Dexter Gordon was a remarkable tenor saxophonist. A towering, dashing figure with an embracing smile and a wry sense of humor, Gordon was a powerful player whose bebop approach and tone were both assertive and romantic. Photo above of Maxine and Dexter Gordon in 1976, courtesy of Maxine Gordon]
A bebop star in Los Angeles in the late 1940s, Gordon didn't…
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