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| birth_date = {{birth date|1920|7|12}} |
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| birth_place = [[Brockton, Massachusetts]], U.S. |
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| death_date = {{death date and age|1974|5|15|1920|7|12}} |
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| death_place = London, England |
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| genre = [[Jazz]], [[Swing music|swing]], [[bebop]] |
| genre = [[Jazz]], [[Swing music|swing]], [[bebop]] |
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| occupation = Musician |
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| instrument = [[Tenor |
| instrument = [[Tenor saxophone]] |
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| years_active = 1938–1974 |
| years_active = 1938–1974 |
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| label = [[RCA Victor]], [[Impulse! Records|Impulse!]], Riviera, [[Black Lion Records|Black Lion]] |
| label = [[RCA Victor]], [[Impulse! Records|Impulse!]], Riviera, [[Black Lion Records|Black Lion]] |
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| past_member_of = [[Sabby Lewis]], [[Count Basie]], [[Dizzy Gillespie]], [[Duke Ellington]] |
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'''Paul Gonsalves''' ({{birth date|1920|7|12}} – {{death date |1974|5|15}}) was an American [[jazz]] [[saxophone|tenor saxophonist]]<ref>[http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/musician.php?id=7099 "Paul Gonsalves", Allaboutjazz.com.]</ref> 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]]" |
'''Paul Gonsalves''' ({{birth date|1920|7|12}} – {{death date |1974|5|15}}) was an American [[jazz]] [[saxophone|tenor saxophonist]]<ref>[http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/musician.php?id=7099 "Paul Gonsalves", Allaboutjazz.com.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090915200413/http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/musician.php?id=7099 |date=September 15, 2009 }}</ref> 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]],"<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p6589/biography|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic biography]</ref> a performance credited with revitalizing Ellington's waning career in the 1950s.<ref>Larson, Thomas E. [https://books.google.com/books?id=kfFgNABSuuUC&q=%22Paul+Gonsalves%22+died+OR+death+OR+dead&pg=PA106 ''The History and Tradition of Jazz'', p. 106.] Google Books.</ref> |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Born in [[Brockton, Massachusetts|Brockton]], Massachusetts, to [[Cape Verde|Cape Verdean]] parents, Gonsalves' first instrument was the guitar, and as a child he was regularly asked to play Cape Verdean folk songs for his family. He grew up in [[New Bedford, Massachusetts]], and played as a member of the [[Sabby Lewis]] Orchestra. His first professional engagement in [[Boston]] was with the same group on [[tenor saxophone]], in which he played before and after his military service during [[World War II]].<ref>[[Carr, Ian]] and [[Digby Fairweather]], [[Brian Priestley]][https://books.google.com/books?id=I5wrGL-a-Q8C&pg=RA5-PT106 |
Born in [[Brockton, Massachusetts|Brockton]], Massachusetts, to Portuguese [[Cape Verde|Cape Verdean]] parents, Gonsalves' first instrument was the guitar, and as a child he was regularly asked to play Cape Verdean folk songs for his family. He grew up in [[New Bedford, Massachusetts]], and played as a member of the [[Sabby Lewis]] Orchestra.<ref name="LarkinGE">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]|date=1992|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-939-0|page=994}}</ref> His first professional engagement in [[Boston]] was with the same group on [[tenor saxophone]], in which he played before and after his military service during [[World War II]].<ref>[[Carr, Ian]] and [[Digby Fairweather]], [[Brian Priestley]][https://books.google.com/books?id=I5wrGL-a-Q8C&q=Gonsalves&pg=RA5-PT106 ''The Rough Guide to Jazz''.] Google Books.</ref> He also played with fellow Cape Verdean Americans in [[Phil Edmund]]'s band in the 1940s.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Morton|first=John Fass|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MaHTQu65gzcC&q=edmund|title=Backstory in Blue: Ellington at Newport '56|date=2008|publisher=Rutgers University Press|isbn=978-0-8135-4282-9|pages=137, 140|language=en}}</ref> Before joining Duke Ellington's orchestra in 1950, he also played in big bands led by [[Count Basie]] (1947–1949) and [[Dizzy Gillespie]] (1949–1950).<ref name="LarkinGE"/> |
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At the 1956 [[Newport Jazz Festival]], Gonsalves' solo in Ellington's |
At the 1956 [[Newport Jazz Festival]], Gonsalves' solo in Ellington's "Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue" went through 27 choruses; the publicity from this performance is credited with reviving Ellington's career.<ref name="LarkinGE"/><ref>Martin, Henry and Keith Waters [https://books.google.com/books?id=kuz4EHH05I4C&q=%22Paul+Gonsalves%22+died+OR+death+OR+dead&pg=PT179 ''Jazz: the first 100 years'', Cengage Learning, p. 150.] Google Books.</ref> The performance is captured on the album ''[[Ellington at Newport]]''. Gonsalves was a featured soloist in numerous Ellingtonian settings.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> He received the nickname "The Strolling Violins" from Ellington for playing solos while walking through the crowd.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PF4xAAAAIBAJ&sjid=M3MDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7162,2044447&dq=paul-gonsalves+died+%7C+death+%7C+dead&hl=en "Paul Gonsalves, Ellington band saxophonist," May 18, 1974.] ''[[St. Petersburg Times]]''</ref> |
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Gonsalves died in London |
Gonsalves died in London ten days before Duke Ellington's death, after a lifetime of addiction to alcohol and narcotics.<ref name="LarkinGE"/><ref>''Downbeat'' magazine, March 16, 1961, page 11, reports "Ellingtonians arrested in Vegas" "Ray Nance, Willie Cook. Andrew (Fats) Ford as well as Paul Gonsalves...the sheriff's squad seized...heroin plus hypodermic needles, eye droppers and other paraphernalia of the narcotic user"</ref> [[Mercer Ellington]] refused to tell Duke of the passing of Gonsalves, fearing the shock might further accelerate his father's decline. Ellington and Gonsalves, along with trombonist [[Tyree Glenn]], lay side by side in the same New York funeral home for a period of time.<ref>Hasse, John Edward [https://books.google.com/books?id=kAvP43QuUyEC&q=%22Paul+Gonsalves%22+died+OR+death+OR+dead&pg=PA385 ''Beyond Category: The Life and Genius of Duke Ellington'', Da Capo Press, p. 385.] Google Books.</ref> |
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Gonsalves is buried at the [[Long Island National Cemetery]] in [[Farmingdale, New York]]. |
Gonsalves is buried at the [[Long Island National Cemetery]] in [[Farmingdale, New York]]. |
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* ''[[Tenor Stuff]]'' (1961, [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]) – with [[Harold Ashby]] |
* ''[[Tenor Stuff]]'' (1961, [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]) – with [[Harold Ashby]] |
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* ''[[Tell It the Way It Is!]]'' (1963, [[Impulse! Records|Impulse]]) |
* ''[[Tell It the Way It Is!]]'' (1963, [[Impulse! Records|Impulse]]) |
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* ''[[Cleopatra |
* ''[[Cleopatra Feelin' Jazzy]]'' (1963, Impulse) |
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* ''[[Salt and Pepper (album)|Salt and Pepper]]'' (1963, Impulse) – with [[Sonny Stitt]] |
* ''[[Salt and Pepper (album)|Salt and Pepper]]'' (1963, Impulse) – with [[Sonny Stitt]] |
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* ''[[Rare Paul Gonsalves Sextet in Europe]]'' (1963, Jazz Connoisseur) |
* ''[[Rare Paul Gonsalves Sextet in Europe]]'' (1963, Jazz Connoisseur) |
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* ''Sitting In'' (Paul Gonsalves and Clyde Fats Wright) (2014, Silk City) |
* ''Sitting In'' (Paul Gonsalves and Clyde Fats Wright) (2014, Silk City) |
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===As sideman=== |
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'''With Duke Ellington''' |
'''With Duke Ellington''' |
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{{Main|Duke Ellington discography}} |
{{Main|Duke Ellington discography}} |
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*''[[Ellington at Newport]]'' (1956) |
*''[[Ellington at Newport]]'' (Columbia, 1956) |
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*''[[All Star Road Band]]'' (Doctor Jazz, 1957 [1983]) |
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*''[[All Star Road Band Volume 2]]'' (Doctor Jazz, 1964 [1985]) |
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*''[[Hot Summer Dance]]'' (Red Baron, 1960 [1991]) |
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*Live At The Crystal Gardens 1952 |
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*Jazz Party in Stereo (Columbia, 1959) |
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*Harlem 1964 |
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*Ella and Duke at the Côte d'Azur 1966 |
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*The Far East Suite 1966 |
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*Liederhalle Stuttgart 1967 |
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*Live At The Opernhaus Cologne 1969 |
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*70th Birthday Concert 1969 |
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*[[Featuring Paul Gonsalves]] (Fantasy, 1985) |
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'''With [[Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis]]''' |
'''With [[Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis]]''' |
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*''[[Love Calls]]'' (RCA Victor, 1968) |
*''[[Love Calls]]'' (RCA Victor, 1968) |
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'''With [[Clark Terry]]''' |
'''With [[Clark Terry]]''' |
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*''[[Duke with a Difference]]'' (Riverside, 1957) |
*''[[Duke with a Difference]]'' (Riverside, 1957) |
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*''[[Diminuendo, Crescendo And Blues]]'' (RCA Victor, 1958) |
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'''With [[Jimmy Woode]]''' |
'''With [[Jimmy Woode]]''' |
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*''[[The Colorful Strings of Jimmy Woode]]'' (Argo, 1957) |
*''[[The Colorful Strings of Jimmy Woode]]'' (Argo, 1957) |
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;With [[Joya Sherrill]] |
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*''[[Joya Sherrill Sings Duke]]'' (20th Century Fox, 1965) |
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==References== |
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Latest revision as of 20:23, 7 November 2024
Paul Gonsalves | |
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Background information | |
Born | Brockton, Massachusetts, U.S. | July 12, 1920
Died | May 15, 1974 London, England | (aged 53)
Genres | Jazz, swing, bebop |
Occupation | Musician |
Instrument | Tenor saxophone |
Years active | 1938–1974 |
Labels | RCA Victor, Impulse!, Riviera, Black Lion |
Formerly of | Sabby Lewis, Count Basie, Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington |
Paul Gonsalves (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]
July 12, 1920 – May 15, 1974) was an AmericanBiography
[edit]Born in Brockton, Massachusetts, to Portuguese Cape Verdean parents, Gonsalves' first instrument was the guitar, and as a child he was regularly asked to play Cape Verdean folk songs for his family. He grew up in New Bedford, Massachusetts, and played as a member of the Sabby Lewis Orchestra.[4] His first professional engagement in Boston was with the same group on tenor saxophone, in which he played before and after his military service during World War II.[5] He also played with fellow Cape Verdean Americans in Phil Edmund's band in the 1940s.[6] Before joining Duke Ellington's orchestra in 1950, he also played in big bands led by Count Basie (1947–1949) and Dizzy Gillespie (1949–1950).[4]
At the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival, Gonsalves' solo in Ellington's "Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue" went through 27 choruses; the publicity from this performance is credited with reviving Ellington's career.[4][7] The performance is captured on the album Ellington at Newport. Gonsalves was a featured soloist in numerous Ellingtonian settings.[4] He received the nickname "The Strolling Violins" from Ellington for playing solos while walking through the crowd.[8]
Gonsalves died in London ten days before Duke Ellington's death, after a lifetime of addiction to alcohol and narcotics.[4][9] Mercer Ellington refused to tell Duke of the passing of Gonsalves, fearing the shock might further accelerate his father's decline. Ellington and Gonsalves, along with trombonist Tyree Glenn, lay side by side in the same New York funeral home for a period of time.[10]
Gonsalves is buried at the Long Island National Cemetery in Farmingdale, New York.
Discography
[edit]As leader/co-leader
[edit]- Cookin' (1957, Argo)
- Diminuendo, Crescendo and Blues (1958, RCA Victor)
- Ellingtonia Moods and Blues (1960, RCA Victor)
- Gettin' Together! (1961, Jazzland)
- Tenor Stuff (1961, Columbia) – with Harold Ashby
- Tell It the Way It Is! (1963, Impulse)
- Cleopatra Feelin' Jazzy (1963, Impulse)
- Salt and Pepper (1963, Impulse) – with Sonny Stitt
- Rare Paul Gonsalves Sextet in Europe (1963, Jazz Connoisseur)
- Boom-Jackie-Boom-Chick (1964, Vocalion)
- Just Friends (1964, Columbia EMI) – with Tubby Hayes
- Change of Setting (1965, World Record Club) – with Tubby Hayes
- Jazz Till Midnight (1967, Storyville)
- Love Calls (1967, RCA) – with Eddie Lockjaw Davis
- Encuentro (1968, Fresh Sound)
- With the Swingers and the Four Bones (1969, Riviera)
- Humming Bird (1970, Deram)
- Just a-Sittin' and a-Rockin' (1970, Black Lion)
- Paul Gonsalves and His All Stars (1970, Riviera)
- Paul Gonsalves Meets Earl Hines (1970, Black Lion)
- Mexican Bandit Meets Pittsburgh Pirate (1973, Fantasy)
- Paul Gonsalves Paul Quinichette (1974)
- Sitting In (Paul Gonsalves and Clyde Fats Wright) (2014, Silk City)
As sideman
[edit]With Duke Ellington
- Ellington at Newport (Columbia, 1956)
- All Star Road Band (Doctor Jazz, 1957 [1983])
- All Star Road Band Volume 2 (Doctor Jazz, 1964 [1985])
- Hot Summer Dance (Red Baron, 1960 [1991])
- Live At The Crystal Gardens 1952
- Jazz Party in Stereo (Columbia, 1959)
- Harlem 1964
- Ella and Duke at the Côte d'Azur 1966
- The Far East Suite 1966
- Liederhalle Stuttgart 1967
- Live At The Opernhaus Cologne 1969
- 70th Birthday Concert 1969
- Featuring Paul Gonsalves (Fantasy, 1985)
- Love Calls (RCA Victor, 1968)
With Johnny Hodges
- Ellingtonia '56 (Norgran, 1956)
- The Big Sound (Verve, 1957)
- Triple Play (RCA Victor, 1967)
With John Lewis
- The Wonderful World of Jazz (Atlantic, 1960)
With Billy Taylor
- Taylor Made Jazz (Argo, 1959)
With Clark Terry
- Duke with a Difference (Riverside, 1957)
- Diminuendo, Crescendo And Blues (RCA Victor, 1958)
With Jimmy Woode
- The Colorful Strings of Jimmy Woode (Argo, 1957)
- With Joya Sherrill
- Joya Sherrill Sings Duke (20th Century Fox, 1965)
References
[edit]- ^ "Paul Gonsalves", Allaboutjazz.com. Archived September 15, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Allmusic biography
- ^ Larson, Thomas E. The History and Tradition of Jazz, p. 106. Google Books.
- ^ a b c d e Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 994. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
- ^ Carr, Ian and Digby Fairweather, Brian PriestleyThe Rough Guide to Jazz. Google Books.
- ^ Morton, John Fass (2008). Backstory in Blue: Ellington at Newport '56. Rutgers University Press. pp. 137, 140. ISBN 978-0-8135-4282-9.
- ^ Martin, Henry and Keith Waters Jazz: the first 100 years, Cengage Learning, p. 150. Google Books.
- ^ "Paul Gonsalves, Ellington band saxophonist," May 18, 1974. St. Petersburg Times
- ^ Downbeat magazine, March 16, 1961, page 11, reports "Ellingtonians arrested in Vegas" "Ray Nance, Willie Cook. Andrew (Fats) Ford as well as Paul Gonsalves...the sheriff's squad seized...heroin plus hypodermic needles, eye droppers and other paraphernalia of the narcotic user"
- ^ Hasse, John Edward Beyond Category: The Life and Genius of Duke Ellington, Da Capo Press, p. 385. Google Books.
External links
[edit]- Paul Gonsalves discography at Discogs
- 1920 births
- 1974 deaths
- Swing saxophonists
- Bebop saxophonists
- Mainstream jazz saxophonists
- American jazz tenor saxophonists
- American male saxophonists
- Duke Ellington Orchestra members
- Count Basie Orchestra members
- American musicians of Cape Verdean descent
- American musicians of Portuguese descent
- Musicians from Brockton, Massachusetts
- Impulse! Records artists
- 20th-century American saxophonists
- Jazz musicians from Massachusetts
- American male jazz musicians
- Black Lion Records artists
- 20th-century American male musicians
- American people of Portuguese descent