Ellingtonia Moods & Blues
Released: Oct 12, 1999
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Released: Oct 12, 1999
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Paul Gonsalves was considered some kind of new genius of the tenor saxophone after he blew an astounding 27 choruses with Duke Ellington's Orchestra on the Duke's "Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue"...
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Tell It the Way It Is!/Cleopatra -- Feelin' Jazzy
Released: Sep 21, 1999
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Released: Sep 21, 1999
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In 1999, Polygram released Tell It the Way It Is!/Cleopatra -- Feelin' Jazzy, which contained two complete albums -- Tell It the Way It Is! (1963, originally released on Impulse) and Cleopatra --...
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Mexican Bandit Meets Pittsburgh Pirate
Released: Aug 24, 1973
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Released: Aug 24, 1973
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This album teams tenor saxophonist Paul Gonsalves and trumpeter Roy Eldridge quite late in their careers. Gonsalves would pass away within a year and Eldridge would only be able to play for about...
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Paul Gonsalves Meets Earl Hines
Released: Dec 15, 1970
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Released: Dec 15, 1970
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Most of this CD was recorded at the earlier date. Duke Ellington's longtime tenor, Paul Gonsalves, was a perfect match for the inventive pianist, Earl Hines, who (along with bassist Al Hall and...
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Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'
Released: Aug 28, 1970
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Released: Aug 28, 1970
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This relaxed session gave three of Duke Ellington's finest sidemen rare opportunities to record outside of Ellington's Orchestra: tenor saxophonist Paul Gonsalves, Ray Nance (who had left Ellington...
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Encuentro
Released: Sep 15, 1968
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Released: Sep 15, 1968
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This little-known CD from the Spanish Fresh Sound label is a reissue of an LP from the defunct Catalyst company. The music consists of one of tenorman Paul Gonsalves' best sets as a leader....
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Buenos Aires Session
Released: September 1968
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Released: September 1968
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This date with trumpeter Willie Cook and an Argentenian rhythm section features Blues and Jazz done without frills. It was a good challenge for the veteran tenor man. ~ Michael G. Nastos, All Music...
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Cleopatra - Feelin' Jazzy
Released: May 21, 1963
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Released: May 21, 1963
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Taking off from director Joseph Mankiewicz' messy celluloid interpretation of Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra (DeMille took the first and best stab at it in 1934), tenor saxophonist Paul...
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