The Queen Bee by Sammy Nestico

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As recorded by Count Basie & His Orchestra for their Basie Straight Ahead album of 1968, this classic blues features a moderate tempo, piano and tenor solos, solid sax and brass solis, and a series of ensemble shouts punctuated by dramatically quieter passages to create the kind of intensity that keeps listeners riveted until the closing chord ends. Rhythm section parts are partially notated with chords cued, and the first brass soli calls for bucket mutes.

[@Microblitz]

Rip Sammy. Thanks for giving me swing...

[@Pizzalover-cf1hg]

This piece gives off heavy "It's raining outside not too hard but not too soft and you're spending the day with your mom and dad in the city, preferably a mall"

[@dongibson1695]

I gotta be honest. This has gotta be my favorite recording of this tune performed... that solo...

[@waffleking966]

For those playing it for jazz band! Measure 1: 0:01 Measure 60 (4 before I: 2:07)

[@AlL-wy5tf]

This tune reminded me a lot of Duke Ellington's "Satin Doll". Both apparently written in the early 1950's, I wonder which one came first and if there is a clear influence of one on the other?

[@TheCandidWayfarer]

@Noah Bromberg Satin Doll was written by Duke Ellington in 1953. The Queen Bee was written by Nestico in 1964.

[@Vilelavolume11]

Both stay quite a few times between the iim7 V7 without resolving, that's most likely why...