Dexter Gordon

Born: Feb 27, 1923 in Los Angeles, CA

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Died: Apr 25, 1990 in Philadelphia, PA

Genre: Jazz

Biography: Dexter Gordon had such a colorful and eventful life (with three separate comebacks) that his story would make a great Hollywood movie. The top tenor saxophonist to emerge during the bop era and possessor of his own distinctive sound, Gordon sometimes was long-winded and quoted excessively from other ...Read full biography

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Go!

Released: 1962

Label: EMI

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From the first moments when Dexter Gordon sails into the opening song full of brightness and confidence, it is obvious that Go! is going to be one of those albums where everything just seems to come together ...Read full review

Something Different

Released: 1975

Label: Steeplechase

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What is different about this set (recorded in a particularly busy year for Dexter Gordon) is that the veteran tenor is joined by a trio (guitarist Philip Catherine, bassist Niels Pedersen and drummer Billy ...Read full review

More Dexter Gordon albums: Main Albums (73), Compilations (174), DVD/Video (16)

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