Paul Gonsalves
Paul Gonsalves ((1920-07-12)July 12, 1920 – (1974-05-15)May 15, 1974) 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. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Brockton (city in Massachusetts, United States), Died May 15, 1974 (London (capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1947 - 1962
Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor saxophone
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | D7VB-0402 | 10-in. | 1/3/1947 | Bill's mill | Count Basie Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |
| Victor | D7VB-0886 | 10-in. | 5/20/1947 | Swingin' the blues | Count Basie, his Instrumentalists and Rhythm | Jazz octet | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |
| Victor | D7VB-0887 | 10-in. | 5/20/1947 | St. Louis boogie | Count Basie ; Count Basie, his Instrumentalists and Rhythm | Jazz octet | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |
| Victor | D7VB-0888 | 10-in. | 5/20/1947 | Basie's basement | Count Basie ; Count Basie, his Instrumentalists and Rhythm | Jazz octet | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |
| Victor | D7VB-0889 | 10-in. | 5/20/1947 | Backstage at Stuff's | Count Basie ; Count Basie, his Instrumentalists and Rhythm | Jazz octet | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |
| Victor | D7VB-0890 | 10-in. | 5/21/1947 | My buddy | Count Basie, his Instrumentalists and Rhythm | Jazz nonet | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |
| Victor | D7VB-0893 | 10-in. | 5/21/1947 | I never knew (I could love anybody like I'm loving you) | Count Basie, his Instrumentalists and Rhythm | Jazz nonet | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |
| Victor | D7VB-0894 | 10-in. | 5/21/1947 | Sugar | Count Basie, his Instrumentalists and Rhythm | Jazz nonet | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |
| Mercury | 9247 | 10-in. | 6/3/1952 | My song | Jimmy Cobb Orchestra ; Dinah Washington | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | ||
| Mercury | 9248 | 10-in. | 6/3/1952 | Half as much | Jimmy Cobb Orchestra ; Dinah Washington | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | ||
| Decca | 112143 | 5/1/1962 | On a little street in Singapore-1 | Wild Bill Davis | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 112144 | 5/1/1962 | Manhattan-1 | Wild Bill Davis | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 112145 | 5/1/1962 | African waltz | Wild Bill Davis | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 112146 | 5/1/1962 | Midnight in Moscow | Wild Bill Davis | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gonsalves, Paul," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/318219.
Gonsalves, Paul. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/318219.
"Gonsalves, Paul." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Paul Gonsalves
Discogs: Paul Gonsalves
Allmusic: Paul Gonsalves
Grove: Paul Gonsalves
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Gonsalves, Paul, 1920-1974 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no92002590
Wikidata: Paul Gonsalves - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q919132
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/49408107
MusicBrainz: Paul Gonsalves - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/033fae4c-cb99-4e3b-8213-f0d0c1bc677d
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/298585 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/298585
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