{"id":8738,"date":"2015-10-16T00:00:54","date_gmt":"2015-10-16T07:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jazzusa.com\/?p=8738"},"modified":"2012-09-29T19:04:21","modified_gmt":"2012-09-30T02:04:21","slug":"quincy-jones-sammy-nestico-orchestra-basie-and-beyond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jazzusa.com\/?p=8738","title":{"rendered":"Quincy Jones-Sammy Nestico Orchestra – Basie and Beyond"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some Count Basie fans might consider the title slightly misleading; although one of the two principals is arranger\/composer Sammy Nestico, who was to Basie what Billy Strayhorn was to Duke Ellington, the only truly Basie-related track is a new version of “For Lena and Lennie,” which Quincy Jones wrote for the Count back in the ’60s.<\/p>\n

The rest of the album alternates between classic Nestico tunes and resurrected oldies from Jones’s ’50s and ’60s jazz days. The 27-piece big band is an all-star date, mostly featuring West Coast jazzers and session men a generation or two after Basie’s, including flautist Hubert Laws, percussionist Paulinho da Costa, tenor saxophonist Ernie Watts and Charlie Christian-like electric guitarist Paul Jackson, Jr.<\/p>\n

The set list is heavy on Nestico’s ballads, and the laid-back arrangements, laden with woodwinds and vibes, tend to glide more often than they swing, but BASIE AND BEYOND is a nice self-tribute to Jones’s and Nestico’s abilities.<\/p>\n

Personnel includes: Ernie Watts (saxophone, woodwinds); Kirk Whalum (saxophone); Jerry Hey, Oscar Brashear, Warren Luening (trumpet); Bill Watrous, George Bohannon (trombone); Hubert Laws (flute); Randy Kerber (piano); Greg Phillinganes (electric piano); Paul Jackson, Jr. (guitar); Neil Stubenhaus (electric bass); Vinnie Colaiuta (drums); Paulinho Da Costa (percussion).<\/span><\/p>\n

Producers: Quincy Jones, Sammy Nestico, Jerry Hey.<\/span><\/p>\n

Composers: Jeremy Lubbock; Quincy Jones; Sammy Nestico.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tributee: Count Basie.<\/span><\/p>\n

Personnel: Paul Jackson, Jr. (electric guitar); Dan Higgins, Ernie Watts, Gary Foster, Gerald Albright, Jack Nimitz, Pete Christlieb (woodwinds, saxophone); Gary Grant, Jerry Hey, Oscar Brashear, Rick Baptist, Warren Luening, Wayne Bergeron (trumpet); Jerry Folsom, Greg Williams , Brad Warnaar (French horn); George Bohannon, Bill Reichenbach , Reggie Young , Charlie Loper, Bill Watrous (trombone); Tommy Johnson (tuba); Randy Kerber (piano); Greg Phillinganes (electric piano); Emil Richards (vibraphone, percussion); Vinnie Colaiuta (drums).<\/span><\/p>\n

Audio Mixers: Bill Smith ; Steve Genewick; Tommy Vicari.<\/span><\/p>\n

Liner Note Authors: Quincy Jones; Sammy Nestico.<\/span><\/p>\n

Recording information: Capitol Studios A And C, Hollywood, CA; NRG Recording, North Hollywood, CA.<\/span><\/p>\n

Arrangers: Quincy Jones; Sammy Nestico.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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