Time: 33:52
Size: 77.6 MB
Styles: Cool jazz, Trumpet jazz, Vocal jazz
Year: 2013
Art: Front
[4:01] 1. Stormy Monday
[4:00] 2. Quiet Nights
[2:22] 3. Sunny
[3:29] 4. Walk On Bye
[4:21] 5. Stella By Starlight
[1:43] 6. Bye Bye Black Bird
[2:24] 7. Pennies From Heaven
[3:07] 8. Misty
[2:58] 9. A Foggy Game
[5:21] 10. The Good Life
The Bronx native's musical career as a trumpeter began at age 14 performing with the Capers Quartet, recording several records with Roulette & V.J. Records. as time moved on so did Johnny's career he found himself branching out as a Trumpeter, Vocalist & Band leader, which led him to some very prestigious jobs.
Johnny's band performed for the Inauguration of President Nixon, Working the stage with many acts: i.e., Red Fox, Duke Ellington, Guy Lombardo, Sarah Vaughn, and appeared with many top acts, Traveling the United States, Europe & the Caribbean, Performing at Venues such as Village Vanguard, The Blue Note, Palladium N.Y.C., Lighthouse & Apollo Theatre, Stardust, Rivera, Caesar's Palace, Dunes, Sands, & Atlantic City's Trump Castle, TV appearances include Merv Griffin, Maury Povich, Della Reese & William B. Williams show of Radio fame.
Johnny Caper's Jr. is constantly developing , further refining his approach to encompass a clear view on 21st Century jazz. Johnny comments: Being influenced by some of the Greatest trumpeters of all time Dizzy Gillespe, Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis , Lee Morgan, Freddie Hubbard,Maynard Ferguson, Chet Baker & Arturo Sandoval and I do give big props to our trumpet players of today such as Wynton Marsalis, Nicholas Payton, Scott Christan and the list goes on . I call it the the keep a open mind approach This allows me to keep current with today's ever changing music industry without losing the teachings of the greats!!
The Good Life: a Slick, approach to some of the more well known jazz standards. which Showcase's Johnny Capers Jr. as a fine trumpeter, a Swinging, Soulful vocalist of today's Jazz world..
Johnny's band performed for the Inauguration of President Nixon, Working the stage with many acts: i.e., Red Fox, Duke Ellington, Guy Lombardo, Sarah Vaughn, and appeared with many top acts, Traveling the United States, Europe & the Caribbean, Performing at Venues such as Village Vanguard, The Blue Note, Palladium N.Y.C., Lighthouse & Apollo Theatre, Stardust, Rivera, Caesar's Palace, Dunes, Sands, & Atlantic City's Trump Castle, TV appearances include Merv Griffin, Maury Povich, Della Reese & William B. Williams show of Radio fame.
Johnny Caper's Jr. is constantly developing , further refining his approach to encompass a clear view on 21st Century jazz. Johnny comments: Being influenced by some of the Greatest trumpeters of all time Dizzy Gillespe, Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis , Lee Morgan, Freddie Hubbard,Maynard Ferguson, Chet Baker & Arturo Sandoval and I do give big props to our trumpet players of today such as Wynton Marsalis, Nicholas Payton, Scott Christan and the list goes on . I call it the the keep a open mind approach This allows me to keep current with today's ever changing music industry without losing the teachings of the greats!!
The Good Life: a Slick, approach to some of the more well known jazz standards. which Showcase's Johnny Capers Jr. as a fine trumpeter, a Swinging, Soulful vocalist of today's Jazz world..
The Good Life
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