Paul Gonsalves
Born in Brockton, Massachusetts on July 12, 1920, Paul Gonsalvez was a jazz
tenor saxophonist who has been credited as reviving Duke Ellington’s career in
the 1950s. As a young boy, Gonsalves focused his attention on the guitar,
playing folks songs for his family. He switched to tenor saxophone before his
military service during World War II. After the war, he spent two years with
Count Basie (1947-1949) and then spent a year with Dizzy Gillespie before
joining Duke Ellington’s band in 1950. In 1956, during Ellington’s performance
at the Monterey Jazz Festival, it was Gonzalvez’s...
I'm in the Market for YouPaul Gonsalves, Ray Nance and Paul Nance
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PerdidoPaul Gonsalves and Sonny Stitt
The Jazz Masters: Paul Gonsalves (with The Duke Ellington Orchestra)
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Over the RainbowPaul Gonsalves and Earl Hines
The Jazz Masters: Paul Gonsalves (with The Duke Ellington Orchestra)
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I Cover the WaterfrontClark Terry and Paul Gonsalves
Downtown Meeting (Two Swedes in New York)
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I Only Have Eyes for YouPaul Gonsalves and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
Streetlights: Be Bop At Its Best
5:33
I Cover the WaterfrontPaul Gonsalves
Gettin' Together!
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