Conte Candoli
Trumpet Solo on
Milt's Tune

About

Conte Candoli's one-chorus trumpet solo is the second of five solos on this rhythm changes contrafact. Following Morgan's two-chorus alto statement, Candoli takes the 32-bar AABA form at 235 BPM in B-flat with clean, well-constructed lines at the fast tempo. The tune is a contrafact based on the chord changes of "I Got Rhythm," providing the familiar harmonic common ground where all five voices can speak with equal authority in this jam-session-spirited performance.

Conte Candoli was 27 to 28 years old at the time.