William count basie see count basie 1904 1984 was a jazz pianist, organist, composer, and bandleader. Their third and youngest brother, who was called witling, and had remained behind, started off to seek them, and when at last he found them, they jeered at his simplicity in thinking that he could. Former staff arranger for abc radio station, wcae now wtae, pittsburgh, pa. Performing throughout the stateline area, the band can be seen at public festivals and concerts, as well as private parties including wedding receptions, anniversary celebrations and community fundraisers. He also wrote for frank sinatra, us air force band, and the us marine band during his career. Two kings sons once started to seek adventures, and fell into a wild, reckless way of living, and gave up all thoughts of going home again. Click on the song title for a complete description of the sequence. Basie straight ahead professional full big band nestico. Columbus youth jazz orchestra plays queen bee composed by sammy nestico.
But then when i heard the performance on basies album basie, straight ahead, i found that is was somewhat different than the one i had played. Hay burner by sammy nestico krex kansas state university. Highly respected trombonist and arranger who has directed the music programs at westinghouse memorial high school, wilmerding pa. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. Featuring the complete lead trumpet parts for 9 nestico charts recorded by count basie on the classic basiestraight ahead album, this book is a great primer for developing students of jazz. Kendor m usic jazz ensemble kendor doug b each sammy n estico volume 31 jazz ensemble volume 31 demo guide highlighting 57 new and classic charts from kendor, doug beach and sammy nestico. Shoener rock this town dave wolpe rotten kid, the buddy greco round midnight monkarr. Free online jazz and music transcriptionssheet music from artist. Collin wagner on trombone goodbye porkpie hat charles mingus the incredibles. Get it here this app works best with javascript enabled. The complete arranger revised edition by sammy nestico.
During his career, he arranged music for the count basie orchestra 19671984, the u. Noteworthy kendordoug beachsammy nestico publications are available through music dealers worldwide. Queen rearing and honeybee breeding golden rule honey. It is important to choose material that you have access to actual recordings of the count basie orchestra performing the selections. Basie straight ahead is an album recorded at ttg studios, hollywood, california in october 1968 featuring count basie and his orchestra.
As for the arranging itself, there are so many big band styles that it is hard to recommend a specific technique. Basie straight ahead by sammy nestico straight ahead. The united states army field band jazz ambassadors the legacy. The queen bee count basie and his orchestra straight ahead. Basienestico lead trumpet book by method book sheet music. Hartman foundation concerts in the park the austin symphony big band stardust hoagy carmichaelarr. Basienestico lead trumpet book by method book sheet. This was an expedient because on that track, basie played organ, and did not want to shuttle. We have known since the release in 1968 of the lp album that initially contained hay burner, basie, straight ahead, that sammy nestico played piano on another selection that appeared in that album, that warm feeling. Do you have any questions or requests about sammy nesticos music repertoire, sammy nestico in general, or just a comment about this page. Butch and butch recorded on blues and the abstract truth, oliver nelson presidential manor billy byers.
Hall mayfield high school chamber orchestra director. Find queen bee, the, basie, count, by composer performer, jazz ensemble big band and more at marina music to use this site, you must first enable javascript. Provided to youtube by naxos of america the queen bee united states army field band jazz ambassadors the best of sammy nestico. This album marked the first collaboration between basie and his longtime orchestrator, sammy nestico, who composed, arranged and conducted all of the songs on the record. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. Sammy nestico sheet music to download top quality pdfs. A queen mates with 830 drones in her first few weeks and storesnourishes sperm up to 5 years.
Mannen obrien on trumpet haitian fight song charles mingus, arr. Turns out that when sammy auditioned for basie, he refashioned queen. Sammy nesticos the queen bee archive sax on the web forum. Queen bee, the sammy nestico real american heroes variousjohn p.
Fly me to the moon sammy nestico the queen bee sammy nestico castine doug beach tater patch sammy nestico. Tenors eddie lockjaw davis and eric dixon doubling on flute are the standouts on this enjoyable session. Join email list for concert reminders new trier high school homepage. Enjoy an unrivalled sheet music experience for ipadsheet music viewer, score library and music store all in one app. The queen queens and workers are genetically identical. Included on basie straight ahead was his audition arrangement, the queen bee.
A listing of kendors preferred dealers is available on our website. Penned by sammy nestico, this chart is a relaxed moderate blue. We are adding tunes all the time and have added nearly a hundred tunes since this list was compiled. Monday, january 8, 2018, room b12 in the school of music in the practice room area of the basement. Highly respected trombonist and arranger who has directed the music programs at westinghouse memorial high school.
Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Do you have any questions or requests about sammy nestico s music repertoire, sammy nestico in general, or just a comment about this page. Dave wolpe the queen bee for count basiesammy nestico the nearness of you hoagy carmichaelarr. Do nothin till you hear from me arranged by sammy nestico. He created a swing band in the early 1930s that was a favorite of many dancers and of vocalists including billie holiday. Featuring a winner of the uis music soloist competition, the uis orchestra, chorus and band sangamon auditorium, uis orchestra concert sunday may 5, 2018, 3. The queen bee by sammy nestico score and set of parts sheet. Penned by sammy nestico, this chart is a relaxed moderate blue j. The queen bee big friendly jazz orchestra, bfjo2012 jr band duration. Sammy nestico has been a professional music arranger since 1941, when he became a staff arranger at age 17 for abc radio station wcae in pittsburgh, pennsylvania. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Monday, january 8, 2018, room b12 in the school of music in the.
Sammy wrote this bigband chart for the publisher and used it to become basies arranger. Nestico is best known for his arrangements for the count basie orchestra. Incantations richard meyer pavane faureoneill allegro barbaro baroklipton new mexico school for the arts chamber strings. Started in 1974, the moonlight jazz orchestra is an18piece big band which originated out of rockford, illinois. The kwantlen polytechnic university jazz band, conducted by tom shorthouse, playing sammy nestico s the queen bee. This album marked the first collaboration between basie and his longtime orchestrator, sammy nestico. Air force airmen of note 15 years, and doing the same for the marine bands white house dance orchestra 5 years. A reference guide and howto book that no serious st. Written for the basienestico collaboration on the album basiestraight ahead, its perfect for. With hundreds of educational publications to his credit, his remarkable writing career includes composing for the count basie orchestra from 1968 to 1984, arranging for and leading the u. Jazz repertoire 2002 please note, if a festival is not listed, it means no program was submitted to the office for that event. This queen bee, the big band arrangement by sammy nestico is available in pdf format.
The legacy of sammy nestico the us army field band. Some of the famous basie arrangements that sammy wrote for the basie orchestra are strike up the band, the queen bee, jada, and the heats on. Kansas city kansas community college select repertoire recorded by the count basie orchestra that appears on the list below. Queen bee, the basie, count, by composer performer, jazz.
The kwantlen polytechnic university jazz band, conducted by tom shorthouse, playing sammy nesticos the queen bee. Hay burner 1968 count basie and sammy nestico swing. Queens are fed a more protein rich diet than workers. Download and print the queen bee sheet music for orchestra by sammy nestico from sheet music direct. As you choose your program strive for contrast in your choice of music. The queen bee nesticl screamin chocolate mess dan yoder shiny stockings foster arr. Sammy nestico born samuel louis nistico, february 6, 1924 is an american composer and arranger. Im not at my studio and cant remember the titles but sammy nesticos book is rather good for beginning big band arrangers. May 14, 2010 big band viktor basyuk 151209 national philarmonik kiev. Kendordoug beachsammy nestico publications are available through music dealers worldwide. Download a pdf of the 2008 evening concert program 09 school performance schedule 09 directors correspondence page 09 jazz directors big fat band list of music to be performed at 09 fest. Jb audition blurb spring 2018 james madison university. Basie straight ahead is an album recorded at ttg studios, hollywood, california in october featuring count basie and his orchestra. Penned by sammy nestico, this chart is a relaxed moderate blues.
Pressure cooker swing oop sammy nestico hal leonard queen bee, the swing sammy nestico kendor ran kan kan latin tito puente michael mossman hal leonard randi ballad phil woods walrus music rhapsody in blue swing george gershwin gordon goodwin alfred riff in time, a swing jack feierman spiegl music. This album gave the count basie orchestra a rare chance to record an instrumental studio date in the late 60s. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Arranger sammy nestico made his debut with basie on this pleasant if unremarkable set of swingers and ballads. Basie straight ahead score pdf mysiteguitideguitide. The queen bee title music database radio swiss jazz. Here are the instructions to enable javascript in your web browser. The queen bee sammy nestico erica frank mantooth featuring.
At the age of 17, sammy nestico became the staff arranger for abc radio station, wcae, pittsburgh, pa. Sammy nesticos the queen bee archive sax on the web. Sammy nestico also wrote music for movies, television, and commercial jingles. Queen bee, the basie, count, by composer performer. Turns out that when sammy auditioned for basie, he. Feb 22, 2015 columbus youth jazz orchestra plays queen bee composed by sammy nestico. The queen bee by sammy nestico straight ahead count basie, dot records, 1968 min. Andrew homzy black and tan fantasy duke ellington and bubber miley tall cotton sammy nestico featuring. When i was in college, i played the queen bee and fell in love with it. Another book i learnt a lot from was by don sebesky. Sammy nestico sammy nestico, composer and arranger for some of the most significant count basie albums, is probably one of the most gifted writers ever to hit the jazz band scene. Jmu jazz bandjazz ensemble audition material spring 2018 auditions.
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