One
of the great Cuban conga players and percussionists to come in the wake
of Chano Pozo, he has been a constant source of authentic Afro-Cuban
rhythms since his arrival in the early ‘50’s.
Born Candido
Camera, 22 April 1921, Havana, Cuba, with no formal musical training,
Candido is largely self taught. He originally started playing on bass
and guitar, and later began playing bongos and conga drums. He was with
Station CMQ Radio Havana for six years, after which, in 1947 to 1952, he
worked with Armando Romue at the Tropicana Club in Havana, Cuba. In
Oct. 1952, he emigrated to the USA, and after a six week engagement at
the Clover Club in Miami (with the 'Night In Havana' show), he traveled
to NYC.
There, trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie took him to the Downbeat
Club on New York's famed 52nd Street where he sat in with pianist Billy
Taylor's group, and worked for the next year with Taylor. The fall of
1954 found him touring with Stan Kenton's band. During 1956-57, he
free-lanced in NYC, and was back playing with Dizzy Gillespie's combo in
1958.
Subsequently, Candido was often seen on TV and in
nightclubs, both in the US and in Venezuela, Puerto Rico and the
Dominican Republic. He has recorded with a great many big names in jazz,
pop and Latin fields including Shearing, Kenton, Gillespie, Dinah
Washington, Tito Puente, Machito.
He put out three albums under
his own name on ABC-Paramount in the late 1950s, playing alongside Dick
Hyman, and had later albums on Solid State (mid-1960s), Blue Note
(1970), and Polydor (1973). He signed on with the Salsoul label and put
out two for them including the 1982 “Jingo,” which was a dancehall hit
worldwide. He collaborated with Patato Valdes and Giovanni Hidalgo for
the 2000 outing of “The Conga Kings.” This is Candido playing with two
other conga masters and the results are excellent, highly recommended
for percussion fans.
Now in his eighties, elder statesman Candido
Camero shows no sign of slowing down. His touch on congas is sure, his
time is solid, his sound is uniquely his own, and his execution is as
nimble as that of a man half his age. Heralded as the father of the
technique of coordinated independence, Candido has further
accomplishments. For one, he pioneered the use of two congas and later
three, whereas in past congueros were content with a single drum.
Source: James Nadal
https://musicians.allaboutjazz.com/candidocamero
From Wipipedia
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Camero recorded several albums as a leader for ABC-Paramount in the
late 1950s and early 1960s. In the early 1970s, he recorded for the
independent jazz label Blue Note Records, before joining the dance music
record company Salsoul. With the latter, Camero recorded two albums
which were relatively successul and remain in rotation by DJs in the US.
In 1979 he released Jingo, a disco-oriented track written by Babatunde
Olatunji and recorded on Salsoul Records. This track was also released
as a 12" single in June, 1981 in the UK on the Excalibur Record label,
running for over 9 minutes, and reached #55 in the BBC Top 75 chart. It
was his most successful hit in the UK discos becoming a huge floor
filler at that time. In the 2000s, Camero was a member of the Conga
Kings alongside Patato and Giovanni Hidalgo. They recorded two albums
for Chesky. He recorded another album for Chesky in 2004, Inolvidable,
with Graciela, the long-time lead singer for Machito. This album earned a
Grammy Award nomination. In 2014, Camero recorded his last album, The
Master, also for Chesky. He continued to perform in jazz clubs in New
York until the late 2010s.
Death
Camero died on 7 November
2020, at his home in New York. He was 99. His is survived by a daughter,
Emerita Camero Dradenes, and a grandson.
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Uno
de los grandes conguistas y percusionistas cubanos que siguieron la
estela de Chano Pozo, ha sido una fuente constante de auténticos ritmos
afrocubanos desde su llegada a principios de los años 50.
Nacido
el 22 de abril de 1921 en La Habana (Cuba), Cándido es un autodidacta
sin formación musical. Empezó tocando el bajo y la guitarra, y más tarde
comenzó a tocar los bongos y la conga. Estuvo en la emisora CMQ Radio
Habana durante seis años, tras lo cual, de 1947 a 1952, trabajó con
Armando Romue en el Tropicana Club de La Habana, Cuba. En octubre de
1952, emigró a los EE.UU. y, tras un compromiso de seis semanas en el
Clover Club de Miami (con el espectáculo "Night In Havana"), viajó a
Nueva York.
Allí, el trompetista Dizzy Gillespie le llevó al
Downbeat Club de la famosa calle 52 de Nueva York, donde se sentó con el
grupo del pianista Billy Taylor, y trabajó durante el año siguiente con
Taylor. En el otoño de 1954 estuvo de gira con la banda de Stan Kenton.
Durante los años 1956 y 1957, tocó por libre en Nueva York, y volvió a
tocar con el combo de Dizzy Gillespie en 1958.
Posteriormente,
Cándido fue visto a menudo en la televisión y en los clubes nocturnos,
tanto en los Estados Unidos como en Venezuela, Puerto Rico y la
República Dominicana. Ha grabado con un gran número de grandes nombres
del jazz, el pop y el ámbito latino, como Shearing, Kenton, Gillespie,
Dinah Washington, Tito Puente o Machito.
A finales de los años 50
sacó tres álbumes con su propio nombre en ABC-Paramount, tocando junto a
Dick Hyman, y posteriormente tuvo álbumes en Solid State (mediados de
los años 60), Blue Note (1970) y Polydor (1973). Firmó con el sello
Salsoul y sacó dos discos para ellos, entre ellos "Jingo", de 1982, que
fue un éxito dancehall en todo el mundo. Colaboró con Patato Valdés y
Giovanni Hidalgo en la edición de 2000 de "The Conga Kings". Se trata de
Candido tocando con otros dos maestros de la conga y los resultados son
excelentes, muy recomendables para los aficionados a la percusión.
A
sus ochenta años, el anciano Candido Camero no muestra signos de
desaceleración. Su toque en las congas es seguro, su tiempo es sólido,
su sonido es único y su ejecución es tan ágil como la de un hombre con
la mitad de su edad. Anunciado como el padre de la técnica de la
independencia coordinada, Cándido tiene más logros. Por un lado, fue
pionero en el uso de dos congas y más tarde de tres, mientras que en el
pasado los congueros se contentaban con un solo tambor.
Fuente: James Nadal
De Wikipedia
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Cándido Camero ha compartido escenario con grandes como Machito, Billy
Taylor, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Lionel Hampton, Charlie Parker,
Dizzy Gillespie, George Shearing, Stan Kenton, Fania All Stars, Quincy
Jones, Charlie Mingus, Ray Charles, Tony Bennett, Tito Puente, Chico
O'Farrill, Sonny Rollins, Coleman Hawkins, Celia Cruz, Patato Valdés,
Mongo Santamaría y muchísimos más.
Con noventa y seis años y casi
setenta de carrera artística, Cándido Camero fue el protagonista de un
documental sobre su vida y la historia del jazz afrocubano alrededor de
él.
Fallece el 7 de noviembre de 2020 a los noventa y nueve años en su domicilio de El Bronx, Nueva York.
Tracklist
A1 - Peanut Vendor - 3:48
A2 - Takeela - 3:27
A3 - Moonlight In Vermont - 3:30
A4 - Take The "A" Train - 3:13
B1 - Lady In Red - 4:11
B2 - Kinda' Dukish - 2:34
B3 - Warm Blues Stream - 3:40
B4 - Tin-Tin-Deo - 3:54
Credits:
Bongos, Congas – Candido
Conductor – Ernie Wilkins
Engineer – Irv Greenbaum
Producer – Creed Taylor
Trumpet – Art Farmer
Label: ABC-Paramount – ABC-180
Released: 1957
Genre: Jazz, Latin
Style: Afro-Cuban Jazz, Afro-Cuban
https://www.discogs.com/Candido-The-Volcanic/release/3852134
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