Basie and Beyond

Basie and Beyond Artist: The Quincy Jones , and Sammy Nestico Orchestra
Label: Warner Bros / Wea
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 093624779223
EAN: 0093624779223
ASIN: B00004YNDT


Release Date: 2000-10-03

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Tracks:

  1. Ya Gotta Try... Harder!
  2. Belly Roll
  3. Grace
  4. The Joy Of Cookin'
  5. Quintessence
  6. How Sweet It Is
  7. Hard Sock Dance
  8. The Witching Hour
  9. For Lena And Lennie
  10. No Time Like The Present
  11. Lisette
  12. Out Of The Night

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Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Very cool since I listen 2 "Q's Jook Joint".......2005-01-03

I actually heard 'bout this album he did back in '99 or '00 since I heard it on a interview he did on Bravo! Entertainment. I think it means he returning back to his jazz roots since he worked with so many greats like Ray Charles, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Patti Austin, Frank Sinatra, etc.

I don't think it ain't that much of a disappointment knahmmean. I think is much more mature since the last album he put out which was great in '95-'96 classic Q'S JOOK JOINT.

I think it's a must-have for those who are real fans to Basie, Ellington, Sinatra, Miles, Dizzy, Bird, Goodman, Woody Herman, and/or real big fans to the jazz/big band greats of Harry Connick Jr., Brian Setzer, Maynard Ferguson and Big Bop Nouveau, etc. I think my man Q would deserve a high A+ 4 this one knahmsayin.

5 out of 5 stars Met all of my expectations.......2002-05-19

Having played two of the tracks on the CD in the past (namely Lisette and Ya gotta try...harder), I found this CD extremely useful and fun to listen to. Nestico and Jones aren't trying to BE Count Basie, but they have their own style. This is noticeable in every track. Perhaps some people were misled by the title of the CD, while this is easy to do, these are two composers who are obviously not Basie.

3 out of 5 stars Not Bad just not as Strong as it should have been.......2002-03-01

having heard this Album&Digging Quincy Jones&Count Basie Work respectively I was expecting a bit more Steam.Count Basie could Swing this Set barely cooks.Arrangements are fairly safe&Middle of the road to me.there are some good Moments but overall slightly better than what you get out nowadays in Jazz but nothing on Par off Q in Prime time.the Music&Vibe here won't make you forget Q&Basie with Sinatra at the Sands.

4 out of 5 stars Basie meets smooth jazz ..........2001-05-23

I love Count Basie's music, and Quincy Jones is about as accomplished a producer as you'll find in this field. But despite Jones and some great musicians, Basie and Beyond never really gets beyond 'good'. Listen to the old Hefti/Basie collaborations, or especially the 'Old Testament' band of the 1940s and you will hear edgier, spontaneous music. As much as I WANT to like this album, it just seems overproduced. Shades of smooth jazz sapping the energy of music that used to be exciting.

There are some superb tracks here -- Ya Gotta Try Harder, Belly Roll (with Ernie Watts), Joy of Cookin', Hard Sock Dance and Out of the Night are winners to some degree, but the rest of the album sounds like a forced attempt at retro-jazz. Compared to most music being recorded this is a refreshing change, but there is a lingering commercialism behind it all that colors the music. Count Basie? A legend, but I expected something different -- honest, exciting -- from an album that is presumably a tribute.

5 out of 5 stars Swingin' Band.......2001-05-08

You have done it again Quincy and Sammy. This album exemplifies what it means to have a big band. The tracks are kickin' I have read some of the other reviews of this project that were not so supportive. Those individuals are obviously uneducated to the art of jazz. For those individuals, just keep listening and maybe one day you will get it.

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