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![Watch Blem (feat. Anita Moore) [Live] music video by Duke Ellington](/mkimage/image/thumb/Video114/v4/77/db/c5/77dbc5f8-297d-9761-3fa0-97c7a9188f3f/artwork6.jpg/575x575mv.webp "Watch Blem (feat. Anita Moore) [Live] music video by Duke Ellington")
![Watch Encore: Take the a Train (feat. Raymond Fol & Claude Bolling) [Live] music video by Duke Ellington](/mkimage/image/thumb/Video124/v4/16/50/d9/1650d9a9-0756-d86f-31eb-db0a211a6629/artwork10.jpg/575x575mv.webp "Watch Encore: Take the a Train (feat. Raymond Fol & Claude Bolling) [Live] music video by Duke Ellington")
![Watch New York, New York (feat. Anita Moore) [Live] music video by Duke Ellington](/mkimage/image/thumb/Video124/v4/5e/75/79/5e757972-880f-30ef-80e9-45167f901ea0/artwork5.jpg/575x575mv.webp "Watch New York, New York (feat. Anita Moore) [Live] music video by Duke Ellington")
![Watch Somebody Cares (feat. Anita Moore & Tony Watkins) [Live] music video by Duke Ellington](/mkimage/image/thumb/Video124/v4/81/c1/69/81c169f1-ea01-0190-4138-33ccd7b4f579/artwork9.jpg/575x575mv.webp "Watch Somebody Cares (feat. Anita Moore & Tony Watkins) [Live] music video by Duke Ellington")
About Paul Gonsalves
Hometown
Brockton, MA, United States
Born
July 12, 1920
Genre
Jazz
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. ~ Scott Yanow
Paul Gonsalves has also released music as a member of Count Basie and His Orchestra and The Duke Ellington Orchestra.
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