Paul Gonsalves

Paul Gonsalves
Background information
Born(1920-07-12)July 12, 1920
Brockton, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedMay 15, 1974(1974-05-15) (aged 53)
London, England
GenresJazz, swing, bebop
OccupationMusician
InstrumentTenor saxophone
Years active1938–1974
LabelsRCA Victor, Impulse!, Riviera, Black Lion
Formerly ofSabby Lewis, Count Basie, Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington

Paul Gonsalves ((1920-07-12)July 12, 1920 – (1974-05-15)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]