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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...