Emanuel Paul (February 2, 1904 – May 23, 1988) was an American

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major ...

tenor saxophonist. Paul was one of the first tenor saxophonists to hold regular work in New Orleans jazz, where his instrument often substituted for the

baritone horn The baritone horn, or sometimes just called baritone, is a low-pitched brass instrument in the saxhorn family.Robert Donington, "The Instruments of Music", (pp. 113ff ''The Family of Bugles'') 2nd ed., Methuen, London, 1962 It is a piston-val ...

in a brass band. Paul did not begin playing music until late in his youth, picking up violin at age 18 and then switching to

banjo The banjo is a stringed instrument with a thin membrane stretched over a frame or cavity to form a resonator. The membrane is typically circular, and usually made of plastic, or occasionally animal skin. Early forms of the instrument were fashi ...

in the middle of the 1920s, before settling on tenor saxophone in the 1930s. He became a member of the

Eureka Brass Band The Eureka Brass Band was a brass band from New Orleans, active from 1920 to 1975, that recorded prolifically for Atlantic Records, Pax, Alamac, Folkways, Jazzology, and Sounds of New Orleans. The group's membership varied at any given time, u ...

in 1940, and remained with them into the 1960s; he also played often with

Kid Thomas Valentine Kid Thomas (1896–1987), born Thomas Valentine, was an American jazz trumpeter and bandleader. Kid Thomas was born in Reserve, Louisiana and came to New Orleans in his youth. In the early 1920s, he gained a reputation as a hot trumpet man. Sta ...

from 1942, and recorded with Oscar Celestin,

Emanuel Sayles Emanuel Sayles (January 31, 1907 – October 5, 1986) was an American jazz banjoist chiefly active in the New Orleans jazz scene. Biography Sayles was born in Donaldsonville, Louisiana and played violin and viola as a child, then taught himsel ...

, and the

Olympia Brass Band The Olympia Brass Band is an American jazz brass band from New Orleans. The first "Olympia Brass Band" was active from the late 19th century to around World War I. The most famous member was Freddie Keppard. In 1958, saxophonist Harold Dejan, ...

. He led three albums for the European Jazz Macon label in 1967; his sidemen on these records included Valentine,

George Lewis George Lewis may refer to: Entertainment and art * George B. W. Lewis (1818–1906), circus rider and theatre manager in Australia * George E. Lewis (born 1952), American composer and free jazz trombonist * George J. Lewis (1903–1995), Mexican ...

, and

Butch Thompson Richard Enos "Butch" Thompson (November 28, 1943 – August 14, 2022) was an American jazz pianist and clarinetist best known for his ragtime and stride performances. Music career Thompson was born in Marine on St. Croix, Minnesota, began pl ...

. JP Alessi of Lyon, France, released a CD entitled ''Blues for Manny'' in 2010.

References

External links

Complete discography on official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Paul, Emanuel 1904 births 1988 deaths American jazz saxophonists American male saxophonists 20th-century American saxophonists Jazz musicians from Louisiana 20th-century American male musicians American male jazz musicians Eureka Brass Band members Olympia Brass Band members