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Paul Gonsalves

Brockton, United States · 1920-07-12 – 1974-05-15

Paul Gonsalves is credited on 2,342 releases across 433 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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2,342

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433

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8

Decades active

261

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American jazz tenor saxophone player.
Born: 12 July 1920 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Died: 14 May 1974 in London, England, UK (aged 53).
Gonsalves joined Count Basie's band in 1946, was briefly in Dizzy Gillespie's big band (1949-1950) before joining Duke Ellington. The long improvisation on "Diminuendo And Crescendo in Blue" at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1956 led to a comeback for Ellington's orchestra as a whole. Gonsalves stayed with Ellington for the rest of his career, but also recorded prolifically as a soloist with other groups and as a leader. Died nine days before Ellington, who was never told Gonsalves had died.
Father of Brainstorm band member.

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2,342 releases · 433 albums · active 1950–2025

  • Performance · 3,184
  • Other credits · 811

Studios: Newport Jazz Festival · National Recording Studios, New York City · Columbia 30th Street Studio · Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

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