Paul Gonsalves
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Paul Gonsalves was an American jazz tenor saxophonist best known for his long, electrifying solo with Duke Ellington at the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival, which helped revitalize Ellington’s career.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Paul Gonsalves canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6209813 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paul Gonsalves Context triple: [Duke Ellington Orchestra, associatedAct, Paul Gonsalves]
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A.
Joe Henderson
Joe Henderson was an influential American jazz tenor saxophonist and composer known for his work in hard bop and post-bop, including classic Blue Note recordings and collaborations with leading jazz artists of the 1960s and beyond.
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B.
Charles Lloyd
Charles Lloyd is an influential American jazz saxophonist, flutist, and composer known for his genre-blending style and acclaimed work since the 1960s.
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C.
Red Norvo
Red Norvo was an influential American jazz vibraphonist, xylophonist, and bandleader known for his pioneering role in the development of cool jazz and bebop.
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D.
Donald Byrd
Donald Byrd was an influential American jazz trumpeter and bandleader known for his work in hard bop and later pioneering jazz-funk and fusion styles.
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E.
Thad Jones
Thad Jones was an influential American jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader known for his sophisticated arrangements and co-leading the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paul Gonsalves Target entity description: Paul Gonsalves was an American jazz tenor saxophonist best known for his long, electrifying solo with Duke Ellington at the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival, which helped revitalize Ellington’s career.
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A.
Joe Henderson
Joe Henderson was an influential American jazz tenor saxophonist and composer known for his work in hard bop and post-bop, including classic Blue Note recordings and collaborations with leading jazz artists of the 1960s and beyond.
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B.
Charles Lloyd
Charles Lloyd is an influential American jazz saxophonist, flutist, and composer known for his genre-blending style and acclaimed work since the 1960s.
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C.
Red Norvo
Red Norvo was an influential American jazz vibraphonist, xylophonist, and bandleader known for his pioneering role in the development of cool jazz and bebop.
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D.
Donald Byrd
Donald Byrd was an influential American jazz trumpeter and bandleader known for his work in hard bop and later pioneering jazz-funk and fusion styles.
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E.
Thad Jones
Thad Jones was an influential American jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader known for his sophisticated arrangements and co-leading the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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jazz musician ⓘ tenor saxophonist ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1974 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1940s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Count Basie
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Duke Ellington ⓘ Woody Herman ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1920-07-12 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Brockton, Massachusetts, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Brockton, Massachusetts
|
| causeOfDeath | drug-related complications ⓘ |
| contributedTo | revitalization of Duke Ellington’s career in the mid-1950s ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1974-05-15 ⓘ |
| employer | Duke Ellington ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Cape Verdean American ⓘ |
| familyName | Gonsalves ⓘ |
| fullName | Paul Gonsalves ⓘ |
| genre |
big band
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jazz ⓘ swing ⓘ |
| givenName | Paul ⓘ |
| influenced | later generations of jazz saxophonists ⓘ |
| instrument | tenor saxophone ⓘ |
| knownFor | long, electrifying solo on "Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue" at the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival ⓘ |
| legacy |
central to the historic 1956 Ellington at Newport concert
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key figure in mid-20th-century big band jazz ⓘ |
| memberOf | Duke Ellington Orchestra ⓘ |
| musicalRole |
section player in big band saxophone section
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soloist ⓘ |
| notableEvent | 1956 Newport Jazz Festival performance with Duke Ellington ⓘ |
| notableRecording | Ellington at Newport ⓘ |
| notableWork | tenor saxophone solo at the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival with Duke Ellington ⓘ |
| occupation |
musician
ⓘ
saxophonist ⓘ |
| performanceFeature | extended chorus soloing ⓘ |
| performanceRole | featured tenor saxophone soloist in Duke Ellington’s band ⓘ |
| performedComposition | Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
London, England, United Kingdom
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linked to:
London, England
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| recordLabel | Columbia Records ⓘ |
| style | improvisational jazz soloing ⓘ |
| touringActivity | toured internationally with Duke Ellington’s orchestra ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Paul Gonsalves Description of subject: Paul Gonsalves was an American jazz tenor saxophonist best known for his long, electrifying solo with Duke Ellington at the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival, which helped revitalize Ellington’s career.
Referenced by (4)
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