About this title: "Labor of love" is the inevitable phrase to describe this album on which composer/conductor/arrangers Quincy Jones and Sammy Nestico, both of whom wrote for Count Basie and His Orchestra, assemble a top-flight big band to perform some of their vintage charts. Despite the use of the bandleader's name in the title and the pictures of him with the two principals on the front and back of the album, the music is more "beyond" than "Basie." It is true that both Jones and Nestico are steeped in the Basie band's light, rhythmic approach to playing and their music is imbued with that style. But both ...
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Tracks on this album
Tracks:
- Ya Gotta Try ... Harder!
- Belly Roll
- Grace
- Joy of Cookin'
- Quintessence
- How Sweet It Is
- Hard Sock Dance
- Witching Hour
- For Lena and Lennie
- No Time Like the Present
- Lisette
- Out of the Night
Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is described below.
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