Sal Salvador
Sal Salvador (November 21, 1925 – September 22, 1999),[1] whose name was originally Silvio Smiraglia,[2] was an American bebop jazz guitarist and a prominent music educator.
He was born in Monson, Massachusetts, United States,[3] and began his professional career in New York City.[3] He eventually moved to Stamford, Connecticut. He taught guitar at the University of Bridgeport in Bridgeport, Connecticut as well as at Western Connecticut State University in Danbury, Connecticut.[1] He wrote several instruction books for beginning to advanced guitarists.[1]
In addition to recordings with Stan Kenton and with his own groups,[3] Salvador can be heard in the film Blackboard Jungle, during a scene in a bar where a recording on which he is featured is played on the jukebox. He is also featured playing with Sonny Stitt in the film, Jazz on a Summer's Day, at the Newport Jazz Festival.
He died in September 1999, following a fight with cancer, at the age of 73.[1]
Discography[edit]
| Year recorded | Title | Label | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Sal Salvador Quintet | Blue Note | With Frank Socolow (tenor saxophone), Johnny Williams (piano), Kenny O'Brien (bass), Jimmy Campbell (drums) |
| 1954 | Kenton Presents Jazz – Sal Salvador | Capitol | With Eddie Costa (p, vib), Jimmy Campbell (d) |
| 1956 | Frivolous Sal | Bethlehem | With Eddie Costa (p, vib), George Roumanias (b), Jimmy Campbell (d) |
| 1956-57 | Shades of Sal Salvador | Bethlehem | Septet |
| 1957 | A Tribute to the Greats | Bethlehem | With Eddie Costa (p, vib), Sonny Dallas (b), Ronnie Free (d) |
| 1958 | Colors in Sound | Decca | Quartet with Brass |
| 1959 | The Beat For This Generation | Decca | Big Band |
| 1963 | You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet! | Dauntless | Big Band |
| 1963 | Music to Stop Smoking By | Roulette | Quartet |
| 1978 | Starfingers | Beehive | Sextet |
| 1978 | Juicy Lucy | Bee Hive | Quartet |
| 1978 | Parallelogram | GP | Quartet |
| 1983 | In Our Own Sweet Way | Stash Records | Quintet |
| 1989 | Crystal Image | Stash Records | With Mike Giordano (g), Barbara Sfraga (v), Phil Bowler (b), Greg Burrows (d, synth), Unknown (perc/vocal effects), Teo Macero (prod, arr, synth) |
With Stan Kenton
- Popular Favorites by Stan Kenton (Capitol, 1953)
- Sketches on Standards (Capitol, 1953)
- This Modern World (Capitol, 1953)
- Portraits on Standards (Capitol, 1953)
- The Kenton Era (Capitol, 1940–54, [1955])
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Jazz Guitar Online News: Sal Salvador Dead at 74". Jazzguitar.com. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- ^ Ratliff, Ben (1999-10-02). "Sal Salvador, 73, Teacher, Be-Bop Guitarist and Kenton Protege". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
- ^ a b c Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 2180. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
External links[edit]
- Classic Jazz Guitar
- Sal Salvador Orchestra collection, Institute of Jazz Studies, Rutgers University Libraries
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