Paul Gonsalves
- MatchPaul Gonsalves
- 100%Lucky Thompson
- 71%Marty Paich
- 62%Harry "Sweets" Edison
- 60%Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis
- 59%Jimmy Forrest
- 56%Al Cohn
- 56%Coleman Hawkins
- 51%Flip Philips
- 51%Flip Phillips
- 48%Pepper Adams
Biography
12 July 1920, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, d. 15 May 1974, London, England. Gonsalves first professional engagement in Boston was on tenor saxophone with the Sabby Lewis band, in which he played both before and after his military service during World War II. On leaving Lewis he played with Count Basie from 1946-49, was briefly with Dizzy Gillespie, and then joined Duke Ellington in 1950. Gonsalves remained with Ellington for the rest of his life, his occasional absences from the band... Read more