Sal Nistico

Aliases: Sal Nistico Quartet
Sal Nistico Quintet
Real name: Salvatore Nistico
Born: April 12, 1940
Died: March 3, 1991
Country: United States
Comments: Principally a tenor saxophonist who played in big bands. Nistico also played in smaller groups and recorded, albeit infrequently, as a leader. In the mid 1970s, Nistico relocated to Switzerland, where he also passed away.
Member of: National Jazz Ensemble
The Jazz Brothers

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Covers by Sal Nistico

	Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
i	Anthropology	Sal Nistico	1979	The Be Bop Boys
i	Au Privave	Sal Nistico Quintet	1962	Charlie Parker and His Orchestra
i	Bag's Groove	B. P. Convention featuring Sal Nistico	2008	The Milt Jackson Quintet
i	Bean and the Boys	Johnny Griffin - Sal Nistico - Roman Schwaller	1997	Coleman Hawkins and Orch.
i	Be My Love	Sal Nistico	1979	Billy Eckstine - Orchestra conducted by Russ Case
i	Be My Love	The Duško Gojković Sextet featuring Sal Nistico and Carl Fontana	1967	Billy Eckstine - Orchestra conducted by Russ Case
i	Blue Bossa	B. P. Convention featuring Sal Nistico	2008	Joe Henderson [US1]
i	Blues for Sal	Tullio De Piscopo feat. Sal Nistico	1993	(unknown)
i	Body & Soul	Sal Nistico	1991	Jack Hylton and His Orchestra
i	By Myself	Sal Nistico Quintet	1963	Jack Buchanan
i	Cheryl	Sal Nistico Quintet	1963	Charlie Parker All Stars REC, Kenny Clarke & His 52nd Street Boys REL
i	Close Enough for Love	Sal Nistico Quartet	October 2017	Peggy Lee
i	Come Rain or Come Shine	Sal Nistico	1988	Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Sy Oliver REC, Ruby Hill, Harold Nicholas PRF
i	Easy Living	Sal Nistico Quintet	1963	Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Billie Holiday
i	Equinox	Sal Nistico Quartet	October 2017	John Coltrane
i	Evidence	Sal Nistico, Stan Tracey Quintet (Sal Nistico)	1985	Unverified
i	Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum	Sal Nistico	1979	Wayne Shorter
i	Funk in Deep Freeze	Sal Nistico Quartet	October 2017	Hank Mobley Quintet
i	Horace Scope	Tullio De Piscopo feat. Sal Nistico	1993	The Horace Silver Quintet
i	How Deep Is the Ocean	Sal Nistico Quartet	October 2017	Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Jack Fulton
i	I'll Remember April	Sal Nistico	1991	Woody Herman and His Orchestra REC, Dick Foran BRD
i	Inner Urge	Sal Nistico	1988	Joe Henderson [US1]
i	Invitation	Sal Nistico	1976	The MGM Studio Orchestra
i	I Should Care	Sal Nistico	1988	Bob Allen and The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra BRD, Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Bonnie Lou Williams and The Sentimentalists REC
i	It's the Talk of the Town	The Duško Gojković Sextet featuring Sal Nistico and Carl Fontana	1967	Glen Gray and His Casa Loma Orchestra
i	I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face	Sal Nistico, Stan Tracey Quintet (Sal Nistico)	1985	Unverified
i	Just Friends	Sal Nistico Quintet	1962	Red McKenzie & His Orchestra
i	Lester Leaps In	Sal Nistico Quartet	October 2017	Count Basie Kansas City Seven
i	Lush Life	Sal Nistico	1988	King Cole and His Trio - Orch. cond. by Pete Rugolo REL, Duke Ellington and His Orchestra REC
i	My Little Brown Book	Johnny Griffin - Sal Nistico - Roman Schwaller	1997	Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
i	My Old Flame	Sal Nistico Quintet	1962	Mae West with Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
i	My Old Flame	Sal Nistico Quartet	October 2017	Mae West with Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
i	Opals	Sal Nistico Quartet	October 2017	Don Menza
i	Pensativa	Sal Nistico Quartet	October 2017	Bud Shank & Clare Fischer
i	Polka Dots and Moonbeams	Tullio De Piscopo feat. Sal Nistico	1993	Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Frank Sinatra
i	Rue Chaptal	Johnny Griffin - Sal Nistico - Roman Schwaller	1997	Kenny Clarke and His 52nd Street Boys
i	Straight No Chaser	Sal Nistico, Stan Tracey Quintet (Sal Nistico)	1985	Unverified
i	Straight, No Chaser	B. P. Convention featuring Sal Nistico	2008	The Thelonious Monk Quintet
i	Summertime	B. P. Convention featuring Sal Nistico	2008	Helen Jepson REL, Abbie Mitchell PRF, Abbie Mitchell under the direction of George Gershwin REC
i	Sweet Georgia Brown	Sal Nistico Quartet	October 2017	Ben Bernie and His Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra
i	The Hymn	Sal Nistico	1988	Unverified
i	Wee	The Duško Gojković Sextet featuring Sal Nistico and Carl Fontana	1967	Coleman Hawkins' 52nd Street All Stars
i	Willow Weep for Me	Sal Nistico	1991	Ted Fiorito & His Orchestra
i	You Don't Know What Love Is	Sal Nistico	1979	Carol Bruce REC, Ella Fitzgerald REL
i	You Stepped out of a Dream	Sal Nistico Quartet	October 2017	Tony Martin [US1] BRD, Glenn Miller and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Ray Eberle and The Modernaires REC,REL

Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Bag's Groove - Live at Studio "M"	B. P. Convention featuring Sal Nistico	2008	Croatia Records
Comin' On Up!	Sal Nistico Quintet	1963	Riverside [US]
Empty Room	Sal Nistico	1988	Red Records [IT]
Heavyweights	Sal Nistico Quintet	1962	Jazzland
Just for Fun	Sal Nistico	1976	EGO Records [DE]
Neo/Nistico	Sal Nistico	1979	Bee Hive
Night Flight - Live in B.P. Club Zagreb	Sal Nistico	1991	Jazzette
Sal Nistico Quartet Live at Carmelo's 1981	Sal Nistico Quartet	October 2017	Fresh Sound Records
Three for One	Tullio De Piscopo feat. Sal Nistico	1993	A.V.Arts
Three Generations of Tenorsaxophone	Johnny Griffin - Sal Nistico - Roman Schwaller	1997	JHM Records