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A Cool Breeze
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A Cool Breeze

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Composer
NESTICO, SAMMY
Artist
Swr Big Band, Godfroid
Format
CD
Label
SWR
Released
Jun 09, 2017
Catalog #
SWR19039CD
UPC
747313903986

About

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

Tracklist 14 tracks

  1. 1 Cell Talk 04:03
    Track
    1
    Title
    Cell Talk
    Duration
    04:03
    Composer
    Sammy Nestico
    Ensemble
    SWR Big Band
    Conductor
    Sammy Nestico
  2. 2 Along Came Betty 05:02
    Track
    2
    Title
    Along Came Betty
    Duration
    05:02
    Composer
    Benny Golson
    Performer
    Klaus Wagenleiter, Marc Godfroid, Andreas Maile
    Ensemble
    SWR Big Band
    Conductor
    Sammy Nestico
  3. 3 A Cool Breeze 05:32
    Track
    3
    Title
    A Cool Breeze
    Duration
    05:32
    Composer
    Sammy Nestico
    Performer
    Axel Kühn, Klaus-Peter Schöpfer, Klaus Wagenleiter
    Ensemble
    SWR Big Band
    Conductor
    Sammy Nestico
  4. 4 Conversation Piece: I'll Follow My Secret Heart 04:49
    Track
    4
    Title
    Conversation Piece: I'll Follow My Secret Heart
    Duration
    04:49
    Composer
    Noël Coward
    Performer
    Marc Godfroid, Claus Reichstaller, Axel Kühn, Klaus Wagenleiter
    Ensemble
    SWR Big Band
    Conductor
    Sammy Nestico
  5. 5 Shirley 04:12
    Track
    5
    Title
    Shirley
    Duration
    04:12
    Composer
    Sammy Nestico
    Performer
    Decebal Badila, Klaus Wagenleiter
    Ensemble
    SWR Big Band
    Conductor
    Sammy Nestico
  6. 6 Close Enough for Love 04:35
    Track
    6
    Title
    Close Enough for Love
    Duration
    04:35
    Composer
    Johnny Mandel
    Performer
    Klaus Graf
    Ensemble
    SWR Big Band
    Conductor
    Sammy Nestico
  7. 7 Moonlight on the Ganges 03:50
    Track
    7
    Title
    Moonlight on the Ganges
    Duration
    03:50
    Composer
    Montague Ewing
    Performer
    Andreas Maile
    Ensemble
    SWR Big Band
    Conductor
    Sammy Nestico
  8. 8 Frankie and Johnny 05:22
    Track
    8
    Title
    Frankie and Johnny
    Duration
    05:22
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Pierre Paquette, Karl Farrent, Ian Cumming
    Ensemble
    SWR Big Band
    Conductor
    Sammy Nestico
  9. 9 The Big Shaw Movement: Poor Butterfly 05:22
    Track
    9
    Title
    The Big Shaw Movement: Poor Butterfly
    Duration
    05:22
    Composer
    Raymond Hubbell
    Performer
    Claus Reichstaller, Andreas Maile, Marc Godfroid, Klaus Wagenleiter
    Ensemble
    SWR Big Band
    Conductor
    Sammy Nestico
  10. 10 'Round Midnight 03:39
    Track
    10
    Title
    'Round Midnight
    Duration
    03:39
    Composer
    Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams
    Performer
    Claus Reichstaller
    Ensemble
    SWR Big Band
    Conductor
    Sammy Nestico
  11. 11 Tippin' In 04:01
    Track
    11
    Title
    Tippin' In
    Duration
    04:01
    Composer
    Bobby Smith
    Performer
    Decebal Badila, Klaus Wagenleiter
    Ensemble
    SWR Big Band
    Conductor
    Sammy Nestico
  12. 12 Toni 05:28
    Track
    12
    Title
    Toni
    Duration
    05:28
    Composer
    Sammy Nestico
    Performer
    Matthias Erlewein, Klaus Wagenleiter
    Ensemble
    SWR Big Band
    Conductor
    Sammy Nestico
  13. 13 Softly From My Window 03:40
    Track
    13
    Title
    Softly From My Window
    Duration
    03:40
    Composer
    Sammy Nestico
    Performer
    Karl Farrent, Klaus-Peter Schöpfer
    Ensemble
    SWR Big Band
    Conductor
    Sammy Nestico
  14. 14 The Jazz Music Box 05:11
    Track
    14
    Title
    The Jazz Music Box
    Duration
    05:11
    Composer
    Sammy Nestico
    Performer
    Klaus Graf, Axel Kühn, Karl Farrent, Ernst Hutter
    Ensemble
    SWR Big Band
    Conductor
    Sammy Nestico