If ever a photograph typified the relationship between Duke Ellington and Paul Gonsalves, it is this one. It was taken by Sefton Samuels at The Free Trade Hall, Manchester in 1969. No infringement of copyright intended.
We are celebrating the centenary of Paul Gonsalves all this week ahead of the 'birthday broadcast' by Duke Ellington Society UK, Uptown Lockdown this coming Wednesday, 5:00pm GMT.
Further evidence of the unique relationship between bandleader and tenor saxophonist is presented here in this marvellous video from the Duke Ellington Festival held by UWIS in 1972. There is a superb article by Matt Lavelle inspired by this performance
"Back in the 80’s in my fledgling days of trying to be a jazz musician, I had one big signpost. I knew deep inside that Paul Gonsalves music was the way to myself."
Read the full article here.
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