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Paul Gonsalves was born on 12 July, 1920 in Brockton, Massachusetts, U.S., is an American saxophonist and jazz musician. Discover Paul Gonsalves's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 53 years old?
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Musician |
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53 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Cancer |
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12 July 1920 |
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12 July |
| Birthplace |
Brockton, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Date of death |
15 May, 1974 |
| Died Place |
London, England |
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United States
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Paul Gonsalves Height, Weight & Measurements
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Dating & Relationship status
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Paul Gonsalves Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Paul Gonsalves worth at the age of 53 years old? Paul Gonsalves’s income source is mostly from being a successful artist. He is from United States. We have estimated Paul Gonsalves's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Paul Gonsalves (July 12, 1920 – May 15, 1974) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist best known for his association with Duke Ellington.
He also played with fellow Cape Verdean Americans in Phil Edmund's band in the 1940s.
Before joining Duke Ellington's orchestra in 1950, he also played in big bands led by Count Basie (1947–1949) and Dizzy Gillespie (1949–1950).
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.
Born in Brockton, Massachusetts, to Cape Verdean parents, Gonsalves' first instrument was the guitar, and as a child he was regularly asked to play Cape Verdean folk songs for his family.
He grew up in New Bedford, Massachusetts, and played as a member of the Sabby Lewis Orchestra.
His first professional engagement in Boston was with the same group on tenor saxophone, in which he played before and after his military service during World War II.
At the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival, Gonsalves' solo in Ellington's "Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue" went through 27 choruses; the publicity from this performance is credited with reviving Ellington's career.
The performance is captured on the album Ellington at Newport.
Gonsalves was a featured soloist in numerous Ellingtonian settings.
He received the nickname "The Strolling Violins" from Ellington for playing solos while walking through the crowd.
Gonsalves died in London ten days before Duke Ellington's death, after a lifetime of addiction to alcohol and narcotics.
Mercer Ellington refused to tell Duke of the passing of Gonsalves, fearing the shock might further accelerate his father's decline.
Ellington and Gonsalves, along with trombonist Tyree Glenn, lay side by side in the same New York funeral home for a period of time.
Gonsalves is buried at the Long Island National Cemetery in Farmingdale, New York.
With Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
