Sammy Nestico

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Samuel "Sammy" Lewis Nestico (born February 6, 1924 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a prolific and well known composer and arranger of big band music. Nestico is most known for his arrangements for the Count Basie orchestra.

Contents 1 Education 2 Career 2.1 Teaching 2.2 Television and film industry 3 Output 4 List of arrangements and compositions 4.1 Big band arrangements 4.2 Concert Band arrangements 4.3 Classical Arrangements 4.4 Solo Instrument Arrangements 5 External links

[edit] Education

He received a Bachelors degree in music education from Duquesne University in 1950, and has since then received an honorary Doctor of Music degree there, as well as numerous awards.

[edit] Career

He has been a professional music arranger since 1941, when he became a staff arranger for ABC radio station WCAE in Pittsburgh at age 17. During his career, he arranged music for the Count Basie Orchestra (1967 - 1984), the US Air Force Band (15 yrs) and the US Marine Band (5 years) both in Washington, DC. In addition, he played the trombone in the big bands of Tommy Dorsey, Woody Herman, Gene Krupa, and Charlie Barnet.

[edit] Teaching

In 1998-1999 Nestico was a professor at the University of Georgia, teaching commercial orchestration and conducting the Studio Orchestra, but was unable to find the necessary administrative support to remain there. He also directed music programs at Pierce College, Los Angeles, CA, Westinghouse Memorial High School, and Wilmerding, PA.

[edit] Television and film industry

During his long career in the television and film industry, he has arranged and conducted projects for artists such as Bing Crosby, Sarah Vaughan, Toni Tennille, Frank Sinatra, Phil Collins, Barbra Streisand, Count Basie, and many others. As orchestrator, he has worked on nearly seventy television programs, including Mission: Impossible, Mannix, Charlie's Angels, and The Mod Squad.

He has also written commercial jingles for Anheuser-Busch, Zenith, Ford Motor Company, Mattel Toys, Pittsburgh Paints, the National Guard, Dodge, Remington Bank, Americard and more.

[edit] Output

Sammy Nestico has published nearly 600 numbers for school groups and many for professional big bands.

[edit] List of arrangements and compositions

[edit] Big band arrangements

88 Basie Street After The Rain Another Lazy Day All My Life Alright, Okay, You Win! A time for love Back Home Bashful Albert Basie Straight Ahead Beautiful Friendship, A Big Band Milestones Billy May For President Blue Chip Blues Machine, The Boogie Express Brasilia Broadway Bundle O' Funk Bustling Caught Speeding CB Express Celebration Chelsea Bridge Coastline Cruise Color Me Warm Count The Aces Dark Orchid Dawdlin' Day In, Day Out Dimensions In Blue Doc's Holiday Doin' Basies Thing Don't Get Around Much Any More Double Exposure Dream Tree Early Morning Easy To Love Ev'ry Little Beat Helps Fascinating Rhythm Fancy Pants Featherweight Feelin' Free Flight To Nassau Fly Me To The Moon For Lena And Lenny Freckle Face Front Burner Fun Time Go Fill Your Dreams Good News Great Debate, The Groovin' Easy

Hang In There Hard Hearted Hanna Hava Nice Day Hay Burner Heat's On, The High Five How High The Moon Honeydripper, the I Can't Give You Anything But Love I Get The Blues When It Rains I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues I'll Be Around I'm Beginning To See The Light I Remember Clifford It's A Wonderful World It's About Time It's Gonna Swing It's Oh, So Nice It's So Peaceful In The Country Ja-Da Jamie Jellybeans Joy Of Cooking Just In Time Just the way you are Katy Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love) Light Vibrations Light-Hearted Like Someone in Love Little Brown Jug Little Happiness, A Lonely Street Look For The Silver Lining Magic Flea Marguarite Midnight Freight Montego Bay Moten Swing Muskrat Love My Cherie Amour My Friend Willy My Funny Valentine Nicole Nifty Night In Tunisia, A No More No Time Like the Present Nobody's Perfect On The Sunny Side Of The Street Opus One Orange Sherbert Passin' By Pick Yourself Up Pleasin'

Plunger, The Pressure Cooker Prime Time Put It Right Here Queen Bee, The Quincy And The Count Reachin' Out Reachin' for a rainbow Samantha Sam's Boogie Satin Doll Satin and Glass Scott's Place Shiny Stockings Shoreline Drive Show Me The Way To Go Home Smack Dab In The Middle Small Talk Soft As Velvet Soft Touch, A Splanky St. Louis Blues Stardust Strike Up The Band Sweet Georgia Brown Sweet Georgia Brown (Short Version) Sweet Gingerbread Man Swingin' on the Orient Express Switch In Time Take One Take the "A" Train Tall Cotton Tater Patch That Warm Feeling The Queen Bee There! I've Said It Again This Guy's In Love With You This Way Time For Love, A Time waits for no one Tribute To The Count Tribute To The Duke TV Theme Montage Twice as Nice Warm Breeze, A Who's Sorry Now? Willow Gold Wind Machine Ya Gotta Try Ya Gotta Try harder You Came A Long Way From St. Louis You 'n Me

[edit] Concert Band arrangements

• Eldorado
• Malagueña
• The Clock Shoppe

[edit] Classical Arrangements

• A Study in Contrasts
• Reflective Mood (Trombone and Piano)

[edit] Solo Instrument Arrangements

• Portrait of A Trumpet (Trumpet and Concert Band)
• Persuasion (Alto Sax and Concert Band)

[edit] External links

• http://www.sammynesticomusic.com/