Sal Salvador

Sal Salvador (November 21, 1925 – September 22, 1999) was an American bebop jazz guitarist and a prominent music educator.

He was born in Monson, Massachusetts, United States, and began his professional career in New York City. 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. He wrote several instruction books for beginning to advanced guitarists.

In addition to recordings with Stan Kenton and with his own groups, 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.

Birth and Death Data: Born November 21, 1925 (Massachusetts), Died September 22, 1999 (Stamford)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1958 - 1960

Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 104799 4/21/1958 What is there to say? Sal Salvador instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 104800 4/21/1958 You'd be so nice to come home to Sal Salvador instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 104801 4/21/1958 Yesterdays Sal Salvador instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 104802 4/23/1958 Deep dawn Sal Salvador instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 104803 4/23/1958 Easy living Sal Salvador instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 104804 4/23/1958 Walkin' time Sal Salvador instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 104805 4/23/1958 For you, for me, for evermore Sal Salvador instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 104806 4/28/1958 Periwinkle blues Sal Salvador instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 104807 4/28/1958 Desert fever Sal Salvador instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 104808 4/28/1958 You brought a new kind of love to me Sal Salvador instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 104809 4/28/1958 Spring will be a little late Sal Salvador instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 108620 1/25/1960 Calypso time Sal Salvador instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 108621 1/25/1960 A gal in calico cha cha Sal Salvador instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 108622 1/25/1960 Venice anyone Sal Salvador instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 108623 1/25/1960 Satin doll Sal Salvador instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 108624 1/29/1960 The Continental Sal Salvador instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 108625 1/29/1960 I concentrate on you Sal Salvador instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 108626 1/29/1960 But beautiful Sal Salvador instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 108627 1/29/1960 The dancing beat Sal Salvador instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 108628 1/29/1960 Bleecker Street blues Sal Salvador instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 108629 2/1/1960 That old feeling Sal Salvador instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 108630 2/1/1960 The mad pad Sal Salvador instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 108631 2/1/1960 I'm glad there is you Sal Salvador instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 108644 2/1/1960 To beat or not to beat Sal Salvador instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 108645 2/1/1960 Secret love Sal Salvador instrumentalist, guitar  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Salvador, Sal," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/341953.

Salvador, Sal. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/341953.

"Salvador, Sal." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/341953

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