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Dexter Gordon

Dexter Gordon was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and bandleader. He was among the most influential early bebop musicians. Gordon's height was 6 feet 6 inches, so he was also known as "Long Tall Dexter" and "Sophisticated Giant". His studio and performance career spanned more than 40 years. Gordon's sound was commonly characterized as being "large" and spacious and he had a tendency to play behind the beat. He inserted musical quotes into his solos, with sources as diverse as "Happy Birthday" and well-known melodies from the operas of Wagner. Quoting from various musical sources is not unusual in jazz improvisation, but Gordon did it frequently enough to make it a hallmark of his style. One of his major influences was Lester Young. Gordon, in turn, was an early influence on John Coltrane and Sonny Rollins. Rollins and Coltrane then influenced Gordon's playing as he explored hard bop and modal playing during the 1960s. Gordon had a genial and humorous stage presence. He was an advocate of playing to communicate with the audience, which was his musical approach as well. One of his idiosyncratic rituals was to recite lyrics from each ballad before playing it. From Wikipedia (

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Watermelon Man

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Blue Bossa

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Scrapple From The Apple (Rudy Van Gelder Edition / 2003 Remaster)

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You've Changed

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Cheese Cake (Rudy Van Gelder Edition / Remastered 1999)

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More Than You Know

2025

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Dexterity

2024

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Soul Sister

2022

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Plays the Blues

2025

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On Prestige

2024

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Keystone Korner

2021

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Darn That Dream

2025

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Copenhagen Coda

2023

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Young Dex - 1941-1944, Vol. 1 (REMASTERED 2025)

2025

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On Savoy: Dexter Gordon

2022

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Hanky Panky

Single • 2023

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Soy Califa (Live)

EP • 2014

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The Chase and the Steeplechase (Live)

EP • 1952

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Candlelight Lady (feat. Kenny Drew, Mads Vinding & Ed Thigpen)

EP • 2016

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Cheese Cake (Live)

Single • 2014

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American Classic

EP • 2008

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L.T.D: Live At The Left Bank

EP • 2001

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Loose Walk (Live)

Single • 2020

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After Hours (Live) (feat. Rolf Ericson, Lars Sjösten, Sture Nordin & Per Hulten)

EP • 1988

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Dexter Gordon - It's You or No One

johnnystaccata • 5.2K views

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Soy Califa - Dexter Gordon

corubi • 202K views

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Dexter Gordon - Don't Explain

Don Quixote • 14K views

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“Blue Bossa“ (Dexter Gordon solo) - Bb transcription

LeadCheat • 174K views

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A Night In Tunisia

Peter Menard • 4.6K views

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Cheese Cake (Dexter Gordon) - Easy Solo Example for Tenor Sax

Yasuhiro Fujii • 22K views

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DEXTER GORDON | I Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry | TENOR SAX TRANSCRIPTION | JAZZ

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Dexter Gordon - “Cheese Cake” Transcription

Apple Trapezoid • 85K views

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Moody Day South of Bella Bella

Haida Gwaii Forest Bathing • 6.9K views

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Dexter Gordon -Lady Bird (Belgium, 1964) [1/2]

Julio Cortázar • 1.4M views

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Swinging Jazz

Playlist • YouTube Music

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Jazz Christmas

Playlist • YouTube Music

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Cozy Jazz

Playlist • YouTube Music

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Jazz Cocktail Party

Playlist • YouTube Music

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Upbeat Jazz Commute

Playlist • YouTube Music

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Background Jazz

Playlist • YouTube Music

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A Fine Romance

Playlist • YouTube Music

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Essential Jazz

Playlist • YouTube Music

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John Coltrane

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Art Blakey

784K monthly audience

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Paul Desmond

29.4K subscribers

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Sonny Rollins

217K monthly audience

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Hank Mobley

10.6K subscribers

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Miles Davis

2M monthly audience

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Lee Morgan

256K monthly audience

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Dave Brubeck

3.89M monthly audience

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McCoy Tyner

19.1K subscribers