{"product_id":"basie-beyond","title":"Basie \u0026 Beyond","description":"Full performer name: Quincy Jones\/Sammy Nestico Orchestra.\u003cbr\u003ePersonnel 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).\u003cbr\u003eProducers: Quincy Jones, Sammy Nestico, Jerry Hey.\u003cbr\u003eRecorded at Capitol Studios A \u0026amp; C, Hollywood, California. Includes liner notes by Quincy Jones.\u003cbr\u003eTributee: Count Basie.\u003cbr\u003ePersonnel: 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).\u003cbr\u003eAudio Mixers: Steve Genewick; Tommy Vicari.\u003cbr\u003eLiner Note Author: Don Heckman.\u003cbr\u003eRecording information: Capitol Studios A And C, Hollywood, CA; NRG Recording, Morth Hollywood, CA.\u003cbr\u003eArrangers: Mervyn Warren; Quincy Jones; Sammy Nestico.\u003cbr\u003eSome 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.","brand":"MovieMars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50516123451679,"sku":"093624779223","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/7833\/0399\/files\/dc5dc993a33f9cd8d32f8623d3ec4ed3_25f84e77-b142-48b2-948d-358b365cf762.jpg?v=1777957452","url":"https:\/\/www.moviemars.com\/products\/basie-beyond","provider":"MovieMars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}