Paul Gonsalves
- Type: Influential Sideman
- Country: United States
- Born: July 12, 1920 in Brockton, Massachusetts, United States
- Died: May 15, 1974 in London, United Kingdom
- Active: 1920 - 1974
Biography
Paul Gonsalves was the tenor saxophonist of the *Duke Ellington* Orchestra from 1950 until his death, after earlier chairs with *Count Basie* and *Dizzy Gillespie*. His legendary twenty-seven-chorus solo on 'Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue' at Newport in 1956 revived Ellington's career and remains one of jazz's most famous performances. He died in London in 1974. Ellington never again found a tenor soloist quite like him.
Paul Gonsalves Discography
- Gettin' Together (1961) - Album - rated 3.99/5
- Cleopatra, Feelin' Jazzy (1963) - Album - rated 3.7/5
- Tell It the Way It Is! (1964) - Album - rated 3.5/5