Frank Capp

Frank Capp
Birth name	Francis Cappuccio
Born	(1931-08-20)August 20, 1931 Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	September 12, 2017(2017-09-12) (aged 86) Studio City, California
Genres	Jazz, rock
Occupation	Musician
Instrument(s)	Drums, percussion, vibraphone

Frank Capp (August 20, 1931 – September 12, 2017) was an American jazz drummer. Capp also played on numerous rock and roll sessions and is considered to be a member of The Wrecking Crew.

Biography

Capp was born Francis Cappuccio August 20, 1931, in Worcester, Massachusetts. He began playing with Stan Kenton in 1951 and remained with Kenton for some time. Later he joined Neal Hefti's group. He often accompanied Peggy Lee on her road dates and subsequently went to Los Angeles where he joined Billy May and recorded with The Wrecking Crew. He played with Ella Fitzgerald, Harry James, Charlie Barnet, Stan Getz, Art Pepper, and Dave Pell. He recorded often with André 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. Together with Nat Pierce he founded the Capp-Pierce Juggernaut big band in 1975.

In his later years, he resided in Studio City with his partner, Loralee Singman, and performed every Tuesday at Las Hadas Restaurant in Northridge, California accompanied by his fellow jazz colleagues. In 2016, Capp wrote and published his autobiography Drumming Up Business: My Life in Music.

Selected discography

With Stan Kenton

• City of Glass (Capitol, 1951)
• Popular Favorites by Stan Kenton (Capitol, 1953)
• This Modern World (Capitol, 1953)

With Herbie Harper Quintet

• Five Brothers (Tampa Records, 1955)

With The Mitchells: Red Mitchell, Whitey Mitchell, Blue Mitchell and André Previn

• Get Those Elephants Out'a Here (MetroJazz, 1958)

With André Previn

• King Size! (Contemporary, 1959)
• Dinah Sings, Previn Plays (Capitol, 1959) - with Dinah Shore
• Like Previn! (Contemporary, 1960)
• André Previn and J. J. Johnson (Columbia, 1961) - with J. J. Johnson
• Duet (Columbia, 1962) - with Doris Day

With Shorty Rogers

• Shorty Rogers Meets Tarzan (MGM, 1960)

With Dion DiMucci

• Born to Be with You (Phil Spector Records, 1975)

With Ben Webster

• The Warm Moods (Reprise, 1961)

With Cher

• All I Really Want to Do (Imperial Records, 1965)
• Chér (Imperial Records, 1966)

With Glen Campbell

• I Remember Hank Williams (Capitol Records, 1973)

With Joe Pass

• A Sign of the Times (World Pacific, 1965)

With Bud Shank

• Girl in Love (World Pacific, 1966)
• Bud Shank Plays Music from Today's Movies (World Pacific, 1967)

With Sonny & Cher

• Look at Us (Atco Records, 1965)

With Michael Bublé

• Michael Bublé (Reprise Records, 2003)
• It's Time (Reprise Records, 2005)

With John Denver

• Earth Songs (Windstar Records, 1990)

With Renee Olstead

• Skylark (Reprise Records, 2009)

With Michael Nesmith

• The Wichita Train Whistle Sings (Dot, 1968)

With Chet Baker

• Albert's House (Beverly Hills, 1969)

With Jack Nitzsche

• Heart Beat (Soundtrack) (Capitol, 1980)

With Anita O'Day

• In a Mellow Tone (Kayo, 1989)

As The Frank Capp Juggernaut

• In A Hefti Bag (Concord, 1995)

References

• Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2004). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD (7th ed.). Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0141014166.

External links

• New England Jazz History Database
• Audio Interviews with Chet Williamson
• Frank Capp Interview - NAMM Oral History Library (2016)