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American musician
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Gender
Male
Place of birth
Mount Vernon, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A.
Place of death
White Plains, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A.
Age
80 years
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Biography
Sal Mosca (April 27, 1927 – July 28, 2007) was an American jazz pianist who was a student of Lennie Tristano. Born in Mount Vernon, New York, Mosca 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. He began working with Lee Konitz in 1949 and also worked with Warne Marsh. He spent much of his career teaching and was relatively inactive since 1992, but new CDs were released in 2004, 2005, and 2008. See SalMosca.com for a full discography.
He died in White Plains, New York.
Discography
- Music (Interplay, 1977)
- How Deep, How High (Interplay, 1976/79 [1980]) with Warne Marsh
With Lee Konitz
- The New Sounds (Prestige, 1951) with Miles Davis
- Inside Hi-Fi (Atlantic, 1956)
- Very Cool (Verve, 1957)
- Spirits (Milestone, 1971)
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Famous American Pianists
These fingers of mine, they got brains in ’em. You don’t tell them what to do – they do it. –– Jerry Lee Lewis
Famous American Jazz Musicians
If you have to ask what jazz is, you'll never know. ― Louis Armstrong
Famous Jazz Musicians
What is my definition of jazz? 'Safe sex of the highest order. ― Kurt Vonnegut
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