The stereo revolution began in late 1957, when Sidney Frey of Audio Fidelity Records cut the first LP with the new sonic format and played it on December 13 for an audience in the auditorium at The New York Times on West 43d St. Within months, every major label was recording orchestral jazz to show off stereo's new dynamic fidelity. Sal Salvador was among those in the stereo vanguard.
Salvador is probably best known as the Stan Kenton Orchestra's guitarist from 1952 to 1955. The song that put him on the map was Bill Holman's Invention for Guitar and Trumpet, recorded in 1952 for Kenton's album New Concepts of Artistry in Rhythm. Here it is...
After Kenton, Salvador went on to record leadership albums with his own ensembles. His least-known LP is among his most interesting: Colors in Sound: Sal Salvador Quartet With Brass (Decca). Arranged by bassist George Roumanis, the LP was recorded in April 1958 using the new stereo technology.
The tracks and bands:
- Walkin' Time (B)
- For You, for Me, Forevermore (B)
- What Is There to Say (A)
- Deep Down (B)
- Easy Living (B)
- Yesterdays (A)
- You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me (C)
- Desert Fever (C)
- Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year (C)
- Periwinkle Blues (A)
- You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To (A)
(A) Maynard Ferguson, Doc Severinsen, Ernie Royal and Jimmy Maxwell (tp); Frank Rehak and Eddie Bert (tb); Ray Starling (mellophone); David Amram (fhr); Bill Barber (tu); Sal Salvador (g); George Roumanis (b,arr) and Osie Johnson (d)
(B) Maynard Ferguson, Doc Severinsen, Ernie Royal and Joe Ferrante (tp); Frank Rehak and Eddie Bert (tb); Ray Starling (mellophone); David Amram (fhr); Bill Barber (tu); Sal Salvador (g); George Roumanis (b,arr) and Jimmy Campbell (d)
(C) Maynard Ferguson, Al Maiorca, John Frosk, Bill Hodges and Jimmy Maxwell (tp); Frank Rehak and Eddie Bert (tb); Ray Starling (mellophone); David Amram (fhr); Bill Barber (tu); Sal Salvador (g); George Roumanis (b,arr) and Osie Johnson (d)
Here's Sal Salvador's Colors In Sound: Sal Salvador Quartet With Brass without ad interruptions...
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