Dexter Gordon

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Dexter Keith Gordon

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Born: February 27, 1923 // Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: April 26, 1990 // Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
One of the most important tenor saxophonists to emerge during the bebop era. Gordon was initially inspired by Lester Young, but his intense playing and rich sound reflect the influence of Herschel Evans and Illinois Jacquet, big-toned tenor players of the 1930s and 1940s. Gordon, in turn, went on to be a major inspiration to the next generation including Sonny Rollins and John Coltrane. Gordon's distinctive style included his humorous habit of quoting themes from other songs in solos and a tendency towards extended treatments of songs that sometimes lasted 20 minutes. After his Blue Note debut in 1961 on, Doin' Allright (with Freddie Hubbard and Horace Parlan) he recorded several classic albums for the label including, Go! (with Sonny Clark and Billy Higgins), Our Man in Paris (with Bud Powell, Kenny Clarke and Pierre Michelot) and One Flight Up (with Donald Byrd and Kenny Drew).

Sites:

dextergordon.com, Wikipedia, britannica.com, bluenote.com, allmusic.com

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Billy Eckstine And His Orchestra, CBS Jazz All-Stars, Dexter Gordon - Benny Bailey Quintet, Dexter Gordon & Orchestra, Dexter Gordon And His Boys, Dexter Gordon Quartet, Dexter Gordon Quintet, Dexter Gordon Trio, Dexter Gordon's All Stars, Dizzy Gillespie Sextet, Leo Parker's All Stars, Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra, Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra, Red Norvo Septet, Red Norvo's Nine, Russell Jacquet And His Yellow Jackets, Sir Charles And His All Stars, Stan Levey Sextet, Tadd Dameron And His Orchestra, The Band (7), The Dexter Gordon & Slide Hampton Sextet, ~~The George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band~~

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	204		Dexter Gordon	Dexter Gordon ‎(10")	Dial Records (3)	204	US	1950	Sell This Version
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	MG 9003		Dexter Gordon	New Sounds In Modern Music - Volume 1 ‎(10", Album, Mono)	Savoy Records	MG 9003	US	1951	Sell This Version
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	LA 8646		Wardell Gray And Dexter Gordon	Wardell Gray And Dexter Gordon - The Chase And The Steeplechase (Album)	Decca	LA 8646	UK	1952	Sell This Version
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	MG 9016		Dexter Gordon	New Trends Of Jazz - Volume 3 ‎(10", Mono)	Savoy Records	MG 9016	US	1952	Sell This Version
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	MG 9020		Dexter Gordon / Wardell Gray / Howard McGhee / Trummy Young / Barney Kessell* / Hamp Hawes, Ken Kennedy (6), LeRoy Gray	Dexter Gordon / Wardell Gray / Howard McGhee / Trummy Young / Barney Kessell* / Hamp Hawes, Ken Kennedy (6), LeRoy Gray - Hollywood Jazz Session - Vol. 1 ‎(10", Album)	Savoy Records	MG 9020	US	1952	Sell This Version
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	DL-207		Dexter Gordon	Dexter Blows Hot And Cool (Album)	Dootone Records	DL-207	US	1955	Sell This Version
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	BCP-36		Dexter Gordon	Daddy Plays The Horn (Album, Comp)	Bethlehem Records	BCP-36	US	1956	Sell This Version
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	MG 6049, RMG-6049		Dexter Gordon, Barney Kessel, Wardell Gray, Sonny Criss, Hampton Hawes, Harry Babison*, Howard McGhee	Dexter Gordon, Barney Kessel, Wardell Gray, Sonny Criss, Hampton Hawes, Harry Babison*, Howard McGhee - West Coast Jazz Concert (Album)	Regent, Regent	MG 6049, RMG-6049	US	1957	Sell This Version
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	MG 12130		Dexter Gordon	Dexter Rides Again (Comp, Album)	Savoy Records	MG 12130	US	1958	Sell This Version
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	MG 12133, MG-12133		Fats Navarro, Art Blakey, Dexter Gordon, Tadd Dameron, Eddie Davis*	Fats Navarro, Art Blakey, Dexter Gordon, Tadd Dameron, Eddie Davis* - Nostalgia (Fats Navarro Memorial No. 2) (Comp, Album)	Savoy Records, Savoy Records	MG 12133, MG-12133	US	1958	Sell This Version
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	JLP 29		Dexter Gordon	The Resurgence Of Dexter Gordon (Album)	Jazzland	JLP 29	US	1960	Sell This Version
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	BLP 4083		Dexter Gordon	Dexter Calling . . . (Album)	Blue Note	BLP 4083	US	1961	Sell This Version
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	BLP 4077		Dexter Gordon	Doin' Allright (Album)	Blue Note	BLP 4077	US	1961	Sell This Version
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	BST-84133		Dexter Gordon	A Swingin' Affair (Album)	Blue Note	BST-84133	US	1962	Sell This Version
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	BLP 4112		Dexter Gordon	Go! (Album)	Blue Note	BLP 4112	US	1962	Sell This Version
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	BLP 4146		Dexter Gordon	Our Man In Paris (Album)	Blue Note	BLP 4146	US	1963	Sell This Version
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	BLP 4176		Dexter Gordon	One Flight Up (Album)	Blue Note	BLP 4176	US	1965	Sell This Version
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	ST 84204, BST 84204		Dexter Gordon	Gettin' Around (Album)	Blue Note	ST 84204, BST 84204	US	1966	Sell This Version
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	883 907 JCY		Dexter Gordon, Wardell Gray	Dexter Gordon, Wardell Gray - The Master Swingers! (Album, Comp)	Fontana	883 907 JCY	Netherlands	1966	Sell This Version
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	PR 7455, PRST 7455		Booker Ervin With Dexter Gordon	Booker Ervin With Dexter Gordon - Setting The Pace (Album)	Prestige, Prestige	PR 7455, PRST 7455	US	1967	Sell This Version
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	PRST 7680		Dexter Gordon	More Power! (Album)	Prestige	PRST 7680	US	1969	Sell This Version
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	SMJ-7537		Dexter Gordon	The Tower Of Power! (Album)	Prestige, Prestige	SMJ-7537	Japan	1969	Sell This Version
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	MPS 15 230 ST, MPS 15230		Dexter Gordon & Slide Hampton	Dexter Gordon & Slide Hampton - A Day In Copenhagen (Album)	MPS Records, MPS Records	MPS 15 230 ST, MPS 15230	Germany	1969	Sell This Version
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	PR 10020, PRST-10020		Dexter Gordon	The Jumpin' Blues (Album)	Prestige, Prestige	PR 10020, PRST-10020	US	1970	Sell This Version
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	UPS-2021-N		Karin Krog & Dexter Gordon	Karin Krog & Dexter Gordon - Some Other Spring Blues And Ballads (Album)	Sonet	UPS-2021-N	Japan	1970	Sell This Version