, Red Mitchell: Bass, Stan Levey & Charlie Persip: Drums - Recorded: \"Lighthouse Club\", Hermosa Beach, CA, February 14 & 27, 1957 - Original sessions are credited to Howard Rumsey & charlie Persip. Conte Candoli is playing on only 2 tracks. Nice, but not essential album. It's slightly misleading the way they packaged it.

[brownie]

This is what the original LP album looked like

I enjoyed it. OK it's not essential but the sessions looked (and sound) like fun!

[romualdo]

This is what the original LP album looked like

I enjoyed it. OK it's not essential but the sessions looked (and sound) like fun!

was released last year as a "nice price" TOCJ CD with the same original cover

[Head Man]

I wonder why Howard Rumsey has never had "The Mosaic Treatment". Too many recordings, perhaps?

[BillF]

I wonder why Howard Rumsey has never had "The Mosaic Treatment". Too many recordings, perhaps?

Perhaps because so much was available on OJC?

[mikeweil]

Rumsey recorded for several labels: Contemporary, Liberty - where else?

Edited September 16, 2012 by mikeweil

[Larry Kart]

As attractive as many of the bands/dates Rumsey nominally led, the basic problem with most of them to some degree IIRC is that Rumsey was not a very talented/swinging bass player but something of a plodder. They were his gigs, though. To stay within the same general bag of players, say, Monty Budwig would have made a considerable difference.

[alocispepraluger102]

As attractive as many of the bands/dates Rumsey nominally led, the basic problem with most of them to some degree IIRC is that Rumsey was not a very talented/swinging bass player but something of a plodder. They were his gigs, though. To stay within the same general bag of players, say, Monty Budwig would have made a considerable difference.

bingo

[Head Man]

As attractive as many of the bands/dates Rumsey nominally led, the basic problem with most of them to some degree IIRC is that Rumsey was not a very talented/swinging bass player but something of a plodder. T

That may be true but when you're in the mood for that sort of West Coast jazz, his recordings usually 'hit the spot'. I think a box set by him would be generally well received even if the chance of it ever happening (legitimately, anyway) is very unlikely.

Edited September 16, 2012 by Head Man

[David Ayers]

And this apparently is the cover of the 1962 Japanese release...

Bet Howard Ramsey loved this.