Sal Nistico

Salvatore "Sal" Nistico (born April 12, 1940 in Syracuse (New York) as Salvatore Nistico ; † March 3, 1991 in Bern ) was a modern jazz saxophonist .

Nistico started on the alto saxophone , switched to tenor in 1956 , but also played the baritone saxophone for some time . First he played rhythm & blues , in 1959 he was a member of the Jazz Brothers of Gap and Chuck Mangione . He was then a member of Woody Hermans Herd from 1962 to 1965 , which received new attention thanks to his impulsive solos. In 1965 he became a member of Count Basie's band , but returned several times (1968–1970, 1971, 1981–1982) to Herman to play with his hearth , as heard on the album Woody's Winners with solos in "Northwest Passage" and "Woody's Whistle". He also worked with Chet Baker , Don Ellis , Stan Tracey, and Buddy Rich . He then taught at the Swiss Jazz School in Bern and played in Central Europe with Jimmy Woode , Benny Bailey and with the quartet of Joe Haider . Shortly after returning to the United States, he had drug problems again, which contributed to his death.

Discography

Comin 'On Up - with Sal Amico (tr); Barry Harris ; Bob Cranshaw ; Vinnie Ruggiero
Heavyweights - with Nat Adderley ; Barry Harris (piano); Sam Jones ; Walter Perkins
East of Isar (1978) - The Sal Nistico-Benny Bailey Quintet
Neo Nistico ( Bee Hive - 1978) with Ted Curson , Nick Brignola , Ronnie Mathews , Sam Jones, Roy Haynes
Three Generations Of Tenor Saxophone with Johnny Griffin and Roman Schwaller

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Individual evidence

^ Date of birth according to Kernfeld (Ed.) New Grove Dictionary of Jazz

personal data
SURNAME	Nistico, Sal
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Nistico, Salvatore (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American jazz saxophonist
DATE OF BIRTH	April 12, 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH	Syracuse (New York)
DATE OF DEATH	March 3, 1991
Place of death	Bern

[1] Date of birth according to Kernfeld (Ed.) New Grove Dictionary of Jazz