Virgil Gonsalves
Person
1931 –
Who is Virgil Gonsalves?
Virgil Gonsalves was an American saxophonist and clarinetist, though primarily a baritone saxophonist.
Born in Monterey, California, Gonsalvez was a baritone saxophonist with the orchestras of Alvino Rey and Tex Beneke. In 1954 he formed an ensemble with Bob Enevoldsen, the tenor saxophonist Buddy Wise, Lou Levy, Harry Babasin, and Larry Bunker, and recorded the album Virgil Gonsalves Sextet in 1954 on Nocturne Records 8. Among the group’s later members were Leo Wright, Junior Mance, Ron Crotty, and Eddie Khan. Gonzalves also worked as a freelance, mainly in the San Francisco area. He was a member of the Pacific Gas & Electric rock band from 1971 to 1972. He died in Salinas, California.
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Virgil Gonsalves." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 20 Sep. 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/biography/virgil-gonsalves/m/0k0tq7y>.
Discuss this Virgil Gonsalves biography with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In