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Dexter Gordon ( February 27, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, 1923 - april 25, 1990) was an American tenor saxophone player. He is considered one of the first bebop tenor saxophonists. From 1948 on a dating photo, taken during a performance at The Royal Roost, he is depicted as he smokes a cigarette. This picture would later became one of the icons in the history of jazz. Gordon was a great man of more than 1 m 90, hence his nickname Long Tall Dexter. In 1986 he was nominated for an Oscar for his role in the film Round Midnight.

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  • Dexter Gordon
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  • Dexter Gordon ( February 27, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, 1923 - april 25, 1990) was an American tenor saxophone player. He is considered one of the first bebop tenor saxophonists. From 1948 on a dating photo, taken during a performance at The Royal Roost, he is depicted as he smokes a cigarette. This picture would later became one of the icons in the history of jazz. Gordon was a great man of more than 1 m 90, hence his nickname Long Tall Dexter. In 1986 he was nominated for an Oscar for his role in the film Round Midnight.
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Name
  • Gordon, Dexter
Date of Death
  • 1990-04-25(xsd:date)
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  • artist
Place of Birth
  • Los Angeles, California, United States
Place of death
  • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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  • p6601
Date of Birth
  • 1923-02-27(xsd:date)
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  • American jazz saxophonist
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  • Dexter Gordon ( February 27, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, 1923 - april 25, 1990) was an American tenor saxophone player. He is considered one of the first bebop tenor saxophonists. From 1948 on a dating photo, taken during a performance at The Royal Roost, he is depicted as he smokes a cigarette. This picture would later became one of the icons in the history of jazz. Gordon was a great man of more than 1 m 90, hence his nickname Long Tall Dexter. In 1986 he was nominated for an Oscar for his role in the film Round Midnight.
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