Capri Records is a leading independent jazz label started by record collector, jazz enthusiast and entrepreneur Tom Burns. Launched in 1983 with a release by tenor saxophonist Spike Robinson, the Bailey, Colorado-based label now has a catalog of over eighty titles including those by bassists Ray Brown and Red Mitchell, trombonists Al Grey and Phil Wilson, saxophonist Bud Shank and drummer Louie Bellson. Over the years Capri has helped launch the careers of a number of artists including The Clayton/Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, trumpeter Ron Miles and flutist Holly Hofmann. The label has been designated as "Best Jazz Label" in Denver's Westword Newspaper.
Capri has recently released stellar albums by the Grachan Moncur III Octet, Bud Shank and Phil Woods, the Mark Masters Ensemble, 17-year-old Denver drummer Colin Stranahan, guitarist Joshua Breakstone, pianist Mike Wofford, flutist Holly Hofmann, pianist/composer Michael Pagán, Max Wagner, Phil Wilson, pianist/composer/arranger Chie Imaizumi and many others.
