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Dexter Gordon
Nicknamed Long Tall Dexter, 6ft 6in saxophonist Dexter Gordon became the
Sophisticated Giant of the American jazz scene with a career that spanned 50
years. Picking up the saxophone at 15, he learned his trade as a member of
Lionel Hampton's big band before making his first recordings with Nat King Cole,
Louis Armstrong and Dizzy Gillespie. Rising from the be-bop and swing scene of
Central Avenue, Los Angeles, Gordon became renowned for his duelling jam
sessions with Wardell Gray and made his name with the albums Dexter Rides Again
(1945), The Chase (1947) and Daddy Plays The Hor...
Body and SoulDexter Gordon
Manhattan Symphonie
13:36
I Hear You Knockin'Dexter Gordon
Do That Guitar Rag : 1928-1935
2:38
It's You or No OneDexter Gordon and Dexter Gordon Quartet
It's You Or No One
14:47
Body and SoulHerbie Hancock and Dexter Gordon
Round Midnight [B.O.F.]
5:54
White Christmas
Tony Bennett and Dexter GordonBennett / Berlin
3:05
The Christmas SongDexter Gordon
The Panther!
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