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Documentary: Dexter Gordon, 1962

A German film crew caught

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Marc Myers
Feb 05, 2026
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The year is 1962. It’s a chilly day in early October, John F. Kennedy is in the White House, the Cuban Missile Crisis wouldn’t begin until the 16th, and a train from Stockholm, Sweden, pulls into the København H train station in Copenhagen, Denmark. [Photo still above of Dexter Gordon]

Stepping off is Swedish baritone saxophonist Lars Gullin. On the plat…

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