Bob Gordon was a fabulous West Coast baritone saxophonist whose brilliant jazz career was cut short at age 27 by a fatal car accident. On Saturday, August 28, 1955, Gordon and trumpeter Earl McCrea were about to drive to San Diego to play in a Pete Rugolo concert. Gordon's car was proceeding north on St. Andrew Place in Los Angeles when he was broadside…
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