Emmanuel Paul

b. 2 Feb 1904, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, d. 23 Might 1988, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Originally a banjo participant, Paul turned to tenor saxophone through the 30s. He was using the Eureka Brass Music group from 1940 and became a member of Child Thomas Valentine’s Music group in 1942, carrying on his association with Valentine for quite some time, and using him at Preservation Hall in New Orleans in to the 80s. Right away from the 60s he was an associate of Harold Dejan’s Olympia Brass Music group, and his exceptional, comprehensive vibrato imparted a particular friendliness and majesty towards the time-honoured traditional New Orleans dirges and hymns. Echoes of players like Paul could be noticed in the task from the 60s avant garde saxophonists, such as for example Archie Shepp and Albert Ayler, whose root base were often deep in the wealthy New Orleans sub-soil from the jazz custom. The work from the originals, not really least Dejan and Paul, includes a depth and psychological efficiency that prevent it from dating, despite achieving back nearly a hundred years.