Dexter Gordon
Dexter Gordon In concert in Toronto, August 19, 1978 Background information Also known as Long Tall Dexter, Dexter Gordon Born ( 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 Occupation(s) Musician, composer, bandleader, actor Instruments Tenor saxophone, Soprano saxophone Years active 1940–1986 Labels Blue Note, Savoy, Columbia Associated acts Gene Ammons, Billy Eckstine, Dizzy Gillespie, Wardell Gray, Lionel Hampton Website www.dextergordon.com Dexter Gordon (February 27, 1923 – April 25, 1990 [1] ) 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. Gordon's height was 6 feet 6 inches (198 cm), so he was also known as "Long Tall Dexter...