Dexter Gordon

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Dexter (Keith) Gordon (February 27, 1923 - April 25, 1990) American tenor saxophonist, was one of the first bebop tenor players to carve out a distinctive style. He matured into one of the major tenor voices in post-war jazz — an exciting and original player who was perhaps the single strongest influence on the young John Coltrane.
He ranks with Sonny Rollins, Coltrane, Stan Getz, Joe Henderson, and a dozen or so others as one of the modern masters of the tenor.

From 1940 to 1980, Dexter Gordon led his own ensembles and 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.

1	Cheese Cake full track	197
2	You've Changed full track	146
3	Love for Sale full track	145
4	I Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry full track	132
5	Second Balcony Jump full track	131
6	Don't Explain full track	124
7	Willow Weep for Me full track	118
8	Three O'Clock in the Morning full track	104
9	I'm a Fool to Want You full track	95
10	Darn That Dream full track	91
11	A Night in Tunisia full track	82
12	Scrapple From the Apple full track	75
13	Stairway to the Stars full track	74
14	Soy Califa full track	73
15	Broadway full track	69

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Classic Blue Note (1961-1965) (disc 1)
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akrde wrote:
last month

He is really great!!!

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MirkoFait wrote:
last month

Grande Dexter!

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ChicharroJazz wrote:
June 2008

Perhaps my favourite sax players. Altough quite considered I still see him as under-rated

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hathamarc wrote:
April 2008

dexter gordon is perfectly raw and sensitive. thanks lord!

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MissUndead wrote:
April 2008

the verd is in the present time because his music will always live.

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MissUndead wrote:
April 2008

ok, it just remember me that i own any money to buy cigarretes. ok, he is virtuous!

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MagicAlex61 wrote:
December 2007

The Blue Note stuff is iconified but personally I like his Steeplechase output better.

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F_Hole wrote:
December 2007

Saw him in the late '70's before he was rediscovered. He was blasted but played incredibly. In the late '80's I lucked into seeing Dexter play at the top of the Empire State Building, as a part of a birthday party for the building. He was awesome and in much better shape. Besides the movie, he's also in a few ep.s of Crime Story.

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unready wrote:
November 2007

Clear the Dex!

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chillionaire wrote:
November 2007

yes indeed... tanya :P

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Splurgercloud wrote:
November 2007

Dexter's Cheese Cake is the only kind I like. <3

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bicyclerecycle wrote:
October 2007

Dexter Gordon rules.

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cruiseoveride wrote:
October 2007

verrrrrry smooooooooothe

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FlyingAce wrote:
September 2007

Is it blasphemy to say I enjoy Dexter more than Davis and Coltrane?

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Radiochronic wrote:
September 2007

what a cool cat

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WhiteAmerica2 wrote:
June 2007

free jazz? funk? OMFG

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MissUndead wrote:
June 2007

hummmm....

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migmar wrote:
March 2007

Dexter's 60s stuff, a great powerful sound on a Conn 10M, so who needs a Selmer...?

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DexterGordon wrote:
February 2007

Favorite player ever

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grifter239 wrote:
February 2007

great tenor sax player i just wish i could play as well as him !!!

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