Guitarists · 1925–1999

Sal Salvador

American bebop jazz guitarist and a prominent music educator (1925–1999)

Born: 21 November 1925
Massachusetts
Died: 22 September 1999
Stamford
Country: United States
Record labels: Blue Note

Biography

Sal Salvador was a jazz musician who played guitar. Sal Salvador was born on 21 November 1925 in Massachusetts and died on 22 September 1999 in Stamford. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: Blue Note.

Sal Salvador (November 21, 1925 – September 22, 1999), whose name was originally Silvio Smiraglia, 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.

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Historic 78 rpm records

First Day of Spring Eddie Bert Quintet · Eddie Bert · Sal Salvador · Clyde Lombardi ·… · 1952 archive.org ↗
Mol-Shaja Eddie Bert Quintet · Eddie Bert · Sal Salvador · Clyde Lombardi ·… · 1952 archive.org ↗