CAPRI RECORDS

Mark Masters has arranged the music of many great composers over the years including Clifford Brown, Lee Konitz, Gary McFarland, George Gershwin, Duke Ellington and even Steely Dan. On Night Talk,...

Mark Masters latest excursion combines the legacies of Charles Mingus and Gerry Mulligan. Both were masters of their respective instruments and prolific composers. Both came from very different...

The American Jazz Institute brings together jazz saxophonist Lee Konitz and the Mark Masters Big Band for a very special outing. Most of the compositions are by Lee Konitz with spectacular...

This CD pays tribute to the great trumpet player through striking arrangements of his compositions, unique orchestrations of his solos, and improvised solos by some of Mark Masters' favorite...

Arranger Mark Masters and baritone saxophonist Gary Smulyan share a great love for the music of Duke Ellington and have produced a collection of arrangements that highlight compositions by members of...

Mark Masters' latest project Everything You Did gives an entirely new perspective to the music of Steely Dan and yet maintains the essence of what made their music so popular. Masters has put his own...

Mark Masters has done it again! His latest outing features the great Oliver Lake joining the Mark Masters Ensemble (including Tim Hagens, Peter Erskine, Dave Carpenter and others) paying tribute to...

Mark Masters has conceptualized ten projects for Capri Records where he arranged the music of notable composers like Grachan Moncur III, Gary McFarland, Lee Konitz, Dewey Redman, and Clifford Brown...

Porgy and Bess was Gershwin's longest and most ambitious work as well as his personal favorite. Many jazz arrangers have found the epic folk opera's thematic material fertile ground for embellishment...

A jazz orchestra in the tradition of Stan Kenton & Johnny Richards, 16 piece band arranged by Mark Masters.1. Priestess 2. Windows 3. Is It Not True, Simply Because You Cannot Believe It? 4. Naima 5...

(SACD-HYBRID) All but forgotten, Gary McFarland has long been relegated by jazz history to footnote status. For Mark Masters, it was obviously an intimidating task to arrange an arranger's...

Saxophonist Chip McNeill's first release for Capri is made up of all original compositions. McNeil plays both tenor and soprano saxes on the date. His quintet features outstanding musicians from the...