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- Dexter_Gordon abstract "Dexter Gordon (February 27, 1923 – April 25, 1990) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. He was among the earliest tenor players to adapt the bebop musical language of people such as Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and Bud Powell to the instrument. Gordon's height was 6 feet 6 inches (198 cm), so he was also known as "Long Tall Dexter" and "Sophisticated Giant". His studio and live performance career spanned over 40 years.Gordon was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance in the Bertrand Tavernier film Round Midnight (Warner Bros, 1986), and he won a Grammy for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist, for the soundtrack album The Other Side of Round Midnight (Blue Note Records, 1986).".
- Dexter_Gordon activeYearsEndYear "1986".
- Dexter_Gordon activeYearsStartYear "1940".
- Dexter_Gordon alias "Long Tall Dexter, Dexter \"The Sound\" Gordon".
- Dexter_Gordon associatedBand Billy_Eckstine.
- Dexter_Gordon associatedBand Dizzy_Gillespie.
- Dexter_Gordon associatedBand Gene_Ammons.
- Dexter_Gordon associatedBand Lionel_Hampton.
- Dexter_Gordon associatedBand Wardell_Gray.
- Dexter_Gordon associatedMusicalArtist Billy_Eckstine.
- Dexter_Gordon associatedMusicalArtist Dizzy_Gillespie.
- Dexter_Gordon associatedMusicalArtist Gene_Ammons.
- Dexter_Gordon associatedMusicalArtist Lionel_Hampton.
- Dexter_Gordon associatedMusicalArtist Wardell_Gray.
- Dexter_Gordon background "non_vocal_instrumentalist".
- Dexter_Gordon birthDate "1923-02-27".
- Dexter_Gordon birthPlace California.
- Dexter_Gordon birthPlace Los_Angeles.
- Dexter_Gordon birthPlace United_States.
- Dexter_Gordon birthYear "1923".
- Dexter_Gordon deathDate "1990-04-25".
- Dexter_Gordon deathPlace Pennsylvania.
- Dexter_Gordon deathPlace Philadelphia.
- Dexter_Gordon deathPlace United_States.
- Dexter_Gordon deathYear "1990".
- Dexter_Gordon genre Bebop.
- Dexter_Gordon genre Hard_bop.
- Dexter_Gordon genre Jazz.
- Dexter_Gordon genre Swing_music.
- Dexter_Gordon recordLabel Blue_Note_Records.
- Dexter_Gordon recordLabel Columbia_Records.
- Dexter_Gordon recordLabel Savoy_Records.
- Dexter_Gordon thumbnail Dexter_Gordon1.jpg?width=300.
- Dexter_Gordon viafId "37101905".
- Dexter_Gordon wikiPageExternalLink dexterhome.html.
- Dexter_Gordon wikiPageExternalLink www.DexterGordon.com.
- Dexter_Gordon wikiPageExternalLink the-dozens-dexter-gordon.
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- Dexter_Gordon wikiPageID "168565".
- Dexter_Gordon wikiPageRevisionID "643235127".
- Dexter_Gordon alias "Long Tall Dexter, Dexter "The Sound" Gordon".
- Dexter_Gordon associatedActs Billy_Eckstine.
- Dexter_Gordon associatedActs Dizzy_Gillespie.
- Dexter_Gordon associatedActs Gene_Ammons.
- Dexter_Gordon associatedActs Lionel_Hampton.
- Dexter_Gordon associatedActs Wardell_Gray.
- Dexter_Gordon background "non_vocal_instrumentalist".
- Dexter_Gordon birthPlace "Los Angeles, California, United States".
- Dexter_Gordon caption "1978-08-19".
- Dexter_Gordon caption "In concert with Dizzy Gillespie, Toronto".
- Dexter_Gordon class "artist".
- Dexter_Gordon dateOfBirth "1923-02-27".
- Dexter_Gordon dateOfDeath "1990-04-25".
- Dexter_Gordon deathDate "1990-04-25".
- Dexter_Gordon deathPlace "Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States".
- Dexter_Gordon genre Bebop.
- Dexter_Gordon genre Hard_bop.
- Dexter_Gordon genre Jazz.
- Dexter_Gordon genre Swing_music.
- Dexter_Gordon hasPhotoCollection Dexter_Gordon.
- Dexter_Gordon id "p6601".
- Dexter_Gordon instrument "Tenor saxophone".
- Dexter_Gordon label Blue_Note_Records.
- Dexter_Gordon label Columbia_Records.
- Dexter_Gordon label Savoy_Records.
- Dexter_Gordon name "Dexter Gordon".
- Dexter_Gordon name "Gordon, Dexter".
- Dexter_Gordon occupation "Musician, composer, bandleader, actor".
- Dexter_Gordon placeOfBirth California.
- Dexter_Gordon placeOfBirth Los_Angeles.
- Dexter_Gordon placeOfBirth United_States.
- Dexter_Gordon placeOfDeath "Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States".
- Dexter_Gordon shortDescription "American jazz saxophonist".
- Dexter_Gordon wordnet_type synset-musician-noun-1.
- Dexter_Gordon yearsActive "1940".
- Dexter_Gordon description "American jazz saxophonist".
- Dexter_Gordon description "American jazz saxophonist".
- Dexter_Gordon subject Category:1923_births.
- Dexter_Gordon subject Category:1990_deaths.
- Dexter_Gordon subject Category:20th-century_American_musicians.
- Dexter_Gordon subject Category:20th-century_composers.
- Dexter_Gordon subject Category:African-American_musicians.
- Dexter_Gordon subject Category:American_jazz_composers.
- Dexter_Gordon subject Category:American_jazz_tenor_saxophonists.
- Dexter_Gordon subject Category:Bebop_saxophonists.
- Dexter_Gordon subject Category:Blue_Note_Records_artists.
- Dexter_Gordon subject Category:Columbia_Records_artists.
- Dexter_Gordon subject Category:David_di_Donatello_winners.
- Dexter_Gordon subject Category:Deaths_from_renal_failure.
- Dexter_Gordon subject Category:Grammy_Award-winning_artists.
- Dexter_Gordon subject Category:Hard_bop_saxophonists.
- Dexter_Gordon subject Category:Savoy_Records_artists.
- Dexter_Gordon subject Category:SteepleChase_Records_artists.
- Dexter_Gordon subject Category:Swing_saxophonists.
- Dexter_Gordon subject Category:Xanadu_Records_artists.
- Dexter_Gordon type AfricanAmericanMusicians.
- Dexter_Gordon type AmericanJazzComposers.
- Dexter_Gordon type AmericanJazzTenorSaxophonists.
- Dexter_Gordon type Artist109812338.
- Dexter_Gordon type BebopSaxophonists.