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Samuel "Sammy" Louis Nestico is a well-known, prolific composer and arranger of big band music. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Nestico is best known for his arrangements for the Count Basie Orchestra. He has worked with BBC Big Band in London, NDR Big Band, DR Big Band, and Germany's SWR Big Band. The Airmen of Note, the premier jazz ensemble of the USAF, sponsors an annual competition for composers and arrangers of big band music in honor of Sammy Nestico. Download and print his music “No Time Like The Present,” “Free Flight!,” and “Quintessence” performed by Quincy Jones. |