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Dexter Gordon (1923–1990) was an American jazz musician, composer, and recording artist. Born in Los Angeles, he began his professional work in 1940 and performed in the jazz, bebop, hard bop, and swing genres. He played the saxophone, specifically the tenor saxophone. Gordon recorded for labels including Blue Note, Columbia Records, Savoy Records, and SteepleChase. His musical output includes works such as *Dexter Gordon - Jazz Saxophone Solos* and *Jamey Aebersold Jazz -- Dexter Gordon, Vol 82*.
Gordon received the NEA Jazz Masters and a Grammy Award for Best Jazz Performance. He was also awarded the David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actor. Additionally, he received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actor and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama. He died in Philadelphia from kidney failure.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 4
Top works
- Dexter Gordon - Jazz Saxophone Solos (Songbook)
- Jamey Aebersold Jazz -- Dexter Gordon, Vol 82
- Dexter Gordon
- Dexter Gordon - Jazz Saxophone Solos
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Film & TV
Acting · Los Angeles, California, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dexter Gordon (February 27, 1923 – April 25, 1990) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and an Academy Award-nominated actor (Round Midnight, Warner Bros, 1986). He is regarded as one of the first and most important musicians to adapt the bebop musical language of people like Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and Bud Powell to the tenor saxophone. His…
Known for
- Cool Cats — Self (archive footage)2015
- Jazz Icons: Dexter Gordon Live in '63 and '642007
- Dexter Gordon: More Than You Know — Himself1996
- Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong — Self1992
- Awakenings — Rolando1990
- 'Round Midnight — Dale Turner1986
- Before Midnight — Self (archive footage)1986
- Stop for Bud — Narrator (voice)1963
- Unchained — Saxophone Player (uncredited)1955
- Dexter Gordon at Jazzhus Montmartre in '69 — Tenor Saxophone
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1923
- Active to
- 1990
Discography
- Daddy Plays the Horn1955
- West Coast Jazz Concert1957
- Dexter Calling…1961
- Doin’ Allright1961
- A Swingin’ Affair1962
- Go1962
- Our Man in Paris1963
- Gettin’ Around1965
- One Flight Up1967
- A Day in Copenhagen1969
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 610,046
- Total plays
- 5,714,106
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Dexter Gordon (February 27, 1923 – April 25, 1990) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. He was among the earliest tenor players to adapt the bebop musical language of people such as Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and Bud Powell to the instrument. His studio and live performance career spanned over 40 years. Gordon's height was 6 feet 6 inches (198 cm), so he was also known as "Long Tall Dexter" and "Sophisticated Giant". He played a Conn 10M Lady Face until 1964. <a href="https://www.last.
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
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- Electrophoretic transfer of proteins from polyacrylamide gels to nitrocellulose sheets: procedure and some applications.
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- QIIME allows analysis of high-throughput community sequencing data
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Key facts
- Also known as
- Long Tall Dexter
- Born
- Dexter Keith Gordon , ( 1923-02-27 ) February 27, 1923, Los Angeles , California, U.S.
- Died
- April 25, 1990 (1990-04-25) (aged 67), Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, U.S.
- Genres
- Jazz swing bebop hard bop
- Occupations
- Musician composer bandleader
- Instruments
- Tenor saxophone soprano saxophone
- Years active
- 1940–1986
- Labels
- Blue Note Savoy Columbia
- Website
- dextergordon .com
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Encyclopedic overview
Dexter Gordon (February 27, 1923 – April 25, 1990) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and bandleader. He was among the most influential early bebop musicians. Gordon's height was 6 feet 6 inches (198 cm), so he was also known as "Long Tall Dexter" and "Sophisticated Giant". His studio and performance career spanned more than 40 years.
Gordon's sound was commonly characterized as being "large" and spacious and he had a tendency to play behind the beat. He inserted musical quotes into his solos, with sources as diverse as "Happy Birthday" and well-known melodies from the operas of Wagner. Quoting from various musical sources is not unusual in jazz improvisation, but Gordon did it frequently enough to make it a hallmark of his style. One of his major influences was Lester Young. Gordon, in turn, was an early influence on John Coltrane and Sonny Rollins. Rollins and Coltrane then influenced Gordon's playing as he explored hard bop and modal playing during the 1960s.
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