Nestico's charts are always exceptionally classy. "Classy"' might be a vague description, but it's the most accurate word I know of to describe his music.
Getting that Basie sound (yeah I know Nestico's group did this but where do you think a lot of their players came from) is always a challenge. We'll see how close we get at the reading session tomorrow night. Wish me luck!
So a month has passed since I asked the saxes to tilt their lances at this baby. We haven't played it once in practice. But I will make sure that the director programs it for the May concert.