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Albums by Dexter Gordon
ALBUMCopenhagen CodaDexter Gordon
ALBUMSoul SisterDexter Gordon
ALBUMWhat's NewDexter Gordon
ALBUMFried BananasDexter Gordon
ALBUMCandlelight LadyDexter Gordon
ALBUMNorth Sea Jazz Legendary ConcertsDexter Gordon
ALBUMOur Man In Paris (feat. Bud Powell, Pierre Michelot & Kenny Clarke)Dexter Gordon
ALBUMDaddy Plays the Horn (2013 - Remaster)Dexter Gordon
ALBUMSatin DollDexter Gordon & Kenny Drew
ALBUMGreat Encounters LiveDexter Gordon
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Dexter Gordon Essentials
This bop great was a notable ex-pat until his triumphant '70s Stateside return.
Dexter Gordon: The Session Musicians
Grooving soul-jazz tunes and hard-charging bop recordings.
Dexter Gordon: Deep Cuts
Noir atmospherics and burly bop interpretations.
Artist Biography
As one of the great tenors to emerge from Los Angeles' Central Avenue scene of the 1940s, Dexter Gordon led a colorful and eventful, sometimes tragic life that included three triumphant comebacks in a four-plus-decade career. Gordon was the top tenor saxophonist during the bop era and possessed his own distinctive sound. His years as a leader, especially on Blue Note with albums like 1962's Go!, were enough to make him a legend. Following an extended period living in Europe, he returned to the states, garnering more acclaim for albums like 1979's Sophisticated Giant. As a beloved member of the bebop generation, his story inspired French director Bertrand Tavernier to tell a portion of it in the 1986 drama Round Midnight in which Gordon starred, earning a Best Actor Oscar nomination. He also won a Grammy for The Other Side of Round Midnight, his final album released five years before his death in 1999.
Hometown
Los Angeles, CA, United States
Genre
Jazz