Paul Gonsalves
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Biography
Born in Brockton, Massachusetts on July 12, 1920, Paul Gonsalvez was a jazz tenor saxophonist who has been credited as reviving Duke Ellingtonâs career in the 1950s. As a young boy, Gonsalves focused his attention on the guitar, playing folks songs for his family. He switched to tenor saxophone before his military service during World War II. After the war, he spent two years with Count Basie (1947-1949) and then spent a year with Dizzy Gillespie before joining Duke Ellingtonâs band in 1950. In 1956, during Ellingtonâs performance at the Monterey Jazz Festival, it was Gonzalvezâs 27 chorus solo in âDiminuendos and Crescendo in Blueâ that garnered praise and plenty of attention, single-handedly revitalizing Ellingtonâs career. Gonsalvez then went on to record a series of albums under his own name including Cookinâ (1957), Cleopatra â Feelinâ Jazzy (1963), Encuentro (1968) and Humming Bird (1970) â alongside album with Tubby Hayes, Sonny Stitt, Harold Ashby, Eddie Lockjaw Davis, and, on his final album, Paul Quinichette. Just a few days before Duke Ellingtonâs death, Paul Gonzalvez passed away after a lifetime of alcohol and drug abuse on May 15, 1974.
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- Low Gravy
- Gettin' Together
- Walkin'
- I Cover the Waterfront
- Hard Groove
- I Surrender Dear
- J. And B. Blues
- Jeep's Blues featuring Cat Anderson
- Tell It The Way It Is!
- Satin Doll featuring Cat Anderson
- Rockin' in Rhythm featuring Cat Anderson
- Mr. Gentle & Mr. Cool featuring Cat Anderson
- Passion Flower featuring Cat Anderson
- Praise God And Dance featuring Cat Anderson
- Action In Alexandria
- Perdido featuring Cat Anderson
- Willow Weep for Me
- It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
- Clark's Bars
- The Midnight Sun Will Never Set featuring Paul Gonsalves
- Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue
- Way, Way Back by Paul Gonsalves
- Day Dreaming featuring Paul Gonsalves
- It's Something That You Ought to Know by Paul Gonsalves
