Obit: Conte Candoli

The Los Angeles Times notes the death of trumpeter Conte Candoli of cancer at the age of 74. Candoli appeared in the trumpet section of Doc Severinsen's orchestra on "The Tonight Show" for the twenty years the program originated from Burbank with Johnny Carson as host. Conte followed in older brother Pete's footsteps as a trumpet star in the Woody Herman Orchestra since his teen years.