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Live performance by the Dick Cully Big Band of Sammy Nestico's great chart written for Count Basie featuring Woody Herman alumni Billy Ross on the South Florida TV show "Expressions" in the studios of WLRN-TV, Miami, Florida. Read what Sammy Nestico has to say:

Dick: I am flabbergasted, thanks ever so much, I am impressed and deeply grateful. Your band is fantastic. I've heard so many renditions of my music that I was disappointed in. I worked shortly with Gene Krupa, and I wrote a couple of things for Buddy Rich ... making it another thing we have in common.

What a treat to hear (and see) your band play my music. I wish to profusely thank you for the many you-tube numbers that you have sent to me. They were fun listening to, but by far the best were from your band. I can't thank you enough.

Good luck with all your music and endeavors.

Sammy Nestico

This band consisted of alumni of Buddy Rich, Count Basie, Woody Herman, Maynard Ferguesen, Harry Connick Jr. , Dizzy Gillespie and others.

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[alexmeanguitar]

WHO DID THAT TENOR SOLO???

[drumminman49]

Billy Ross.........

[front11gutter]

Best tenor solo I've heard on this tune

[drumminman49]

Billy Ross, a incredible musician. He was 18 years old and in the sax section with Woody Herman and on a few "herds". I never heard him play a bad note and the "Chief".. Count Basie loved his solo on our album version of "Strike Up The Band", the same Sammy Nestico chart he recorded when we went to his home in Freeport, Bahama's............One year of Big Band Monday At Sea..... I employed 14 cats on a gravy gig in the tropics until the ship caught fire and killed. a few passengers.

[drumminman49]

Dick: I am flabbergasted, thanks ever so much, I am impressed and deeply grateful. Your band is fantastic. I've heard so many renditions of my music that I was disappointed in. I wish to profusely thank you for the many you-tube numbers that you have sent to me. They were fun listening to, but by far the best were from your band. I can't thank you enough.

Good luck with all your music and endeavors.

Sammy Nestico

[drumminman49]

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[Lizzie5797]

OMG! the first alto saxophone player on the left is "Paul magersuppe" my band director!!! YOU ROCK MR.M!! =] =]

[supernole100]

I have heard alot of Sammy Nestico and there is just one thing about his Trombone harmony he puts in all of his songs...for example Strike up the band.

[floppehz]

I love this song! We're doing this in jazz band and it's great!

[wanabe1952]

Great band. Dick drives with impeccable timing and machine gun hands. Great performances at our disposal. Thanks Youtube

[RenaultSjong]

Hi Dick.

You are are a great drummer with an amazing bigband. A pleasure to know you a litle :-)

Thanks for sharing this video.

[Grndwlms]

Excellent. Hey Dick, why don't you do a video on tuning your drums.  They sounded great.