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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," <a href="spotify:artist:4F7Q5NV6h5TSwCainz8S5A">Duke Ellington</a> 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 <a href="spotify:artist:4F7Q5NV6h5TSwCainz8S5A">Ellington</a> having a major "comeback," and Gonsalves forever earning <a href="spotify:artist:4F7Q5NV6h5TSwCainz8S5A">Ellington</a>'s gratitude.
Gonsalves had already earned a strong reputation during his stints with <a href="spotify:artist:2jFZlvIea42ZvcCw4OeEdA">Count Basie</a> (1946-1949) and <a href="spotify:artist:5RzjqfPS0Bu4bUMkyNNDpn">the Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra</a> (1949-1950). Joining <a href="spotify:artist:4F7Q5NV6h5TSwCainz8S5A">Ellington</a> 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 <a href="spotify:artist:4WoGga7UeRcmjD4ufif4nG">Tommy Dorsey</a>) and he was well-featured up until his death, just ten days before <a href="spotify:artist:4F7Q5NV6h5TSwCainz8S5A">Ellington</a> passed on. In addition to his countless number of recorded performances with <a href="spotify:artist:4F7Q5NV6h5TSwCainz8S5A">Ellington</a>, Gonsalves led dates of his own on an occasional basis, including for Argo, Jazzland, Impulse (highlighted by a combative meeting with <a href="spotify:artist:217b0uqAzsOOhGcnoANZqj">Sonny Stitt</a>), Storyville, Black Lion, and Fantasy. ~ Scott Yanow, Rovi
Gonsalves had already earned a strong reputation during his stints with <a href="spotify:artist:2jFZlvIea42ZvcCw4OeEdA">Count Basie</a> (1946-1949) and <a href="spotify:artist:5RzjqfPS0Bu4bUMkyNNDpn">the Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra</a> (1949-1950). Joining <a href="spotify:artist:4F7Q5NV6h5TSwCainz8S5A">Ellington</a> 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 <a href="spotify:artist:4WoGga7UeRcmjD4ufif4nG">Tommy Dorsey</a>) and he was well-featured up until his death, just ten days before <a href="spotify:artist:4F7Q5NV6h5TSwCainz8S5A">Ellington</a> passed on. In addition to his countless number of recorded performances with <a href="spotify:artist:4F7Q5NV6h5TSwCainz8S5A">Ellington</a>, Gonsalves led dates of his own on an occasional basis, including for Argo, Jazzland, Impulse (highlighted by a combative meeting with <a href="spotify:artist:217b0uqAzsOOhGcnoANZqj">Sonny Stitt</a>), Storyville, Black Lion, and Fantasy. ~ Scott Yanow, Rovi
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