Dexter Gordon

Born February 27, 1923· Los Angeles, California, USA

† Died April 25, 1990

7Roles★ 7.8Average rating

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dexter Gordon (February 27, 1923 – April 25, 1990) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and an Academy Award-nominated 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… Read more

Known for

Awakenings1990'Round Midnight1986Stop for Bud1963Jazz Icons: Dexter Gordon Live in '63 and '642007

Filmography

YearRating

★ 10

Jazz Icons: Dexter Gordon Live in '63 and '642007

★ 7.8

Awakenings1990

Rolando

★ 7.1

'Round Midnight1986

Dale Turner

★ 6.9

Stop for Bud1963

Narrator (voice)

★ 7

Unchained1955

Saxophone Player (uncredited)

Dexter Gordon at Jazzhus Montmartre in '69

Dexter Gordon at Jazzhus Montmartre in '69—

Tenor Saxophone

Dexter Gordon-Jazz At Highschool

Dexter Gordon-Jazz At Highschool—