Although his reputation is often hung upon the mighty gallery-rousing performance he gave at the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival with Duke Ellington, tenor saxophonist Paul Gonsalves was at heart an introspective balladeer. His true legacy is his recorded collection of love songs. Paul Gonsalves was born on 12 July 1920, in Boston, Massachusetts, which is [...]
Maria Cole: Jazz Singer, Mother of Natalie Cole, Widow of Nat ‘King’ Cole, Dead at 89
July 12, 2012 | Posted by
Maria Cole, the widow of singing legend Nat “King” Cole, the mother of Natalie Cole and in her own right a former Big Band singer, died Tuesday in Boca Raton, Fla., after a brief battle with cancer, her family announced. She was 89. “Our mom was in a class all by herself. She epitomized class, elegance, and [...]
