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// Workers AI · dad joke modeIs Sal Nistico a saxophonist? Yes, he's a 'blast'.

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Sal Nistico
Nistico with Paul Fontaine (right) at Lennie's on the Turnpike, 1965
Background information
Born
Salvatore Nistico

(1940-04-02)April 2, 1940
Syracuse, New York, U.S.
DiedMarch 3, 1991(1991-03-03) (aged 52)
Bern, Switzerland
GenresJazz
OccupationMusician
InstrumentTenor saxophone
Years active1950s–1990s
LabelRiverside

Salvatore Nistico (April 2, 1938 – March 3, 1991)[1] was an American jazz tenor saxophonist.

Career

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Nistico was born in Syracuse, New York, United States.[2]

Associated for many years with Woody Herman's Herd,[1] from 1962 to 1965, Nistico played with Bill Chase, Jake Hanna, Nat Pierce, and Phil Wilson in the group that was considered one of Herman's best bands.[3]

He started playing alto saxophone, switching to tenor in 1956,[2] on a Buescher before switching to a Conn 10M tenor saxophone,[4] and briefly played baritone saxophone. From 1959 to 1961, he played with the Jazz Brothers band (Chuck and Gap Mangione).[5]

In 1965, he joined Count Basie but returned on many occasions to play with Herman.[2] Around that time, he was also a member of Duško Gojković's sextet with other musicians associated with the Herd, such as Carl Fontana, Nat Pierce, and Michael Moore. He also played with Nat Adderley, Don Ellis, Buddy Rich, and Stan Tracey. Living in Europe in his latter years, he worked with mostly European musicians, such as Joe Haider, Isla Eckinger, Billy Brooks, and Fritz Pauer, and recorded with the Larry Porter–Allan Praskin band and the Three Generations of Tenor Saxophone with Johnny Griffin, Roman Schwaller, Paul Grabowsky, Roberto DiGioia, Thomas Stabenow, Joris Dudli, and Mario Gonzi. The first live performance from January 1985 was released under the band's name on JHM Records, in Switzerland.

Nistico's solo work contrasts his big band work. His solo work is more oriented towards bebop, as heard on his 1962 album Heavyweights on Riverside Records.

He died in Bern, Switzerland, in March 1991, at the age of 50.[6]

Discography

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Nistico with the Woody Herman band, 1964. From left: Jimmy Rushing, Chuck Andrus, and Nistico.

As leader or co-leader

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As sideman or guest

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With Chet Baker

  • 1992: Live at Renaissance II (CD Baby)
  • 1994: Nightbird (CLA)
  • 1997: In a Soulful Mood (Music Club)
  • 2001: Round Midnight (Fruit Tree)

With Count Basie

  • 2005: NEA Jazz Masters–Count Basie (Verve)

With Sammy Davis Jr. and Count Basie

  • 1965: Our Shining Hour (Verve)

With Curtis Fuller

With Woody Herman

With The Jazz Brothers (Chuck & Gap Mangione)

  • 1960: The Jazz Brothers (Riverside)
  • 1961: Hey Baby! (Riverside)
  • 1961: Spring Fever (Riverside)

With Helen Merrill

With Pony Poindexter

With Larry Porter–Allan Praskin Quartet

  • 1994: Sonnet for Sal (Enja)

With Buddy Rich

With Sarah Vaughan

References

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  1. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. "Sal Nistico | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Colin Larkin, ed. (1995). The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz (Second ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 356. ISBN 0-85112-674-X.
  3. ↑ Wilson, John S. (February 8, 1987). "CRITICS' CHOICES; Jazz". The New York Times. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  4. ↑ Jazz Professional article Archived 2007-10-29 at the Wayback Machine featuring interview between Nistico and Tubby Hayes
  5. ↑ Davis, John S. (2012). Historical Dictionary of Jazz. Scarecrow Press. p. 264. ISBN 978-0810867574.
  6. ↑ "Sal Nistico Musician". All About Jazz. July 12, 2002. Retrieved September 16, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Sal Nistico | Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
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