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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's sound was commonly characterized as being \"large\" and spacious and he had a tendency to play behind the beat. He was famous for humorously inserting musical quotes into his solos. One of his major influences was Lester Young. Gordon, in turn, was an early influence on John Coltrane and Sonny Rollins. Rollins and Coltrane, in turn, influenced Gordon's playing as he explored hard bop and modal playing during the 1960s.Gordon was known for his genial and humorous stage presence. He was an advocate of playing to communicate with the audience. One of his idiosyncratic rituals was to recite lyrics from each ballad before playing it.A photograph by Herman Leonard of Gordon taking a smoke break at the Royal Roost in 1948 is one of the iconic images in jazz photography. Cigarettes were a recurring theme on covers of Gordon's albums.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 Gordon".
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- Dexter_Gordon associatedMusicalArtist Billy_Eckstine.
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- 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.
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- Dexter_Gordon deathDate "1990-04-25".
- Dexter_Gordon deathPlace Pennsylvania.
- Dexter_Gordon deathPlace Philadelphia.
- Dexter_Gordon genre Bebop.
- Dexter_Gordon genre Hard_bop.
- Dexter_Gordon genre Jazz.
- Dexter_Gordon genre Swing_music.
- Dexter_Gordon recordLabel Blue_Note_Records.
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