Tom 1960 Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 I've been listening to this collection of fantastic music, a recent purchase of mine and can't believe why this guy didn't more notoriety? Fantastic. Anyone else dig this guy? Any other albums I should be checking out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.A.W. Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 (edited) Any other albums I should be checking out? Yep, the Bethlehem albums: • Frivolous Sal; 1956 quartet recordings • Shades of Sal Salvador; 1956-1957 quartet/quintet/septet recordings • A Tribute to the Greats; 1957 quartet recordings which were all issued on CD in Japan. They're great. His late 1950s Decca big-band album Colors in Sound is also excellent. Edited March 18, 2010 by J.A.W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John L Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 A number of his recordings also feature some fine piano work from Eddie Costa. I believe that one of the Spanish labels issued a double CD not long ago of all of their collaborations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 My favorite Sal Salvador is the Capitol LP that was part of the Kenton Presents series That was the first Sal Salvador/Eddie Costa collaboration. It included a splendid 'Yesterdays' - one of Costa's favorite tune - in a Bill Holman arrangement. Understand it is part of one of the Spanish double CD that John L mentions (never saw that one!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewHill Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 Regret selling the 10inch Conn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.A.W. Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 (edited) My favorite Sal Salvador is the Capitol LP that was part of the Kenton Presents series That was the first Sal Salvador/Eddie Costa collaboration. It included a splendid 'Yesterdays' - one of Costa's favorite tune - in a Bill Holman arrangement. Understand it is part of one of the Spanish double CD that John L mentions (never saw that one!). Kenton Presents: Sal Salvador is part of the Connoisseur CD Sal Salvador Quintet/Quartet Tom 1960 started this thread with, that's why I didn't mention it in my post above. Edited March 18, 2010 by J.A.W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom in RI Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 I like Sal Salvador's more recent (1984) date on Stash,Plays Gerry Mulligan which features Nick Brignola and Randy Brecker. I have the lp, the cd fills out with another date which also has Brignola on it I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fer Urbina Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 (edited) The LoneHill double CD has all the quartet recordings with Costa (1 Capitol, 3 Bethlehems), plus the recordings with Frank Socolow (also on Bethlehem - all those Bethlehem recordings have been reissued in Japan, the Capitol was part of the Blue Note Connoisseur series, c. 1998). I underline "quartet", because only part of Shades of Salvador was recorded with the quartet. The rest has horns too (Eddie Bert, Phil Woods, etc), or Costa is absent. Fresh Sound reissued the Colors In Sound (original Decca). Personally, I think that in those 1950s recordings with Costa, Salvador had immaculate technique but relied too much on certain licks, and could be a bit repetitive. Salvador started the quartet with Costa in late 1953, after he left Kenton. First recordings were in the summer of 1954. F PS Edit to add that the small group arrangements by Bill Holman and Manny Albam are very interesting. "Yesterdays", as pointed out by Brownie, is especially good, with Salvador and Costa playing different lines in different directions (Salvador down, Costa, on vibes, up). PPS Spotify users can listen to the whole set here. Edited March 18, 2010 by Fer Urbina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 What about the two albums on Beehive, Starfingers and Juicy Lucy? Both fine sets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 I've been listening to this collection of fantastic music, a recent purchase of mine and can't believe why this guy didn't more notoriety? Fantastic. Anyone else dig this guy? Any other albums I should be checking out? You're right about him lacking notoriety, Tom! All I can recall of him is his appearance with Sonny Stitt at the Newport Jazz Festival, a highlight of the movie, Jazz on a Summer's Day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 My favorite Sal Salvador is the Capitol LP that was part of the Kenton Presents series That was the first Sal Salvador/Eddie Costa collaboration. It included a splendid 'Yesterdays' - one of Costa's favorite tune - in a Bill Holman arrangement. Understand it is part of one of the Spanish double CD that John L mentions (never saw that one!). Kenton Presents: Sal Salvador is part of the Connoisseur CD Sal Salvador Quintet/Quartet Tom 1960 started this thread with, that's why I didn't mention it in my post above. Thanks for pointing this out. Was unaware of that reissue. Another BN Conn that has eluded me. Never saw it! I have this date on the BN 10-incher that came out in 1975 when BN/UA rereleased the BLP5000 series in exact replica. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fer Urbina Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 (edited) My favorite Sal Salvador is the Capitol LP that was part of the Kenton Presents series That was the first Sal Salvador/Eddie Costa collaboration. It included a splendid 'Yesterdays' - one of Costa's favorite tune - in a Bill Holman arrangement. Understand it is part of one of the Spanish double CD that John L mentions (never saw that one!). Kenton Presents: Sal Salvador is part of the Connoisseur CD Sal Salvador Quintet/Quartet Tom 1960 started this thread with, that's why I didn't mention it in my post above. Thanks for pointing this out. Was unaware of that reissue. Another BN Conn that has eluded me. Never saw it! I have this date on the BN 10-incher that came out in 1975 when BN/UA rereleased the BLP5000 series in exact replica. Very good reissue. Crisp sound plus liner notes include an interview with Salvador, not long before he died. Discographical info on it has been corrected in latest Ruppli Capitol discography (on CD-ROM, released by Names&Numbers). Amazon.com sells it as a CD-R. F PS Incidentally, I have this as an AFRS 16-inch disc... Edited March 18, 2010 by Fer Urbina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom in RI Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 Juicy Lucy (quartet w/Billy Taylor) is still available on lp from Cadence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim R Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 (edited) My favorite was his Roulette album from 1964, "Music To Stop Smoking By", which I've never seen on CD... Also issued as "Stop Smoking Or Else Blues"... Edited March 18, 2010 by Jim R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheldonm Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 The two on Beehive are nice. Jim Neumann who produced these sessions thought a lot of Sal. m~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 I also really dig the Conn. 10", Tom. A friend was good enough to burn me a copy of Frivolous Sal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 I only own the Conn, but I love it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 Yes, I have the Conn, it's excellent. Also have a vinyl of Fresh Sound's reissue of "A Tribute to the Greats". Should look for the other Bethlehems, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 1960 Posted March 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2010 The LoneHill double CD has all the quartet recordings with Costa (1 Capitol, 3 Bethlehems), plus the recordings with Frank Socolow (also on Bethlehem - all those Bethlehem recordings have been reissued in Japan, the Capitol was part of the Blue Note Connoisseur series, c. 1998). I underline "quartet", because only part of Shades of Salvador was recorded with the quartet. The rest has horns too (Eddie Bert, Phil Woods, etc), or Costa is absent. From what I see that Lonehill release is pretty much my only alternative right now, since the single version issues far exceed my price range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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