Artist description Dave's playing reflects of his love of both 40's/50's bebop and the 60's R&B/soul saxophone styles.

Music Style Straight-ahead with a hint of R&B

Musical Influences Cannonball Adderly, David

Group Members Dave's Quartet is: Dave Salvator - Saxophones Brad Buethe - Guitar John Wiitala - Acoustic Bass Ron Maribudo - Drums

Instruments Alto, Tenor and Soprano Saxophones

Press Reviews Dave Salvator, "Little Big Steps" By Chauncey Canfield As seen on The Rambo Report on www.breakingartists.com This is positively one of the best things I have heard on MP3.COM. San Francisco saxophonist Dave Salvator and group delivers an impressive tribute to Coltrane's "Giant Steps" with his "Little Big Steps," using the same chord progression, but with a melody that departs from the original. Try to picture what Stan Getz would sound like doing an up-tempo bossa rendition of the bebop classic, and you'll capture the flavor of this rare treat. Salvator's sax tone is drop-dead gorgeous, and the backing guitar trio is as tight as they come. Confession time: As much as I love 'Trane's various renderings of "Giant Steps," it sometimes feels like he's in a marathon competition to blister through as many notes as humanly possible in some sort of musical boot camp obstacle course. Call it heresy, but I found myself liking Salvator's version better, in that it his (comparatively) spare delivery lets the song breathe. He coaxes the music along with exquisite phrasing until Guitarist Brad Buethe takes over for a solid, understated solo. Fantastic stuff. Here's hoping we'll be hearing more tunes on MP3.COM from this recently-added artist.

Location San Francisco, CA - USA

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