Salvatore Joseph Mosca[1] (April 27, 1927[1] – July 28, 2007)[2] was an American jazz pianist who was a student of Lennie Tristano.[1]
Mosca was born in Mount Vernon, New York, United States,[1] to Italian American parents.[3] He worked in cool jazz and post-bop. After playing in the United States Army Band during World War II, he studied at the New York College of Music using funds provided by the G.I. Bill.[4] He began working with Lee Konitz in 1949, and also worked with Warne Marsh.[1] He spent much of his career teaching and was relatively inactive after 1992, but new CDs were released in 2004, 2005, and 2008.
He died from emphysema in White Plains, New York, at the age of 80.[2]
| Year recorded | Year released | Title | Label | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955–59 | 1969? | Sal Mosca on Piano | Wave | Most tracks solo piano; some tracks duo, with Peter Ind (bass)[5] [6] | |
| 1959 | 1969? | At The Den | Wave | Duo, co-led with Peter Ind (bass); in concert[7] | |
| 1970–97 | 2022 | For Lennie Tristano | Fresh Sound | Solo piano | |
| 1977 | Music | Interplay | Solo piano[8] | ||
| 1976–79 | 1980 | How Deep, How High | Interplay | Most tracks duo, with Warne Marsh (tenor sax); some tracks quartet in concert, with Sam Jones (bass), Roy Haynes (drums) added | |
| 1979 | For You | Choice | Solo piano | ||
| 1979 | A Concert | Jazz | Solo piano; in concert[9] | ||
| 1981 | 2015 | Too Marvelous for Words | Cadence Jazz | Solo piano; in concert[10] | |
| 1981 | Sal Mosca/Warne Marsh Quartet Volume 1 | Zinnia | Quartet, with Warne Marsh (tenor sax), Frank Canino (bass), Skip Scott (drums); in concert[11] | ||
| 1981 | Sal Mosca/Warne Marsh Quartet Volume 2 | Zinnia | One track solo piano; one track duo, with Warne Marsh (tenor sax); most tracks quartet, with Frank Canino (bass), Skip Scott (drums) added; in concert[12] | ||
| 1991 | 2004? | Recital in Valhalla | Zinnia | Solo piano; in concert[13] | |
| 1992 | Trickle | Zinnia | Solo piano; in concert[14] | ||
| 1992 | 2015 | The Talk of the Town | Sunnyside | Solo piano; in concert[15] [16] | |
| 2004 | 2008 | You Go to My Head | Blue Jack Jazz | Quartet, with Jimmy Halperin (tenor sax), Don Messina (bass), Bill Chattin (drums)[17] | |
| 2004 | 2005 | Thing-Ah-Majig | Zinnia | Trio, with Don Messina (bass), Bill Chattin (drums)[18] |
With Lee Konitz
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