Paul Gonsalves
The greatest moment of Paul Gonsalves' musical career occurred at the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival when, to bridge the gap between "Diminuendo in Blue" and "Crescendo in Blue," Duke Ellington urged him to take a long solo, egging him on through 27 exciting choruses that almost caused a riot. That well-publicized episode resulted in Ellington having a major "comeback," and Gonsalves forever earning Ellington's gratitude.
Gonsalves had already earned a strong reputation during his stints with Count Basie (1946-1949) and the Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra (1949-1950). Joining Ellington in 1950, Gonsalves' warm breathy tone and harmonically advanced solos were a constant fixture for 24 years (except for a brief time in 1953 when he was with Tommy Dorsey) and he was well-featured up until his death, just ten days before Ellington passed on. In addition to his countless number of recorded performances with Ellington, Gonsalves led dates of his own on an occasional basis, including for Argo, Jazzland, Impulse (highlighted by a combative meeting with Sonny Stitt), Storyville, Black Lion, and Fantasy.
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Discography
14 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Gettin' Together!
Jazz - Released by Original Jazz Classics on Dec 20, 1960
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Tell It The Way It Is
Jazz - Released by Verve Reissues on Sep 4, 1963
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Cleopatra Feelin' Jazzy
Jazz - Released by Impulse! on May 21, 1963
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Gettin' Together
Jazz - Released by Black Sheep Music on Jan 1, 2000
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Sittin' In
Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz, Coleman Hawkins, Paul Gonsalves
Jazz - Released by Verve Reissues on Jun 22, 2021
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Just A-Sittin' And A-Rockin'
Jazz - Released by 1201 MUSIC on Jan 1, 1970
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Ellingtonia Moods and Blues
Jazz - Released by RCA Victor on Jan 1, 1990
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Stanely Dance Presents The Music Of The Great Ellingtonians
Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney, Mitchell Wood
Jazz - Released by Fresh Sound Records on Nov 17, 2008
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Salt And Pepper
Jazz - Released by Verve Reissues on Sep 5, 1963
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56 Sax Explosion
Bebop - Released by Master Classics Records on Dec 1, 2010
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Sitting In
Paul Gonsalves, Clyde Fats Wright
Jazz - Released by Silk City Records on Sep 2, 2014
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