By the late 1940s, something strange was happening to the jazz piano. Long considered merely a saloon refugee or big-band timekeeper, the piano began to emerge during this period as an instrument that could inspire fellow musicians playing together in a group and break new jazz ground. And Sal Mosca—who died on July 28 at age 80—was there.
The piano bega…
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