Jazz Articles about Paul Gonsalves

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Radio & Podcasts

Paul Gonsalves @ 100 And More July Birthdays

by Marc Cohn
July 31, 2020

Time to celebrate July birthdays! Among the living, David Sanborn @ 75, pianist Mark Soskin, trumpeter Theo Croker, Kenny Burrell and Ahmad Jamal @ 90! We celebrate the saxophonists: Paul Gonsalves @ 100 and Hank Mobley @ 90. Along the way, birthday salutes to Philly Joe Jones, Lee Morgan, Charlie Christian, pianist Billy Taylor and Johnny Hodges. Enjoy the show! Playlist Hank Mobley “Soul Station" from Soul Station (Blue Note) 00:00 Hank Mobley “Old ...

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Book Excerpts

Diminuendo and Crescendo

by Mitch Myers
July 24, 2009

This excerpt appears in The Boy Who Cried Freebird: Rock & Roll Fables and Sonic Storytelling (Harper Paperbacks, 2008).I tried calling my good pal Harlan the other day. I needed some help with my computer and if anyone knows about computers, it's Harlan. Unfortunately, or perhaps fortunately, my friend was nowhere to be found. Instead, Harlan's voicemail greeting confronted me.“Hi, I'm not home right now," his voice explained. “This is Paul Gonsalves' saxophone solo from 'Diminuendo ...