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Paul Gonsalves | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | July 12, 1920 Brockton, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | May 15, 1974 (aged 53) London, England |
| Genres | Jazz, swing, bebop |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Tenor saxophone |
| Years active | 1938–1974 |
| Labels | RCA Victor, Impulse!, Riviera, Black Lion |
| Formerly of | Sabby Lewis, Count Basie, Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington |
Paul Gonsalves (July 12, 1920 – May 15, 1974) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist[1] best known for his association with Duke Ellington. At the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival, Gonsalves played a 27-chorus solo in the middle of Ellington's "Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue,"[2] a performance credited with revitalizing Ellington's waning career in the 1950s.[3]
- ^ "Paul Gonsalves", Allaboutjazz.com. Archived September 15, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Allmusic biography
- ^ Larson, Thomas E. The History and Tradition of Jazz, p. 106. Google Books.