From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Dexter Gordon February 27 1923 April 25 1990 was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and an Academy Awardnominated actor Round Midnight Warner Bros 1986 He is regarded as one of the first and most important musicians to adapt the bebop musical language of people like Charlie Parker Dizzy Gillespie and Bud Powell to the tenor saxophone His studio and live performance career were both extensive and multifaceted spanning over 50 years in recorded jazz history Gordons height was 6 feet 6 inches 198 cm and so consequently he was also known as Long Tall Dexter and Sophisticated Giant He played a Conn 10M Ladyface tenor until it was stolen in a Paris airport in 1961 He then switched over to a Selmer Mark VI His saxophone was fitted with an Otto Link metal mouthpiece which can be seen in various photos Gordon died on April 25 1990 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania The Official Dexter Gordon Website is the authoritative online source for research and information on the life and music of Dexter Gordon Description above from the Wikipedia article Dexter Gordon licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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