Secondo "Conte" Candoli was an American cool jazz trumpeter born July 12, 1927, in Mishawaka, Indiana. The younger brother of trumpeter Pete Candoli, he performed with big bands led by Sonny Dunham, Will Bradley, Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, and Tex Beneke. Candoli played in Woody Herman's orchestra from 1944 to 1946 and again in 1950, and performed with Stan Kenton between 1948 and 1954, appearing on the album New Concepts of Artistry in Rhythm. He led his own orchestra from 1954 to 1955 and later toured with the Gerry Mulligan Concert Jazz Band. His recordings as a leader or co-leader include The Five (1955), Coast to Coast (1956), Double or Nothin' (1957), Portrait of a Count (1996), and Conte-nuity (1999). Candoli died December 14, 2001, in Mishawaka, Indiana.
