Candido -Conga Soul -Descarga LP Grooves.land/Playthek

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1.1 Conga Soul

1.2 The Lady Is A Tramp

1.3 Toccata

1.4 The Champ

1.5 Love For Sale

1.6 Big Noise From Winnetka

1.7 New Secrets

1.8 Lady Eve

1.9 Dark Eyes

1.10 . Long, Long Summer

1.11 Candido Cocktail (Bonus Track)

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Cuban-born percussionist CÃ¡ndido de Guerra Camero, also known simply as Candido backed numerous jazz acts since the 1950s. One of the first musicians to use the congas in jazz music, along with Diego Iborra and Chano Pozo, Candido played with Dizzy Gillespie, Billy Taylor, Stan Kenton, and Charlie Parker, among many others. Presented here is his complete 1962 LP Conga Soul, also featuring Jimmy Cleveland on trombone and pianist Lalo Schifin, responsible for all of the arrangements. -

The complete album + 1 bonus track - limited edition pressing of just 500 copies on 180g vinyl. Cuban-born percussionist Candido de Guerra Camero (1921 - 2020), known simply as Candido, was one of the foremost pioneers of Afro-Cuban jazz and an innovator in conga drumming along with along with Diego Iborra and Chano Pozo. Candido was responsible for embracing the tuneable conga drum, the first to play multiple congas, and for developing techniques that all conga players use today. Candido played with Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Billy Taylor, Stan Kenton, among many others. As a leader he recorded seventeen albums for several different labels, including Blue Note with the album 'Beautiful (1971), and Chesky Records with Inolvidable with Cuban singer Graciela. Presented here is hi Candido complete 1962 LP Conga Soul, featuring Jimmy Cleveland on trombone and pianist Lalo Schifrin, also responsible for all the arrangements.

Limited Edition of 500 copies. A1-A5, B1-B5: New York, 1962. Bonus track B6: New York, April 28, 1958. ©&? 2025 Descarga! Records Made in the EU. Runouts are stamped.

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012637012

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