Jazz Articles

Sammy Nestico: This Is the Moment

by Jack Bowers
May 1, 2002

Those who’ve been wondering, if indeed there are any, will be pleased to learn that Sammy Nestico hasn’t lost his touch. Now in his seventy–eighth year, Count Basie’s former Grammy–winning chief arranger can still write persuasive charts that swing at the drop of a high–hat, which he does more often than not on This Is the Moment, Sammy’s first album under his own name since Sea Breeze reissued 1985’s Night Flight (with four tracks from his earlier Black Orchid ) ...