Synergistic Red Fuse ...

I just ordered the Candoli "Little Band Big Jazz "  pianist Vince Guaraldi, 
Collett on tenor, Leroy Vinegar on bass? This has to be terrific by default. 
Charles 

It was very enjoyable Frank some fine playing all around! Also liked Toots Sweet by Conte Candiolo and not listening to Manhattan by Alan Barnes with the David Newman Trio and special guest Conte. Great stuff thanks!

Glad you enjoyed it, jond.

After the Lighthouse gig, Conte Candoli became a very  busy studio musician. He ended his career as a permanent resident on the Johnny Carson Show band. 

Here's a good clip of Conte playing with his brother Pete. Conte is the one in the middle with the fuller head of hair. Pete would sit in at the Lighthouse from time to time as well. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUbkM7lZaxM

One summer day, Conte played with a band that our our city hired to play in one of our outdoor summer music festivals around 25 years ago. I walked up to the trailer and introduced myself to him. I told Conte that I was a fan from the Lighthouse days back in the 50's. We shook hands and he told me the Lighthouse gig was the best gig he ever had. He signed an LP for me that I took to the festival for that purpose.

Great times guys ... L.A. had tons of super fine jazz clubs back in the day. As jazz became less popular ( Elvis and those damned Beatles!) :-) it became unprofitable and fell out of favor. Too bad as it was truly wonderful. 

Here's a pics of the LIghthouse as it was back in the day ... 1 Pier Avenue, Hermosa Beach, California: 

https://search.aol.com/aol/image?q=picture+lighthouse+jazz+club+hermosa+beach&v_t=webmail-search...

Frank

Frank,
Love those pictures which document a very special period in the evolution of jazz. The West Coast jazz s scene was very vibrant and is strongly linked with the "Cool Jazz " movement of the early1950s thru the early 1960s.

There are many debates concerning west vs east coast sound and some consider the west coast musicians a step below their eastern contemporaries, I don’t agree with that. Without question the east coast (predominately NYC) produced iconic jazz figures with the modern (Bebop) style in the 1940s. Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Bud Powel, Dexter Gordon , Miles Davis, Fats Navarro etc. I simply cannot dispute that fact.

I will say however that the west coast spawned many excellent jazz musicians who played a style of jazz that I find beautiful and has withstood the test of time. IMO both coast genres have contributed heavily to the jazz idiom. I love both.
Charles

Awesome stuff guys and I've always loved Art Pepper in terms of that West Coast jazz stye. Any other cool mellow west coast stuff you all can hip me to? Cheers and happy Friday all!