Come Fly with Me

Billy Byers' arrangement of Come Fly With Me was recorded on the Basie band's album Frankly Basie: Count Basie Plays the Hits of Frank Sinatra. Set in an up-tempo swing feel, Byers hits it hard at the top and doesn't let up until the end of the chart! The interplay between saxophones and brass is clever and energetic, while the full ensemble writing is the classic Basie sound at its finest. There is solo space for tenor sax with fantastic ensemble backgrounds throughout much of it. No jazz library is complete without this classic Count Basie chart which is flawlessly written in the classic swing style!