Splanky sammy nestico biography
Sammy Nestico
Samuel «Sammy» Lewis Nestico (født 6. februar1924 i Pittsburg i Pennsylvania i USA, død 17. januar 2021 i Carlsbad i California) var en komponist og arrangør av storbandmusikk. Nestico er mest kjent for hans arrangement for Count Basies orkester.
Liv og virke
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[rediger | rediger kilde]Han tok en bachelorgrad i musikk ved Duquesne University i Pittsburgh i 1950. Siden det har han blitt utnevnt til æresdoktor i musikk ved Duquesne, han har også mottatt tallrike priser.
Karriere
[rediger | rediger kilde]Han har vært profesjonell musikkarrangør siden 1941, da han 17 år gammel ble arrangør for ABC sin radiostasjon WCAE i Pittsburgh. I løpet av karrieren har han arrangert musikk for Count Basies orkester (1967–1984), The US Air Force Band (15 år) og The US Marine Band (5 år), begge de sistnevnte var i Washington, DC. I tillegg spilte han trombone i storbandene til Tommy Dorsey, Woody Herman, Gene Krupa og Charlie Barnet.
Undervisning
[rediger | rediger kilde]I 1998-1999 var Nestico professor ved University of Georgia, hvor han underviste kommersiell orkestrering og dirigerte The Studio Orchestra, men han ute av stand til å finne den nødvendige administrative støtten for å bli der. Han ledet også musikkprogram ved Pierce College i Los Angeles, Westinghouse Memorial High School i Wilmerding, Pennsylvania.
Fjernsyns- og filmindustri
[rediger | rediger kilde]I løpet av hans lange karriere i fjernsyns- og filmindustrien har han arrangert og dirigert prosjekter for artister som Bing Crosby, Sarah Vaughan, Toni Tennille, Frank Sinatra, Phil Collins, Barbra Streisand, Count Basie, og mange andre. Han har jobbet som arrangør i nesten 70 fjernsynsprogrammer, blant annet Mission: Impossible, Mannix, Charlie's Angels, og The Mod Squad.
Han har også skrevet jingler for Anheuser-Busch, Zenith, Ford Motor Company, Mattel Toys, Pittsburgh Paints, den amerikanske nasjonalgarden, Dodge, Skip to main content File Identifier: Box 2, Folder 12 The largest series in the collection, this includes sixteen sub-series based on subject and original order. The Big Band arrangements, Guitar, and Jazz sub-series are the largest in the series. The series includes many handwritten music sheets within the collection, original arrangements by Joe Negri, as well as music by artists that influenced Joe Negri or that he performed with. The sub-series of club date music were originally housed in binders. The binders were removed and replace by folder for preservation purposes, but the materials within them were kept in original order. The club date music includes song lists and music. The series also includes music charts, history volumes and other miscellaneous papers. From the Collection: 13 Linear Feet English Part of the Archival Music Collections Repository Contact: "Splanky" by Neal Hefti, arranged by Sammy Nestico., 1962, Box 2, Folder 12. Joe Negri Collection, MSS MUSIC -Negri. Archival Music Collections. "Splanky" by Neal Hefti, arranged by Sammy Nestico., 1962, Box 2, Folder 12. Joe Negri Collection, MSS MUSIC -Negri. Archival Music Collections. https://archives.library.duq.edu/repositories/5/archival_objects/6609 Accessed February 24, 2025. Composer Neal Hefti wrote this classic swinger for Count Basie and legendary arranger Sammy Nestico scored it for the Jazz Band Series. Your band will shine on this medium tempo chart and the ensemble writing will have the band sounding just like Basie. Solo space provided for 1st tenor sax, 2nd trumpet and 1st trombone, accessible brass ranges, add the Basie-style rhythm section fills and you have a superior chart that will stand the test of time. Basie, Hefti and Nestico-what a combination! 5 Saxophone (AATTBar), 4 Trompeten, 4 Posaunen, Gitarre, Klavier, Bass, Schlagzeug, Schlagwerk ad lib Level of difficulty: intermediate Publisher/Label: Alfred Music ISBN13: 978-0-7579-3451-3 Be the first to review this product. Only registered users can write reviews. Please sign in or create an account. "Splanky" by Neal Hefti, arranged by Sammy Nestico., 1962
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Sammy Nestico composer / arranger
Sammy youned the U.S. Air Force Band in Washington as staff arranger, and subsequently led the famous Airmen of Note. After 15 years with the air Force, he joined the U.S. Marine Band in Washington as chief arranger and directir of the White House orchestra during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations.
Between 1970 and 1980 Sammy wrote for the Count Basie Orchestra. He directed the recording of ten Basie albums of original music. Four of which won Grammy awards. He also worked for Capitol Records, cowriting the equivalent of 63 albums for that company.
Through the years Sammy's writing credits have grown to include work for all major film and TV studios. He has also written commercials for Anheuser Busch, Zenith, Ford, Mattel, Dodge, Remington and more. His music has also been recorded by the Boston Pops and Andre Kostelanitz orchestras. Somewhere along the way he has miraculously managed time to publish several hundred numbers in the educational field ranging in difficulty from the elemenatary to universitly levels.