Paul Gonsalves
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Paul Gonsalves was an American jazz tenor saxophonist best known for his long, electrifying solo with Duke Ellington at the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival, which helped revitalize Ellington’s career.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
human
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jazz musician ⓘ tenor saxophonist ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1974 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1940s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Count Basie
NERFINISHED
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Duke Ellington NERFINISHED ⓘ Woody Herman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1920-07-12 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Brockton, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | drug-related complications ⓘ |
| contributedTo | revitalization of Duke Ellington’s career in the mid-1950s ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1974-05-15 ⓘ |
| employer | Duke Ellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Cape Verdean American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Gonsalves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Paul Gonsalves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
big band
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jazz ⓘ swing ⓘ |
| givenName | Paul ⓘ |
| influenced | later generations of jazz saxophonists ⓘ |
| instrument | tenor saxophone ⓘ |
| knownFor | long, electrifying solo on "Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue" at the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival ⓘ |
| legacy |
central to the historic 1956 Ellington at Newport concert
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key figure in mid-20th-century big band jazz ⓘ |
| memberOf | Duke Ellington Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalRole |
section player in big band saxophone section
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soloist ⓘ |
| notableEvent | 1956 Newport Jazz Festival performance with Duke Ellington ⓘ |
| notableRecording | Ellington at Newport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | tenor saxophone solo at the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival with Duke Ellington ⓘ |
| occupation |
musician
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saxophonist ⓘ |
| performanceFeature | extended chorus soloing ⓘ |
| performanceRole | featured tenor saxophone soloist in Duke Ellington’s band ⓘ |
| performedComposition | Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | London, England, United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Columbia Records ⓘ |
| style | improvisational jazz soloing ⓘ |
| touringActivity | toured internationally with Duke Ellington’s orchestra ⓘ |
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