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Release Date: Oct 03, 2000
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Full performer name: Quincy Jones/Sammy Nestico Orchestra.
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).
Producers: Quincy Jones, Sammy Nestico, Jerry Hey.
Recorded at Capitol Studios A & C, Hollywood, California. Includes liner notes by Quincy Jones.
Tributee: Count Basie.
Personnel: Paul Jackson, Jr. (electric guitar); Hubert Laws (flute); Ernie Watts, Gerald Albright, Jack Nimitz (woodwinds, saxophone); Dan Higgins (woodwinds, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone); Pete Christlieb (woodwinds, tenor saxophone); Kirk Whalum (saxophone, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Gary Grant, Jerry Hey, Oscar Brashear, Rick Baptist, Warren Luening (trumpet); Gregory Williams , Brad Warnaar (French horn); George Bohannon, Bill Watrous, Charles Loper, William Frank "Bill" Reichenbach Jr. (trombone); Randy Kerber (piano); Greg Phillinganes (electric piano); Emil Richards (vibraphone, percussion); Chuck Berghofer (acoustic bass); Neil Stubenhaus (electric bass); Harold Jones , Vinnie Colaiuta (drums); Paulinho Da Costa (percussion).
Audio Mixers: Steve Genewick; Tommy Vicari.
Liner Note Author: Don Heckman.
Recording information: Capitol Studios A And C, Hollywood, CA; NRG Recording, Morth Hollywood, CA.
Arrangers: Mervyn Warren; Quincy Jones; Sammy Nestico.
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. 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. 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.
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).
Producers: Quincy Jones, Sammy Nestico, Jerry Hey.
Recorded at Capitol Studios A & C, Hollywood, California. Includes liner notes by Quincy Jones.
Tributee: Count Basie.
Personnel: Paul Jackson, Jr. (electric guitar); Hubert Laws (flute); Ernie Watts, Gerald Albright, Jack Nimitz (woodwinds, saxophone); Dan Higgins (woodwinds, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone); Pete Christlieb (woodwinds, tenor saxophone); Kirk Whalum (saxophone, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Gary Grant, Jerry Hey, Oscar Brashear, Rick Baptist, Warren Luening (trumpet); Gregory Williams , Brad Warnaar (French horn); George Bohannon, Bill Watrous, Charles Loper, William Frank "Bill" Reichenbach Jr. (trombone); Randy Kerber (piano); Greg Phillinganes (electric piano); Emil Richards (vibraphone, percussion); Chuck Berghofer (acoustic bass); Neil Stubenhaus (electric bass); Harold Jones , Vinnie Colaiuta (drums); Paulinho Da Costa (percussion).
Audio Mixers: Steve Genewick; Tommy Vicari.
Liner Note Author: Don Heckman.
Recording information: Capitol Studios A And C, Hollywood, CA; NRG Recording, Morth Hollywood, CA.
Arrangers: Mervyn Warren; Quincy Jones; Sammy Nestico.
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. 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. 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.
Tracks:
Disc 1:
1 - Ya Gotta Try ... Harder!
2 - Belly Roll
3 - Grace
4 - Joy of Cookin'
5 - Quintessence
6 - How Sweet It Is
7 - Hard Sock Dance
8 - Witching Hour
9 - For Lena and Lennie
10 - No Time Like the Present
11 - Lisette
12 - Out of the Night
1 - Ya Gotta Try ... Harder!
2 - Belly Roll
3 - Grace
4 - Joy of Cookin'
5 - Quintessence
6 - How Sweet It Is
7 - Hard Sock Dance
8 - Witching Hour
9 - For Lena and Lennie
10 - No Time Like the Present
11 - Lisette
12 - Out of the Night