Capri Records (Jazz record label)


Capri Records Ltd. is a jazz record company and record label started by record collector, jazz enthusiast, and entrepreneur Thomas Burns. The Colorado-based label has a catalog of more than a hundred titles by musicians such as bassists Ray Brown and Red Mitchell, trombonists Al Grey and Phil Wilson, saxophonist Bud Shank, and drummer Louie Bellson.

History

Burns founded Capri in Denver, Colorado, in 1984, concentrating on musicians with ties to Colorado, such as Fred Hess, Ron Miles, Spike Robinson, Keith Oxman, and Ellyn Rucker, though the label has also released albums by Ray Brown, Al Grey, and Jimmy Rowles.
In 2013 Jeff Hamilton suggested a recording with veteran actor Wilford Brimley and his trio. Gary Smulyan wanted to make a recording of Neapolitan melodies with actor and singer Dominic Chianese, who was already well known for his vocal treatments of classic Italian tunes. Ali Ryerson, who along with Holly Hofmann and Frank Wess participated in Flutology in 2006, came to him with the idea to record an all-flute big band titled Game Changer.

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