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Paul Gonsalves

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Born
12 July 1920
Born In
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
Died
15 May 1974 (aged 53)
Paul Gonsalves (July 12, 1920, Brockton, Massachusetts - May 15, 1974, London, England), an American jazz tenor saxophonist, was considered one of the best and most tasteful players on his instrument. But no review of his musicianship is ever left untouched by the performance that made his name in the first place—the near-riot he caused at the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival, with an arresting, 27-chorus solo, in the middle of Duke Ellington's performance of "Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue". Linking two of Ellington's late-1930s blues compositions ("Dimin… read more
Paul Gonsalves (July 12, 1920, Brockton, Massachusetts - May 15, 1974, London, England), an American jazz tenor saxophonist, was considered one of the best and most tasteful players on his instrument. But no review of his musicianship is ever left untouched by the performance that made his na… read more
Paul Gonsalves (July 12, 1920, Brockton, Massachusetts - May 15, 1974, London, England), an American jazz tenor saxophonist, was considered one of the best and most tasteful players on his instrument. But no review of his musicianship is ever left untouched by the performance that made his name in the first place—the near-riot he caused at the 1956 Newport … read more

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1 Play track Gettin' Together! I Cover The Waterfront
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2 Play track Gettin' Together! Yesterdays
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3 Tell It the Way It Is Things Ain't What They Used To Be
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4 Tell It the Way It Is Dukes Place
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5 Daylight Express Milli Terry
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6 Tell It the Way It Is Impulsive
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7 Tell It the Way It Is! Cleopatra Feelin' Jassy Antony And Cleopatra Theme
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8 Tell It the Way It Is! Cleopatra Feelin' Jassy Action In Alexandria
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9 Tell It the Way It Is Rapscallion In Rab's Canyon
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10 Cool Jazz (Jazz Club) Cleo's Asp
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