Remembering the great #DexterGordon on his birthday, performing alongside the Oscar Peterson Trio (1969). February 27, 1923: The day the world was gifted the bebop tenor sax legend #DexterGordon who performed and recorded with the likes of Lionel Hampton, Dizzy Gillespie, and Charlie Parker, and more. Inspiring musicians like John Coltrane and Sonny Rollins, Dexter's influence and legacy is timeless. #tenorsax #bepop #jazzisdead #oscarpeterson | Jazz Is Dead
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Remembering the great #DexterGordon on his birthday, performing alongside the Oscar Peterson Trio (1969). February 27, 1923: The day the world was gifted the bebop
Jazz Is Dead. . Remembering the great #DexterGordon on his birthday, performing alongside the Oscar Peterson Trio (1969). February 27, 1923: The day the world was gifted the bebop tenor sax legend #DexterGordon who performed and recorded with the likes of Lionel Hampton, Dizzy Gillespie, and Charlie Parker, and more. Inspiring musicians like ...
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Happy birthday to #DexterGordon (February 27, 1923 – April 25, 1990). He was one of the first players of the instrument in the bebop idiom of musicians such as Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie and Bud Powell. Gordon's height was 6 feet 6 and was also known as "Long Tall Dexter" and "Sophisticated Giant" and just LTD. Gordon's sound was commonly characterized as being "large" and spacious and he had a tendency to play behind the beat. He was known for humorously inserting musical quotes into his s
Happy birthday to #DexterGordon (February 27, 1923 – April 25, 1990). He was one of the first players of the instrument in the bebop idiom of musicians such as Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie and Bud Powell. Gordon's height was 6 feet 6 and was also known as "Long Tall Dexter" and "Sophisticated Giant" and just LTD. Gordon's sound was commonly characterized as being "large" and spacious and he had a tendency to play behind the beat. He was known for humorously inserting musical quotes into his s
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