FRANKIE CAPP

FRANKIE CAPP

A percussion tribute to henry Mancini

Frankie Capp, born in Worcester, Mass in 1931, is a jazz drummer who played in big bands before switching to session work, playing on many rock and roll recordings.  Although not the main drummer of the group, he is associated with the group of session artists referred to as”The Wrecking Crew”.  Capp, played with such diverse folks as Chet Baker, Stan Kenton, Mike Nesmith, Sonny and Cher, and Andre Previn. He would also later form his own big band with Nat Pierce.

On this record, released by Kimberly Records in 1961, features Capp and his crew, (featuring fellow Wrecking Crew member Tom Tedesco on guitar), tackling the work of Henry Mancini.  Apparently, Kimberly and Capp made a dozen or so of these records, translating hits from other band leaders into modern percussion driven interpretations . Pretty good little album.  The arrangements are interesting enough.  Good percussion on this as the title would suggest. It is driven not only by Capp’s wonderful drums but also augmented by the vibraphone of Emil Richards

For a sample, I went with “Peter Gunn” which I felt that although the original and subsequent covers are quite played out and over rated, this arrangement brought new life to the piece.  I also went with “Session At Pete’s Pad” which by some accident of me not paying attention, features an “Inna-gadda-da-vida”-esque extended bongo solo, mainly because there was a skip and I was not paying attention while recording.

Tracklist 

A1	Peter Gunn
A2	Sorta Blue
A3	Session At Pete's Pad
A4	Goofin' At The Coffeehouse
A5	A Bell For John
B1	Brothers Go To Mothers
B2	Mr. Lucky
B3	My Manne Shelly
B4	Dreamsville
B5	Not For Dixie

Arranged By – Bob Florence, Jimmy Priddy

Bass – Buddy Clark, Rolly Bundock

French Horn – Jack Cave, Dick Perisse*

Guitar – Tom Tedesco*

Leader – Frankie Capp*

Organ – Bob Hammack*

Percussion – Emil Richards, Frank Capp, Larry Bunker

Piano – Bob Florence

Saxophone – Bud Shank, Ronny Lang, Ted Nash (2)

Trombone – Dick Noel (2), Frank Rosolino, George Roberts, Harry Betts, Joe Howard

Trumpet – Frank Beach, John Audino, Ollie Mitchell, Ray Linn, Stu Williamson

Vibraphone – Emil Richards