Salvatore Joseph Mosca (April 27, 1927 – July 28, 2007) was an American jazz pianist who was a student of Lennie Tristano.
Mosca was born in Mount Vernon, New York, United States, to Italian American parents. 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. 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 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.
Discography As leader/co-leader Year recordedYear releasedTitleLabelNotes1955–591969?Sal Mosca on PianoWaveMost tracks solo piano; some tracks duo, with Peter Ind (bass)19591969?At The DenWaveDuo, co-led with Peter Ind (bass); in concert1970–972022For Lennie TristanoFresh SoundSolo piano1977MusicInterplaySolo piano1976–791980How Deep, How HighInterplayMost tracks duo, with Warne Marsh (tenor sax); some tracks quartet in concert, with Sam Jones (bass), Roy Haynes (drums) added1979For YouChoiceSolo piano1979A ConcertJazzSolo piano; in concert19812015Too Marvelous for WordsCadence JazzSolo piano; in concert1981Sal Mosca/Warne Marsh Quartet Volume 1ZinniaQuartet, with Warne Marsh (tenor sax), Frank Canino (bass), Skip Scott (drums); in concert1981Sal Mosca/Warne Marsh Quartet Volume 2ZinniaOne track solo piano; one track duo, with Warne Marsh (tenor sax); most tracks quartet, with Frank Canino (bass), Skip Scott (drums) added; in concert19912004?Recital in ValhallaZinniaSolo piano; in concert1992TrickleZinniaSolo piano; in concert19922015The Talk of the TownSunnysideSolo piano; in concert20042008You Go to My HeadBlue Jack JazzQuartet, with Jimmy Halperin (tenor sax), Don Messina (bass), Bill Chattin (drums)20042005Thing-Ah-MajigZinniaTrio, with Don Messina (bass), Bill Chattin (drums)
As sideman With Lee Konitz Subconscious-Lee (Prestige, 1950) The New Sounds (Prestige, 1951) with Miles Davis Lee Konitz with Warne Marsh (Atlantic LP 1217, 1956) Inside Hi-Fi (Atlantic, 1956) Very Cool (Verve, 1957) Spirits (Milestone, 1971)
References
External links [ All Music] Official website Discography