A gas turbine combustor is disposed in a casing interior space of a gas turbine. A combustor basket of the combustor is formed into a cylindrical shape by abutting ends of a curved panel member and welding the ends together along a welding line 16. A communication tube is provided for communication between an interior space of the combustor basket and an interior space of a combustor basket of an adjacent combustor. The position of the welding line of the combustor basket coincides with a connection position for connecting the communication tube to the combustor basket. A cooling air hole is disposed in the communication tube or in the combustor basket in the vicinity of the communication tube to introduce cooling air from the casing interior space 9 to the interior of the combustor basket.