Saw Sal in London in the 70s. Thought then he was the best player I'd seen -.and I'd seen many of the 'greats'. So fast, so powerful. Awesome. I grew up on rock music so the Herds were just up my street!!! Would love a CD compilation of him playing.
I like the slower versions because the beautiful main melody is almost hidden here. But Sal Nistico is perfect. It's the arrangement I don't like in this case.
I played with Sal in Chuck and Gap Mangione's group in Rochester in '59 and 60. What a learning process for me!! Unfortunately I had a different direction and ended up playing clarinet in the Chicago symphony for thirty some years(retired now) but have never forgotten that incredible sound and swing....Larry Combs
I played with Sal in Chuck and Gap Mangione's group in Rochester in '59 and 60. What a learning process for me!! Unfortunately I had a different direction and ended up playing clarinet in the Chicago for thirty some years(retired now) but have never forgotten that incredible sound and swing....Larry Combs
That was a rocker.... I met Sal with Woody Herman at Cedar Point, Ohio back in the early 70's. He was an endless player. All night long he cooked! The guys on the bus had to put up with his playing all the way to St Louis.... and Woody drove his Corvette.
maybe you can help me. I JUST heard a Woody Herman song on the radio. It was from the album "Keep the Torchlighht Burning." It had a lot of scat and vibes toward the end. Any idea what song this might be?
Look. This was 45 years ago. A lot has happened with trumpet in 45 years. If ANY lead could have played those charts then, ANY lead player would have. Bill was followed by Lin Biviano, who wasn't just anyone. And, yeah, go listen to 23 Red or My Funny Valentine or Woody's Whistle. THEN talk.
I too remember Bill Chase..just agreat player. His band called "Chase" came to Toronto and blew the lid off of the Colonial Tavern. Sister Sadie was Phil McKellar's theme on CKFM for many years. And Sal was underrated. And Jake was the most swingin' cat around..and funny as a barrel of monkeys. Now he's swingin' on some cloud in heaven..
I love Sal´s playing, especially in small groups. Here his approach is very similar to Paul Gonsalves with Duke´s band. Wish there were a lot more videos of great Nistico...
I love both bands, Chase and Woody's. Very different but both exciting !!! Perhaps if Bill Chase had stayed with Woody he would never have died so young. He was, without doubt, the most inspirational trumpet player I have ever seen and heard and I believe it was Woody who encouraged him. More inspirational even than Maynard.
The Guildhall at Portsmouth in the UK was bombed and collapsedd in WW2. I saw this Band there in the rebuilt theatre in the 60's and they nearly brought the place down again. A wall of spund and definately as good as any Herd before or since. Bill Chase, Sal Nistico etc. were brilliant of course but most of my friends and I remember the master ..Jake Hanna who, in my opionion, didn't stay with Woody long enough. A wonderful memory.
Glad Chase split and went on his own. Woody didn't use him to his potential at all. Any good lead could've take that lead part pretty easily. The stuff chase recorded on his own... mind blowing...
GodzRicko, you really haven't a clue what your talking about. Woody, of all the big band leaders, never used any of his musicians. He allowed them to give of their best with so much freedom. Bill Chase wrote some great charts for this herd. If you are prepared to educate youself just listen to 23 Red or A Taste Of Honey. Then tell everyone that any good lead could have played them. Sorry, but you really must know what you are talking about before you offer such criticism.
If you have ever listened to Bill Chases 3 albums, then you'd know what I mean. But it seems you don't. He wasn't used as strongly as he could have been in 80% of these charts. Any "GOOD" lead could have been lead with woody.
Not only have I had all the Chase albums from the time of their issue, I also have most of the albums that Bill Chase played on in the bands of Maynard Ferguson and Woody Herman. Why on earth would Woody Herman want his band to sound like Maynard's? For what it's worth I also had the good fortune of seeing the Herman Herd whenever it came to London. On one occasion Bill Chase blew a valve mid-concert. That trumpet section was like a firing squad !!
Icedrum2 - yep, you're right, just check out the bass drum head.. Jack Hanna right on the front! There's a couple other video's that look just like it and the reference is Jake Hanna.
Sal was a brilliant but tragic figure in the history of jazz. Drugs ravaged him. He was as good as any of the giants (Rollins, Coltrane, Dexter, Stan) and a wonderful human being.
Thanks for the tip, Tom. I found your site and Sal sounded great and so did you.
Incidentally, I'm a pianist in Las Vegas, and for about the last 20 years of his life, Bob Pierson was a dear friend of mine and I played on a number of gigs with him.
During the summer of 1966, I was working a show at the Club Alamo next to Bakers Keyboard Lounge, a world-renowned jazz room in Detroit. Woody's band came through Detroit and Sal sat in with our group. Kirt Lightsey was on piano and I was playing drums. I have posted the first tune that we played. Sal stretched out for 37 killer choruses of a blues. Go to my "how to listen to jazz" site. Google jazz audience advocates for the site address (can't give it here) once there, click musicians.
This looks as if it was from a BBC TV show when the band toured the UK in the early sixties. Sister Sadie was a showpiece for Sal and he never failed to impress and he should have been much more recognised as one of the best swinging tenor men.The presenter was Steve Race who was a fine jazz piano player in addition to being a radio dj with showcasing the best in jazz.Great clip, thnak you.
I love Sal's playing. Hot, funky, honest, exciting. Oh yeah, and beautiful sound, beautiful lines, and rhythmic sense like I have never heard elsewhere.
Mosaic records is soon releasing the complete Woody Herman on Phillips collection from the early 1960's.
Sal's my father and having found this clip, and a couple of others has been wonderful. If anyone knows of any other footage or info, it would mean a lot. Also wonderful to read the comments. Thanks.
Saw Sal in London in the 70s. Thought then he was the best player I'd seen -.and I'd seen many of the 'greats'. So fast, so powerful. Awesome. I grew up on rock music so the Herds were just up my street!!! Would love a CD compilation of him playing.
DelMkVI 2 months ago
I like the slower versions because the beautiful main melody is almost hidden here. But Sal Nistico is perfect. It's the arrangement I don't like in this case.
Littlewhitelephant 4 months ago
How can anyone dislike this??? Sal is burnin'!!!!!
saxophobe 4 months ago
Holy crap that is so fast compared to our version
TheSkee93 5 months ago
Those 3 dislikes were Sammy Kaye fans
jcghooker 5 months ago
Sal is epic: all what can be told about music, does he show you in 3 1/2 minutes
baronexes 6 months ago
So GREAT!
ClickRec 7 months ago
Well some how I am related to Sal Nistico...just kinda sucks that i'm not musically talented at all...not unless u count singing?!
eyessettokill99 7 months ago
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I played with Sal in Chuck and Gap Mangione's group in Rochester in '59 and 60. What a learning process for me!! Unfortunately I had a different direction and ended up playing clarinet in the Chicago symphony for thirty some years(retired now) but have never forgotten that incredible sound and swing....Larry Combs
larryclar 9 months ago
I played with Sal in Chuck and Gap Mangione's group in Rochester in '59 and 60. What a learning process for me!! Unfortunately I had a different direction and ended up playing clarinet in the Chicago for thirty some years(retired now) but have never forgotten that incredible sound and swing....Larry Combs
larryclar 9 months ago
All bow down to Sal on this piece
luridplanet 9 months ago
That was a rocker.... I met Sal with Woody Herman at Cedar Point, Ohio back in the early 70's. He was an endless player. All night long he cooked! The guys on the bus had to put up with his playing all the way to St Louis.... and Woody drove his Corvette.
Chuck4240 10 months ago
OMFG!
truedude86 1 year ago
sal is so good. underatted much? his style is real unique yet very be bop rooted
lickmyballs2113 1 year ago
haha the drummer's like a robot and the bassist bobs his head a lot
mrjazzydude 1 year ago
is he playing an Otto?
85capricelandau 1 year ago
One of the all time best.
bob4247 1 year ago
Another hoppin', boppin', choppin' cut from the great "Woody Herman - 1963" album.
librarybob1958 1 year ago
The hair is standing up on the back of my neck. My gosh Sal can blow!!! He died way too young and deserved more fame.
KB4QAA 1 year ago
maybe you can help me. I JUST heard a Woody Herman song on the radio. It was from the album "Keep the Torchlighht Burning." It had a lot of scat and vibes toward the end. Any idea what song this might be?
toonsmyth 1 year ago
The man is on fire.
ksenos69 1 year ago
Amazing !!!!!!!!
saxorona 1 year ago
Look. This was 45 years ago. A lot has happened with trumpet in 45 years. If ANY lead could have played those charts then, ANY lead player would have. Bill was followed by Lin Biviano, who wasn't just anyone. And, yeah, go listen to 23 Red or My Funny Valentine or Woody's Whistle. THEN talk.
Democracy in action on the Internet.
rsalvucc1 1 year ago
Great
WallsofMusic 1 year ago
dam fine
lsdvine 1 year ago
Sal Nistico....was someone who Coltrane dug a lot. Sal told me Trane compliamented him and he never forgot it.
SAL WAS A ONE OF A KIND-GREAT GREAT PERSON TOO....Helped me as a young player and was an inspiration. Sure do miss him.
TimPriceJazz 1 year ago
I had been knowing Sister Sadie played
Buddy Rich bigband,althogh I had liked
Woody Herman band.
I appreciate Woody Herman because of
his growing spirit for new sound.
yamotonooyaji 1 year ago
I too remember Bill Chase..just agreat player. His band called "Chase" came to Toronto and blew the lid off of the Colonial Tavern. Sister Sadie was Phil McKellar's theme on CKFM for many years. And Sal was underrated. And Jake was the most swingin' cat around..and funny as a barrel of monkeys. Now he's swingin' on some cloud in heaven..
catalack123 2 years ago
Along with Steve Marcus, Sal Nistico, is by far one of the most underrated tenor players ever.
tenorsaxmaster5 2 years ago
This was from a jazz 625 program on BBC introduced by Steve Race.
4205lr 2 years ago
Dang it can't hear the piano at all.
pyromohanzed 2 years ago
Heyyy,hear the Herd!!!!!
HarunConn 2 years ago
search Lourdes Trujillo cheek to cheek acompañada por la "Nova Big Band Lira Saguntina"
lestrebedes 2 years ago
I love Sal´s playing, especially in small groups. Here his approach is very similar to Paul Gonsalves with Duke´s band. Wish there were a lot more videos of great Nistico...
vova47 2 years ago
I love both bands, Chase and Woody's. Very different but both exciting !!! Perhaps if Bill Chase had stayed with Woody he would never have died so young. He was, without doubt, the most inspirational trumpet player I have ever seen and heard and I believe it was Woody who encouraged him. More inspirational even than Maynard.
onejagjeff 2 years ago
Sal said of this chart: "Sister Sadie is ME." Is it ever!!!
kajobike 2 years ago
The Guildhall at Portsmouth in the UK was bombed and collapsedd in WW2. I saw this Band there in the rebuilt theatre in the 60's and they nearly brought the place down again. A wall of spund and definately as good as any Herd before or since. Bill Chase, Sal Nistico etc. were brilliant of course but most of my friends and I remember the master ..Jake Hanna who, in my opionion, didn't stay with Woody long enough. A wonderful memory.
loujug1 2 years ago
loujug1: Is this Jake in this clip? I just saw him in Sacramento performing with Warren Vache among others.
mgwaters 2 years ago
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4205lr 2 years ago
I too was at that Guildhall concert and still have the programme for the evening. I remember Jake Hanna doing a send up of current rock drummers.
4205lr 2 years ago 3
Danny Stiles played on Woody's band around 1958, this is from London 1964 and the one and only Bill Chase on lead trumpet.
Before Bill put the Chase group together in the early '70's, Woody had discussed the possibility of him (Chase) someday fronting the Herd.
I ha=eard Danny commited suicide some years back. sad. He also played w Billy Watrous in NY
chasefreak 3 years ago
Glad Chase split and went on his own. Woody didn't use him to his potential at all. Any good lead could've take that lead part pretty easily. The stuff chase recorded on his own... mind blowing...
GodzRicko 2 years ago
GodzRicko, you really haven't a clue what your talking about. Woody, of all the big band leaders, never used any of his musicians. He allowed them to give of their best with so much freedom. Bill Chase wrote some great charts for this herd. If you are prepared to educate youself just listen to 23 Red or A Taste Of Honey. Then tell everyone that any good lead could have played them. Sorry, but you really must know what you are talking about before you offer such criticism.
onejagjeff 2 years ago
If you have ever listened to Bill Chases 3 albums, then you'd know what I mean. But it seems you don't. He wasn't used as strongly as he could have been in 80% of these charts. Any "GOOD" lead could have been lead with woody.
GodzRicko 2 years ago
Not only have I had all the Chase albums from the time of their issue, I also have most of the albums that Bill Chase played on in the bands of Maynard Ferguson and Woody Herman. Why on earth would Woody Herman want his band to sound like Maynard's? For what it's worth I also had the good fortune of seeing the Herman Herd whenever it came to London. On one occasion Bill Chase blew a valve mid-concert. That trumpet section was like a firing squad !!
onejagjeff 2 years ago
Was Danny Stiles in the trumpet section? Danny was amazing - played at my wedding. Poor guy died way too young.
ssminopoopy 3 years ago
Who is the drummer for this date? Jake Hanna?
keytonez 3 years ago
thought it was Don Lamond
winner1333 3 years ago
It most certainly is. Swings like a champion
Henderbeast 3 years ago
It's Jake Hanna all right!
icedrum2 3 years ago
It's Jake Hanna all right. I always thougt this was Woody's best band. Bill Chase on 1st trumpet.
icedrum2 3 years ago
Icedrum2 - yep, you're right, just check out the bass drum head.. Jack Hanna right on the front! There's a couple other video's that look just like it and the reference is Jake Hanna.
keytonez 2 years ago
Sal was a brilliant but tragic figure in the history of jazz. Drugs ravaged him. He was as good as any of the giants (Rollins, Coltrane, Dexter, Stan) and a wonderful human being.
ssminopoopy 3 years ago
Sal Nistico was, is, and will always be a bona fide " monster!!!" I wish he was still here playing music.
siuol446 3 years ago 2
Bill "Lil Abner" Chase, lead trumpet.
rdangelo 4 years ago
Mindblowing! My favourite of Woody's Herd. Also like Blues In the Night circa 1971.
SeanSevenYears 4 years ago
damn! sal is killin'!!
melmin251 4 years ago
unfortunately none of his skill got passed down the bloodline to me.
gymnistico 4 years ago
it takes practise to get a good as sal was
me007963 3 years ago
Sal Nistico was awesome! Thanks
luridplanet 4 years ago
Thanks for the tip, Tom. I found your site and Sal sounded great and so did you.
Incidentally, I'm a pianist in Las Vegas, and for about the last 20 years of his life, Bob Pierson was a dear friend of mine and I played on a number of gigs with him.
Thanks for the memories.
snaaptaker 4 years ago
During the summer of 1966, I was working a show at the Club Alamo next to Bakers Keyboard Lounge, a world-renowned jazz room in Detroit. Woody's band came through Detroit and Sal sat in with our group. Kirt Lightsey was on piano and I was playing drums. I have posted the first tune that we played. Sal stretched out for 37 killer choruses of a blues. Go to my "how to listen to jazz" site. Google jazz audience advocates for the site address (can't give it here) once there, click musicians.
TRBrownn 4 years ago
How do you save these You Tube videos to your ipod?
trumpete53 4 years ago
three are converter progrms just google it bro
tubatweak 4 years ago
This looks as if it was from a BBC TV show when the band toured the UK in the early sixties. Sister Sadie was a showpiece for Sal and he never failed to impress and he should have been much more recognised as one of the best swinging tenor men.The presenter was Steve Race who was a fine jazz piano player in addition to being a radio dj with showcasing the best in jazz.Great clip, thnak you.
gerrypzz 4 years ago
I love Sal's playing. Hot, funky, honest, exciting. Oh yeah, and beautiful sound, beautiful lines, and rhythmic sense like I have never heard elsewhere.
Mosaic records is soon releasing the complete Woody Herman on Phillips collection from the early 1960's.
trumpethbjay 4 years ago
Hot diggity! Doesn't get much better
jazztrbn77 4 years ago
To Sal's son. You've got to be a proud son. Totally unbelievable!
Harry Himles
pogomeister03 4 years ago
Sal's my father and having found this clip, and a couple of others has been wonderful. If anyone knows of any other footage or info, it would mean a lot. Also wonderful to read the comments. Thanks.
Jazzchile 4 years ago 19
Sal was one of the most exciting tenor men that that ever lived. He had a drive that nobody could surpass.
RIP Sal, 1938-1991
RayVitale 4 years ago
I got to see him at the original Buddy's Place in New York. He's great. Thanks for this though. Awesome.
Wavingclouds 4 years ago
didn't sal run one of his arms through a plate glass window and was lucky to play again?
nedmanxxx 4 years ago
Long live the legend of Sal. It's too bad more people don't know about him.
selmer1938 4 years ago
Great, Great, Great !
ejagchas 4 years ago
Great clip! I'd forgotten that Sal Nistico worked with the Basie band for awhile too.
rmo52 4 years ago