Biography
Dom Salvador, stage name of Salvador da Silva Filho (born 1938 in Rio Claro, São Paulo), is a Brazilian jazz and MPB pianist most notable for his Rio 65 Trio that featured the Brazilian jazz drummer Edison Machado and bassist Sergio Barrozo.
He’s considered by international historians as a pioneer in not just the music but a new understanding of blackness in Brazil and using it as a form of cultural power.
His music mixes elements of samba, soul, jazz and MPB. His music and his lyrics, which often addressed race issues, paved the way for future generations of Brazilian musicians and producers by setting the basis for the creation of new sounds and trends in Brazilian music.
He also did tours of Europe with musicians like Sylvia Telles. In May 1976, he recorded his one and only American jazz album, My Family, for Muse Records in New York City.
Over his long career, he has performed with musicians like Rubens Bassini, Jorge Ben, Elza Soares and Elis Regina, to name a few. In later life he formed a trio.
He currently holds residency in Brooklyn, New York, at the River Cafe, and has done so since 1977.
In 2018 The New York Times had a lengthy article on Dom Salvador detailing his biography, work and important musical legacy:
“The Lounge Pianist Who Invented Samba Funk
For 41 years, Dom Salvador has been playing jazz standards at the River Café under the Brooklyn Bridge. He’s ready for the spotlight again.”
Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/09/nyregion/brazilian-samba-star-dom-salvador-river-cafe.html
In 2022 at age 84 Dom Salvador released a new album entitled “Samborium”. The album was the result of jam sessions with young musicians during the pandemic - that turned into an album. The album won a Gold medal in the Latin Jazz category of the 2022 Global Music Awards.
Young musicians always look for him to learn more about the history of samba jazz.
Discography
As leader
Salvador Trio (Samborium, 2022) Dom Salvador on piano, Giliard Lopes on Bass and Graciliano Zambonin on Drums
Salvador Trio (Mocambo, 1965)
Rio 65 Trio (Philips, 1965)
Som, Sangue e Raca (CBS, 1971)
My Family (Muse, 1976)
Dom Salvador Trio (Imagem, 1995)
Tristeza (Whatmusic.com, 2002)
Transition with Duduka da Fonseca, Rogerio Botter Maio (Lua, 2003)
The Art of Samba Jazz (Salmarsi, 2010)
Samborium (Dom Salvador Trio, 2022)
As sideman
With Victor Assis Brasil:
Toca Antonio Carlos Jobim (Quartin, 1970)
Esperanto (Tapecar, 1976)
With Robin Kenyatta:
Nomusa (Muse, 1975)
Take the Heat Off Me (Jazz Dance, 1979)
With Herbie Mann
Sunbelt (Atlantic, 1978)
Mellow (Atlantic, 1981)
With Lloyd McNeill:
Treasures (Baobab, 1976)
Tori (Baobab, 1978)
Elegia (Baobab, 1980)
With Dom Um Romao:
Dom Um Romao (Muse, 1974)
Spirit of the Times (Muse, 1975)
Hotmosphere (Pablo, 1976)
With others:
Harry Belafonte, Turn the World Around (CBS, 1977)
Luiz Bonfá, Manhattan Strut (Paddle Wheel, 1997)
Elizeth Cardoso, Falou e Disse (Copacabana, 1970)
Paul Horn, Altura Do Sol (Epic, 1976)
Azar Lawrence, Summer Solstice (Prestige, 1975)
Edu Lobo, Edu Lobo (Trova, 1973)
Tim Maia, Tim Maia (Polydor, 1972)
Ugo Marotta, Baiao Rides Again (Tapecar, 1973)
Wilson das Neves, Samba Tropi (Elenco, 1970)
Ivo Perelman, Man of the Forest (GM, 1994)
Charlie Rouse, Cinnamon Flower (Douglas, 1977)
Marcos Valle, Garra (Light in the Attic, 2012)
Martinho da Vila, Batuque Na Cozinha (RCA Victor, 1972)
Oscar Milito, Barumba / Morre O Burro, Fica O Homem (Mr Bongo, 2015)
Sources:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dom_Salvador
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/09/nyregion/brazilian-samba-star-dom-salvador-river-cafe.html
https://oglobo.globo.com/cultura/musica/noticia/2022/12/em-novo-disco-dom-salvador-revive-o-samba-jazz-que-ajudou-a-criar.ghtml
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