A Cool Breeze

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Sammy Nestico, the composer-arranger known for his contributions to the Count Basie Orchestra library and whose name is familiar to anyone who’s played in a...

Sammy Nestico, the composer-arranger known for his contributions to the Count Basie Orchestra library and whose name is familiar to anyone who’s played in a big band since the 1960s, recently has gone through a highly creative and productive phase. The rise of Nestico’s international profile has been sparked by a period of collaboration with the SWR Big Band of Germany that has produced several masterful albums, including No Time Like The Present (2004), Basie-Cally Sammy (2005), Fun Time (2009) and Fun Time And More (2011). The productive streak continues with this year’s A Cool Breeze, which finds the perpetually developing, 93-year-old orchestrator combining swing, soul, funk, fusion and symphonic expressions in a stylistic manner that’s distinctly modern yet undeniably Nestico. Unlike his previous SWR collaborations, Nestico (who’s based in San Diego) wasn’t able to travel to Germany for these recording sessions, but digital technology allowed him to participate via Skype and high-speed audio file transfer. His signature syncopations, volleying counterpoint passages, tensely stacked fourths, dramatic dynamics and tasteful manner of combining instrumental timbres are all manifest in the SWR Big Band’s impeccable, inspired performance. These dedicated musicians have become so adept at finessing and interpreting Nestico’s work that they actually transcend what’s on the printed page. They turn his carefully crafted charts into memorable works of art that will have toes tappin’ and fingers snappin’ for decades to come. - DownBeat Magazine Editors' Pick



Product Description:


  • Release Date: June 09, 2017


  • UPC: 747313903986


  • Catalog Number: SWR19039CD


  • Label: SWR


  • Number of Discs: 1


  • Composer: Sammy, Nestico


  • Performer: Swr Big Band, Godfroid



Works:


  1. Cell Talk


  2. Cell Talk


  3. Cell Talk


  4. Along Came Betty


  5. Along Came Betty


  6. Along Came Betty


  7. A Cool Breeze


  8. A Cool Breeze


  9. A Cool Breeze


  10. I'll Follow My Secret Heart


  11. I'll Follow My Secret Heart


  12. I'll Follow My Secret Heart


  13. Shirley


  14. Shirley


  15. Shirley


  16. Close Enough for Love


  17. Close Enough for Love


  18. Close Enough for Love


  19. Moonlight on the Ganges


  20. Moonlight on the Ganges


  21. Moonlight on the Ganges


  22. Frankie & Johnny


  23. Frankie & Johnny


  24. Frankie & Johnny


  25. Poor Butterfly


  26. Poor Butterfly


  27. Poor Butterfly


  28. 'Round Midnight


  29. 'Round Midnight


  30. 'Round Midnight


  31. Tippin' In


  32. Tippin' In


  33. Tippin' In


  34. Toni


  35. Toni


  36. Toni


  37. Softly from My Window


  38. Softly from My Window


  39. Softly from My Window


  40. The Jazz Music Box


  41. The Jazz Music Box


  42. The Jazz Music Box