Dexter Gordon

Born: 1923-02-27

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 studio and live performance career were both extensive and multifaceted, spanning over 50 years in recorded jazz history. Gordon's height was 6 feet 6 inches (198 cm), and so consequently he was also known as "Long Tall Dexter" and "Sophisticated Giant." He played a Conn 10M 'Ladyface' tenor until it was stolen in a Paris airport in 1961. He then switched over to a Selmer Mark VI. His saxophone was fitted with an Otto Link metal mouthpiece, which can be seen in various photos. Gordon died on April 25, 1990 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Official Dexter Gordon Website is the authoritative online source for research and information on the life and music of Dexter Gordon. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dexter Gordon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Awakenings

as Rolando
Released: 1990-12-04

Dr. Malcolm Sayer, a shy research physician, uses an experimental drug to "awaken" the catatonic...

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Round Midnight

as Dale Turner
Released: 1986-09-23

Inside the Blue Note nightclub one night in 1959 Paris, an aged, ailing jazzman coaxes an...

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Stop for Bud

as Narrator (voice)
Released: 1963-12-17

Stop for Bud is Jørgen Leth's first film and the first in his long collaboration with Ole John....

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Before Midnight

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1986-01-01

Filmmaker Jean Achache shot extensively on the set of ’Round Midnight. This documentary presents...

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Jazz Icons: Dexter Gordon Live in '63 and '64

as uncredited
Released: 2007-09-04

Dexter Gordon features three concerts filmed in 1963 and 1964 in Holland, Switzerland and...

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Dexter Gordon: More Than You Know

as Himself
Released: 1996-01-01

Biographical documentary on the life and career of Dexter Gordon.

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