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| 1. | I'm Shoutin' Again
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| 2. | Cherry Point
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| 3. | Flight of the Foo Birds
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| 4. | Late Date
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| 5. | Scoot
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| 6. | Teddy the Toad
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| 7. | Dinner With My Friends
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| 8. | Midnite Blue
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| 9. | Bag-A-Bones
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| 10. | It's Awf'lly Nice to Be With You
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| 11. | Cute
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| 12. | Whirlybird
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| 13. | Duet
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| 14. | Li'l Darlin'
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| 15. | Fantail
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| 16. | The Kid from Red Bank
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Jazz
Recorded in Hollywood, CA, on November 3, 1994; March 7 & 21, 1995
Frank Capp - Drums, Producer
Frank Capp Juggernaut
Alan Kaplan - Trombone
Andy Martin - Trombone
Bill Berry - Trumpet
Bill Green - Flute, Sax (Baritone)
Bob Summers - Trumpet
Chuck Berghofer - Bass
Conte Candoli - Trumpet
Danny House - Sax (Alto)
Dennis Budimir - Guitar
Frank Zsabo - Trumpet
Gerald Wiggins - Piano
Gerry Wiggins - Piano
Jack Nimitz - Sax (Baritone)
John Pisano - Guitar
Lanny Morgan - Sax (Alto)
Marshall Royal - Sax (Alto)
Pete Christlieb - Sax (Tenor)
Rickey Woodard - Sax (Tenor)
Snooky Young - Trumpet
Thurman Green - , Trombone
* Abby Andrews - Art Direction
* Don Mooney - Assistant Engineer
* George Horn - Mastering
* James Mooney - Engineer, Mixing
* John Burk - Executive Producer
* Kathleen Vance - Production Coordination
* Mark Holston - Liner Notes
* Neal Hefti - Arranger, Composer
A decade after the end of the Swing Era, the partnership of composer / arranger Neal Hefti and Count Basie and his Orchestra set the tone for what big band jazz would sound like for years to come, and virtually ensuring the ongoing popularity of big bands during a period of tumultuous shifts in musical styles and public taste.
This is why drummer and big band leader Frank Capp was long an admirer of Hefti’s writing and arranging, decided it was time to point his Juggernaut in the direction of a full-blown Hefti program. In A Hefti Bag, the band’s fifth Concord Jazz album is a lovingly crafted reminder of the timeless qualities that make the Hefti library so rewarding for both listeners and musicians.
The Frank Capp Juggernaut's interpretations of 16 Neal Hefti compositions (which were originally written and arranged for the 1950s-era Count Basie Orchestra) bring new life to the highly appealing music without directly copying the earlier recordings. Capp and his 16-piece orchestra are in typically swinging form on obvious classics such as "Cute," "Whirlybird," and "Li'l Darlin'"; several songs whose ensembles are more familiar than their titles (such as "Flight of the Foo Birds," "Scoot," and "Bag-A-Bones"); and some high-quality obscurities. Many soloists are featured, including the late altoist Marshall Royal (who takes his last recorded solo on "It's Awf'lly Nice to Be with You"); tenors Rickey Woodard and Pete Christlieb; altoist Lanny Morgan; trumpeters Conte Candoli, Bob Summers, and Snooky Young; and trombonists Thurman Green, Alan Kaplan, and Andy Martin. Special mention should be made of the work of Gerry Wiggins, who is former co-leader Nat Pierce's permanent replacement and fits right into the Count Basie chair with enthusiasm and obvious skill. As for Frank Capp, he gets his share of drum breaks (including on "Cute" and "Whirlybird") while thoroughly enjoying himself driving the ensembles. Fans of swinging big bands cannot do much better than picking up this highly recommended release.
--- Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
Frank Capp
Active Decades: '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s and '90s
Born: Aug 20, 1931 in Worchester, MA
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Bop, Swing
Frank Capp, a flexible and consistently swinging drummer, loves to drive a big band. As leader of the Juggernaut (a group he co-led with Nat Pierce starting in 1975, until the pianist's death in 1992), he got to push and inspire some of Los Angeles' best. Capp found his initial fame playing with Stan Kenton's Orchestra (1951). Two years later, he settled in Los Angeles; became a busy studio musician; and played with everyone from Ella Fitzgerald, Harry James, and Charlie Barnet to Stan Getz, Art Pepper, and Dave Pell. He recorded often with Andre Previn's Trio (1957-1964), and also made records with Benny Goodman (1958), Terry Gibbs, and Turk Murphy. Capp worked steadily on television shows and in the film studios in the 1960s, and (starting in the 1970s) recorded extensively in a variety of settings for Concord. The Capp-Pierce Juggernaut (later known simply as the Juggernaut) sometimes sounded identical to the '70s Count Basie Orchestra, and served as a perfect format for the drummer's colorful playing.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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