Sal Salvador
Sal Salvador (born November 21, 1925 in Monson, Massachusetts , † September 22, 1999 in Stamford , Connecticut ) was an American jazz guitarist and bandleader of modern jazz .
Sal Salvador began his professional career in 1945, moved to New York in 1949, worked with Terry Gibbs , Mundell Lowe and in 1951 with the Radio City Music Hall Band . 1953-54 he played in the Stan Kenton Band; he worked on Kenton's album New Concepts of Artistry in Rhythm , on which he can be heard as a soloist on the track " Inventions for Guitar and Trumpet ". From 1954 Salvador led his own formation, from 1958 a big band . He appeared at the Newport Jazz Festival (with Sonny Stitt ) and in the festival film Jazz On A Summer's Day . In the mid-1960s he was again leading ensembles with a smaller cast. Salvador has also made recordings with Eddie Bert , Lenny Hambro, and Don Bagley .
In later years Sal Salvador mainly worked as a guitar teacher.
Selection discography
- Don Bagley Quintet: Jazz on the Rocks (Regent, 1958)
- Newport Jazz Festival 1958 - Mulligan in the Main , contains a track from the Sonny Stitt & Sal Salvador Quintet (Phontastic, 1958)
- Phil Woods : Young Woods ( Fresh Sound Records , 1956–57 / published 2003)
literature
- Carlo Bohländer , Karl Heinz Holler, Christian Pfarr: Reclam's Jazz Guide . 4th, revised and supplemented edition. Reclam, Stuttgart 1990, ISBN 3-15-010355-X .
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide of Jazz on CD . 6th edition. Penguin, London 2002, ISBN 0-14-051521-6 .
Web links
- Biography at classicjazzguitar.com
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Salvador, Sal |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz guitarist and band leader |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 21, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Monson , Massachusetts |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 22, 1999 |
| Place of death | Stamford, Connecticut |