I love his articulation. In my opinion, great articulation is one of the most underrated skills a jazz musician can have. It’s what gives a line character. Just listen to Sonny Rollins, even when he’s playing really straight ahead lines they always sound killing.
Couldn't agree more Tom! If the phrasing and timing is right, it practically doesn't matter what you play, it just feels nice. And Sal... Well, that's some of them most intense phrasing on a tenor I've ever heard. Bit like Cannonball on tenor
Bird, Dex, Joe Williams, James Moody, Brecker, Sanborn, Marienthal, Redman, Potter, Alexander...et al....forward motion...always on that next measure/beat/feel... So many more, Branford does it the best at slower tempos, srlsly....
I was born in Syracuse and Sal was my 2nd. Cousin…As a Jazz Drummer myself, I met Buddy Rich in 1985 (I was 15 at the time) and told him I was related to Sal. He and Sal played together on Buddy’s album “The Bull”… Buddy was like “Sal’s your cousin?!…Man can that cat swing on Sax” ! When Sal passed in 1991, I went to his funeral service (memorial really) in Syracuse. He was cremated and his remains sent back from Europe where he’d passed.
Sal Nistico is quite a well known tenor player and his cousin was Sammy Nestico. "I knew I had been born Sammy Nestico. But when I had looked at my dad’s navy bible, I saw that his last name was spelled "Nistico." Through my relatives, I found out that Sal and I were related. We’re cousins. So I called him up. He was playing with Count Basie at the time."
@@SharpElevenMusic That's interesting because in the liner notes for Basie Straight Ahead, it says that the two are NOT related. Maybe Sammy only found out about the relation later in his career?
Sal is my 2nd. Cousin on my mom’s Italian side. We’re from Syracuse, NY. I went to his funeral and memorial service in Syracuse, in 1991. Even though he passed away over in Europe. It awesome knowing I’m also distantly related to Sammy Nestico, being a Jazz drummer myself, and having played countless Sammy Nestico arraignments...he was the man!
@@SCHP1068 My late mother's surname had three different spellings. When her parents arrived from Odessa they couldn't speak English so the immigration officer wrote down phonetically what he had heard.
@@pimeye oh yes! I hear that type story a lot. Same with my Italian family. Mom’s last name is Julian, but that’s only because it was shortened from “Julianelli”😂
Hi Duncan, you can get it at our website here edge-effect.media/saxophone/salnistico.html there is many stuff for free, some for a small price, so there is plenty to get you through the quarantaine also if you don't want so spend any :) All the best, happy practising!
Saw Sal in Woody Herman's band in Milwaukee when I was 12. He was wearing shades. Love his articulation and ideas to this day. I'm 71
I love his articulation. In my opinion, great articulation is one of the most underrated skills a jazz musician can have. It’s what gives a line character. Just listen to Sonny Rollins, even when he’s playing really straight ahead lines they always sound killing.
Couldn't agree more Tom! If the phrasing and timing is right, it practically doesn't matter what you play, it just feels nice. And Sal... Well, that's some of them most intense phrasing on a tenor I've ever heard. Bit like Cannonball on tenor
Bird, Dex, Joe Williams, James Moody, Brecker, Sanborn, Marienthal, Redman, Potter, Alexander...et al....forward motion...always on that next measure/beat/feel... So many more, Branford does it the best at slower tempos, srlsly....
He definitely comes from the school of Tubby Hayes and Johnny Griffin
Geez that was smokin’!!!
A Legend! 🔥🔥🔥
Back when people could appreciate real music.
the things i would do to live back in that era.
Cat could swing his ass off
Sal was the real deal.
🔥🔥🔥
The pride of Syracuse, along with salt-potatoes, and The Brooklyn Pickle.
I was born in Syracuse and Sal was my 2nd. Cousin…As a Jazz Drummer myself, I met Buddy Rich in 1985 (I was 15 at the time) and told him I was related to Sal. He and Sal played together on Buddy’s album “The Bull”…
Buddy was like “Sal’s your cousin?!…Man can that cat swing on Sax” ! When Sal passed in 1991, I went to his funeral service (memorial really) in Syracuse. He was cremated and his remains sent back from Europe where he’d passed.
thanks!
Sal Nistico is quite a well known tenor player and his cousin was Sammy Nestico. "I knew I had been born Sammy Nestico. But when I had looked at my dad’s navy bible, I saw that his last name was spelled "Nistico." Through my relatives, I found out that Sal and I were related. We’re cousins. So I called him up. He was playing with Count Basie at the time."
Thanks for that info! 👍
@@SharpElevenMusic That's interesting because in the liner notes for Basie Straight Ahead, it says that the two are NOT related. Maybe Sammy only found out about the relation later in his career?
Sal is my 2nd. Cousin on my mom’s Italian side. We’re from Syracuse, NY. I went to his funeral and memorial service in Syracuse, in 1991. Even though he passed away over in Europe. It awesome knowing I’m also distantly related to Sammy Nestico, being a Jazz drummer myself, and having played countless Sammy Nestico arraignments...he was the man!
@@SCHP1068 My late mother's surname had three different spellings. When her parents arrived from Odessa they couldn't speak English so the immigration officer wrote down phonetically what he had heard.
@@pimeye oh yes! I hear that type story a lot. Same with my Italian family. Mom’s last name is Julian, but that’s only because it was shortened from “Julianelli”😂
I can hear some Hank Mobley influence, just a bit though
Molt boooo, joan, Catalonia fredom, llibertat presos politics,❤️❤️❤️
Would love to get a pdf of this solo, but the link you gave isn't working? Thanks!
How do you get a PDF of this Solo on Sister Sadie?
Hi Duncan, you can get it at our website here edge-effect.media/saxophone/salnistico.html there is many stuff for free, some for a small price, so there is plenty to get you through the quarantaine also if you don't want so spend any :) All the best, happy practising!
Kinda sounds like Oliver Nelson