Paul Gonsalves
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Paul Gonsalves 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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About this person
Country
United StatesCategory
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1920 to 1974 · aged 53
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