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Dexter Gordon was born on 27th February 1923; Dexter Gordon is considered one of the greatest saxophonists in history. He shared a stage with Louis Armstrong, Billy Eckstein, and Dizzy Gillespie. He made most of his career in Europe and the U.S.
Dexter Gordon was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. His father Dr. Frank Gordon, an American of African origin was a doctor. Dr. Frank Gordon attended several famous jazz musicians like Lionel Hampton and Duke Ellington. At the age of 13, he played the clarinet before later taking on the saxophone. During his school days, Gordon was involved in school bands. Los Angeles was known to be the home of jazz music; this suited Gordon perfectly. He learned and interacted with some of the greatest jazz musicians among them Charles Mingus and Buddy Collette.
Dexter Gordon married Maxine and had six children and seven grandchildren; Robin, Deirdre, Mikael Solfors, Benjamin, and Woody Louis Armstrong Shaw. It was in the 60s when Gordon left t
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Thad Jones Orch plays ’Happy Birthday to You’ to Dexter Gordon (TV 1978)
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Stanley Clarke - Full Concert [HD] | Live at North Sea Jazz Festival 2004
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Tanya - Dexter Gordon
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Stopforbud (1963) aka Stop for Bud
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Cheese Cake (Dexter Gordon) - Easy Solo Example for Tenor Sax
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Dexter Gordon 1943-1947 (1998)(Full album)
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Dexter Gordon More Than You Know Documentary
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Body And Soul - Dexter Gordon - (’Round Midnight, 1986)
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Dexter Gordon Just Jazz 1970
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Dexter Gordon - Whats new (Holland, 1964) [2/3]
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Dexter Gordon - Blues Walk (Holland, 1964) [3/3]
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Dexter Gordon - Night in Tunisia (Holland, 1964) [1/3]
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Dexter Gordon/Lars Gullin/Sahib Shihab Live in Copenhagen
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Days of Wine and Roses Dexter Gordon
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The House Centipede is Fast, Furious, and Just So Extra | Deep Look
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Dexter Gordon Quartet Live in Paris - 1973 (audio only)
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A Night In Tunisia - Dexter Gordon /Kenny Clark Drum Solo Cover - With FREE TRANSCRIPTION
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I Was Doing All Right
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Blue Bossa
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Georgia on My Mind
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Tenorsaxbattle part 3 flying home
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Tenorsax battle final part
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2021 Alone Together THE JAZZ HOUSE SESSIONS & SCOTT HAMILTON feat ALBA ESTEBAN ( JOAN CHAMORRO )
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Dexter Gordon — “Come Rain or Come Shine“ [Full Album 1967] | bernie’s bootlegs