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Hi Everyone!
I will be grateful for answer on question that I would like to ask.
May be somebody nows , who did arrangement of Samantha , for Bill Watrous big band?
I tried transcribed this arrangement, but the only record which played by Bill Watrous there's on //youtu.be/cMD2N4Seug8 ,and quality is not enough good .
Thank you for any answer.
With all due respect
Sergey

Pretty sure it’s Sammy Nestico.

Fridge

Fridge wrote: ↑Thu Mar 18, 2021 8:34 am Pretty sure it’s Sammy Nestico.

Fridge

I have Sammy Nestico arrangement of Samantha for alto sax.
And it is different between arr.for Trombone.
However You are right, maybe Sammy Nestico did arr. For Bill Watrous band as well.
It's will be nice to find that score ,but it is impossible unfortunately
But Thank You for the answer.

Sammy and Bill were good friends, and always spoke of each other warmly. And Samantha is Sammy's chart, so nobody else would dare touch it. I have little doubt he'd do a custom chart on it for Bill.

Here is another performance of the tune (and chart?) by Bud Shank on YouTube"



As for the performance by Bill Watrous. Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have this score and charts. (for alto sax).
And as well, transcribed this version for trombone .
I tried to do my best, but did not check yet it with the band
I still searching for original score, and will be grateful for any information about that.
Sergey.