Little Band Big Jazz
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| 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 | ||||
Little Band Big Jazz is an album by trumpeter Conte Candoli's All Stars recorded in 1960 and released on Crown Records.[1][2]
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]
| Review scores | |
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| 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]
