Sammy Nestico: Intermediate Sheet Music

Originally recorded as a soprano sax solo feature on the Sammy Sammy Nestico CD A Portrait Of Sammy, this arrangement allows two soloing options: playing it as a (1) soprano feature played by the 2nd...

Originally written for and recorded by the Count Basie Orchestra on the album Have A Nice Day, for the most part this is a very light and melodic rendition of the blues with one full ensemble chorus....

Originally written as a theme song for a television show, this swinger thrives on keeping good time and playing with a solid sound. A fully-voiced sax soli and full band shout are highlights, and shor...

Recorded on the first Count Basie album in 1968, Basie Straight Ahead, this version has been given a whole new treatment and features alto sax, trombone and an optional Baritone Saxophone solo. The ha...

Originally issued in 1974, this chart penned for the Count Basie band has everything you'd expect from a Sammy Nestico classic -- solos for piano and tenor, sax and brass solis, a solid ensemble shout...

After a 35 year hiatus, multi-Grammy winning composer/arranger Sammy Sammy Nestico has joined forces with the Count Basie Orchestra to arrange this chart for the A Very Swingin' Basie Christmas CD (Co...

Written for and dedicated to the great Doc Severinsen, this trumpet feature in a variety of styles -- expressive, swing, jazz waltz, samba -- provides two solo parts -- one as played by Doc, and anoth...

Although composed by Frank Loesser for the musical Guys and Dolls, this tune became a jazz standard largely thanks to the recording by Miles Davis. Sammy Nestico shows that he's still the master of bi...

Although composed by Frank Loesser for the musical Guys and Dolls, this tune became a jazz standard largely thanks to the recording by Miles Davis. Sammy Nestico shows that he's still the master of bi...

Although composed by Frank Loesser for the musical Guys and Dolls, this tune became a jazz standard largely thanks to the recording by Miles Davis. Sammy Nestico shows that he's still the master of bi...

Master craftsman Sammy Nestico has beautifully arranged this familiar standard as a solo feature for alto sax. Starting out in a slow ballad style, the solo section shifts to a double time feel. Lush...

Sammy Nestico pays tribute to his long-time friend and trombone icon, Bill Watrous, with this touching setting of Mancini's Too Little Time. Written in a lush ballad style, this is a fitting tribute t...

Sammy Nestico pays tribute to his long-time friend and trombone icon, Bill Watrous, with this touching setting of Mancini's Too Little Time. Written in a lush ballad style, this is a fitting tribute t...

In this 100th anniversary year of Duke Ellington's birth, we thought it was fitting to re-introduce one of the absolute best arrangements of Ellington's music ever written. This medley by Sammy Nestic...

Sammy Nestico pays tribute to his long-time friend and trombone icon, Bill Watrous, with this touching setting of Mancini's Too Little Time. Written in a lush ballad style, this is a fitting tribute t...

feat. tenor or soprano sax

Recorded in 1971 by the Count Basie Orchestra on their Have A Nice Day album, this classic featuring solo trombone opens and closes with a directed chorale. In between, the pairing of a gospel groove...

The master of jazz arranging, Sammy Nestico, pays tribute to America's most notable art form with this montage for concert band. Four distinct styles in the history of American jazz are represented wi...

The master of jazz arranging, Sammy Nestico, pays tribute to America's most notable art form with this montage for concert band. Four distinct styles in the history of American jazz are represented wi...

rom the king of swing, Sammy Nestico brings his inimitable symphonic jazz style to the concert stage. Originally written for the Boston Pops Orchestra, Sammy has re-worked this marvelous holiday setti...

For the mature ensemble or community band, Sammy Nestico's tribute to big band trumpeter and band leader Harry James is an absolute gem! Naturally you'll need a hot shot soloist, and a solid concept o...

This arrangement gives string players a wonderful chance to play a classic jazz swinger from the Count Basie library featuring the clarity and economy for which Sammy Nestico's writing is famous. Full...