Tag: diminuendo and crescendo in blue

Paul Gonsalves Continued

Post author By admin
Post date September 20, 2018
Categories In Listening, Music

Some more Paul Gonsalves from Diminuendo in Blue. I really like the mix of traditional and modern (at least to my ears) in his playing. The last chorus on this clip gets me every time!

Paul Gonsalves

Post author By admin
Post date August 10, 2018
Categories In Listening, Music

I have a new project! I’m not sure how long I will last but I have begun working on Paul Gonsalves’ famous 27 choruses on “Diminuendo in Blue” from Duke Ellington’s 1956 performance at the Newport Jazz Festival. There is a lot of backstory surrounding this performance, none of which I can verify as true […]