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2 unusual facts about Norman Salant


Norman Salant

Officially released in December 1981, his first solo album Saxaphone Demonstrations was named one of Trouser Press’s Ten Best Records of 1982.

Salant’s minimalist jazz piece for 40 saxophones was created for and had its world premiere at the New York Festival of the Arts’ Fête de la Musique in 1989, in celebration of France’s bicentennial.



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