Sal Franzella

Birth and Death Data: Born New Orleans, Died November 8, 1968

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1936 - 1956

Roles Represented in DAHR: clarinet, alto saxophone, saxophone, composer

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Recordings (Results 126-150 of 155 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 66997 10-in. 12/21/1939 The gaucho serenade Paul Whiteman Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca 66998 10-in. 12/21/1939 Darn that dream Paul Whiteman Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca 66999 10-in. 12/21/1939 My fantasy Paul Whiteman Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca 67014 12-in. 1/3/1940 Manhattan serenade Paul Whiteman Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca 67015 12-in. 1/3/1940 Manhattan moonlight Paul Whiteman Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca 67016 12-in. 1/3/1940 Metropolitan nocturne Paul Whiteman Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca 67021 12-in. 1/4/1940 Manhattan masquerade Paul Whiteman Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca 67022 12-in. 1/4/1940 Side street in Gotham, part 1 Paul Whiteman Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca 67023 12-in. 1/4/1940 Side street in Gotham, part 2 Paul Whiteman Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Decca 67672 10-in. 5/3/1940 Nothin' to do Erskine Butterfield and his Blue Boys instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca 67673 10-in. 5/3/1940 The down home blues Erskine Butterfield and his Blue Boys instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca 67674 10-in. 5/3/1940 Your feet's too big Erskine Butterfield and his Blue Boys instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca 67675 10-in. 5/3/1940 What's cooking? Erskine Butterfield and his Blue Boys instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca 67679 10-in. 5/6/1940 Los piconeros Consuelo Moreno instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca 67821 10-in. 5/27/1940 The down home blues Erskine Butterfield and his Blue Boys instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca 67822 10-in. 5/27/1940 Your feet's too big Erskine Butterfield and his Blue Boys instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca 67823 10-in. 5/27/1940 Nothin' to do Erskine Butterfield and his Blue Boys instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca 67824 10-in. 5/27/1940 What's cooking? Erskine Butterfield and his Blue Boys instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca 86791 9/3/1954 Private hell 36 Leith Stevens Orchestra instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca 86792 9/3/1954 Havana interlude Leith Stevens Orchestra instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca 86793 9/3/1954 Easy mood Leith Stevens Orchestra instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca 86794 9/3/1954 Daddy long legs Leith Stevens Orchestra instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca 86795 9/3/1954 Joshua Leith Stevens Orchestra instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca 86796 9/3/1954 Lilli Leith Stevens Orchestra instrumentalist, clarinet  
Decca 86797 9/3/1954 Dance of the Lilliputian Leith Stevens Orchestra instrumentalist, clarinet  
(Results 126-150 of 155 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Franzella, Sal," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/203399.

Franzella, Sal. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/203399.

"Franzella, Sal." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/203399

External Sources

Discogs: Sal Franzella

Allmusic: Sal Franzella

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Franzella, Sal - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n00068931

Wikidata: Sal Franzella - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1169918

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/40606943

MusicBrainz: Sal Franzella - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/70ec2cfe-1208-4a5b-970b-b96cedf2172f

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