Paul Gonsalves
Sign in to saveAmerican saxophonist and jazz musician (1920-1974)
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1920-07-12
- Active to
- 1974-05-15
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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". <a h
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Paul
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Brockton
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- jazz musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- saxophone
- Record label
- RCA Records
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- date of birth
- 1920-07-12
- date of death
- 1974-05-15
- cause of death
- drug overdose
- start of work period
- 1938-00-00
- name in native language
- Paul Gonsalves
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