Nancie Banks
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2026 3:14 pm
This inquiry is for my own curiosity. Does anyone know much about Nancie Banks? I pulled out of my CD collection the album "Nancie Banks Orchestra - Waves Of Peace". Nancie is the vocalist, conductor, and composer/arranger.
There is a short Wikipedia page about her that fills in a few gaps: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancie_Banks
There are liner notes that gives a musical resume, and some generic tidbits about the tunes on the album; and that's about it.
My opinion of the album: good. Nancie's writing is very solid, the band is good, the recording is good. A fun listen. For my preferences, I like most "Danglin' Digits". Biggest criticism: the trombones sound kind of flat. Not pitch-wise. Color-and-articulation-wise.
There is a short Wikipedia page about her that fills in a few gaps: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancie_Banks
There are liner notes that gives a musical resume, and some generic tidbits about the tunes on the album; and that's about it.
My opinion of the album: good. Nancie's writing is very solid, the band is good, the recording is good. A fun listen. For my preferences, I like most "Danglin' Digits". Biggest criticism: the trombones sound kind of flat. Not pitch-wise. Color-and-articulation-wise.