Tag Archives: Paul Gonsalves / Sonny – Salt and Pepper

Charlie Parker has already established many admirers and his impact could be detected in various styles, but couple of have been seeing that avid a disciple seeing that Sonny Stitt. There is nearly note-for-note imitation in a number of early Stitt solos, as well as the closeness continued to be …

The best moment of Paul Gonsalves’ musical career occurred on the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival when, to bridge the gap between “Diminuendo in Blue” and “Crescendo in Blue,” Duke Ellington urged him to have a longer solo, egging him on through 27 exciting choruses that almost caused a riot. That …