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Born: February 27, 1923 in Los Angeles, CA
Years Active: 40 's, 50 's, 60 's, 70 's, 80 's, 90 's
Died: April 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 songs, but he created a large body of superior wo... Continue Bio >>

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Discography:
2004 Loose Walk
2004 Bopland: The Legendary Elks Club Concert L.A. 1947
2003 Our Man in Amsterdam
2003 Live at the Both/And Club San Francisco
2003 Jazz at Highschool
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Filmography:
2006 Play Your Own Thing: A Story of Jazz in Europe
2001 The Legend of Teddy Edwards
1997 Blue Note: A Story of Modern Jazz
1992 Tenor Titans
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Influenced By: Charlie Parker Dizzy Gillespie Lester Young Coleman Hawkins Chu Berry More >> Followers: Allen Eager James Moody Gene Ammons Eric Gale Sonny Rollins More >>

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