Person · Cuban conga and bongo player
Candido
Albums
45
Members
3
Active
1921–2020
Origin
United States
Biography
Candido Camero (1921 - ) is Cuban percussionist (mainly conga and bongo) who backed many a jazz act since the 1950s. Early on he had recorded in his native Cuba with Machito. He moved to New York in 1952 and started recording with Dizzy Gillespie. During 1953-54 he was in the Billy Taylor quartet and in 1954 he performed and recorded with Stan Kenton. He recorded a number of albums under his own name as well, and even enjoyed some hits during the disco era, most notably with the Babatunde Olatunji penned track "Jingo" which he recorded for Salsoul Records.
Discography
The Billy Taylor Trio and Candido
Candido
Candido
Calypso Dance Party With Candido, Calypso & Girl
The Volcanic
The Volcanic
In Indigo
In Indigo
Dance Along With the Lecuona Cuban Boys
Latin Fire: The Big Beat of Candido
Latin Fire (The Big Beat Of Candido)
Conga Soul
Conga Soul
Candido's Comparsa
The Spanish Side Of Jazz
Soul Limbo / Jump Back
Thousand Finger Man
Thousand Finger Man
Beautiful
Beautiful
Drum Fever
Dancin' And Prancin'
Dancin’ & Prancin’
Jingo
Woody Herman presented by Lionel Hampton
Candi's Funk
Candi's Funk
Candi's Funk
Jingo
Thousand Finger Man
The Billy Taylor Trio With Candido
No More Walls
Dancin' And Prancin' / Thousand Finger Man
Inolvidable
Inolvidable
The Anthology
Bongos and Conga
Candido + In Indigo
The Volcanic & Latin Fire
Re-Mixed By Moplen
Thousand Finger Man / Dancin' And Prancin' (Unreleased Versions)
The Master
On My Way / Easin' In
Brujeias De Candido
Madrid / Back To Back (Belly To Belly)
Credits
Brujeias De Candido
Candi's Funk
Cheers
Coalition
Complete 1957-62 Studio Recordings
Concert At Carnegie Hall
Conga Soul
Descargas At The Village Gate Live Vol. 1
Descargas At The Village Gate Live Vol. 2
Desde Mi Cama Con Amor
De Todo Un Poco = A Little Bit Of Everything
Dinah Washington Sings The Best In Blues
Dizzy's Diamonds (The Best Of The Verve Years)
Dizzy's Dream Band
Early Bones
El Conjunto Los Compadres
Ernesto Lecuona
Erroll
Erroll Garner's Finest Hour
Five Classic Albums Plus Bonus Tracks
Gegè And The Boparazzi
Gillespiana
Gillespiana Suite. En Concert Avec Europe 1. Salle Pleyel 25 Novembre • 1960
Greatest Hits: The 70s
Havana/New York
Heart Of A Legend
Hi Fidelity Jam Session
Honky Tonk Angel
I Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 54
In Indigo
Jamaica Jazz
Jay And Kai
Jay & Kai + 6: The Jay And Kai Trombone Octet
Jazz At The Philharmonic In Europe
Jazz At The Philharmonic In Europe
Jazz Descargas
Jazz Showcase (A Scrapbook Of The Artist's Musical Career Inside Album)
Juganthology
Kenton Showcase - The Music Of Bill Russo - The Music Of Bill Holman
Latin Fire (The Big Beat Of Candido)
Lionel Hampton Presents: Gerry Mulligan
Lionel Hampton Presents: Woody Herman
Live At Carnegie Hall
Live At Carnegie Hall Vol. 1
Mambo Garner
Mambo Moves Garner
Married Well
Mercury 40th Anniversary V.S.O.P. Album
Midnight Dream
Miles Davis Live In 1958
Miles Tones
Mr. Jones
Night And Day / That Old Black Magic
Night In Tunisia
No Jive
No More Walls
Norman Granz Presents "Jazz At The Philharmonic" In Europe
Now's The Time
Of Latin Extraction /... De Extraccion Latina
On The Waterfront On Broadway (Original Broadway Soundtrack)