Paul Gonsalves
(1920-1974)
American saxophonist and jazz musician
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Paul Gonsalves (July 12, 1920 – May 15, 1974) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist 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," a performance credited with revitalizing Ellington's waning career in the 1950s.
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12 July 1920 Brockton, Massachusetts, US
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15 May 1974 (aged 53) London, England
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| Zodiac | Cancer |
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