Paul Gonsalves

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 's big band (1949-1950) before joining . 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 wit…