Dexter Gordon

Dexter Gordon (February 27, 1923 - April 25, 1990) was an American tenor saxophone musician. He is considered one of the first bebop tenor players. From 1940 to 1980, he played with such jazz greats as Lionel Hampton, Tadd Dameron, Charles Mingus, Louis Armstrong and Billy Eckstine. He also played with the Fletcher Henderson band in L.A. for a few weeks in 1947.

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• 'Dexter always had that big sound, from the early days. He's a big man. Stands to reason he's gotta lot of lungs' - Zoot Sims on Dexter's unique sound.

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