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Dexter Gordon Biography

Dexter Gordon (February 27, 1923 – April 25, 1990) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. He was among the earliest tenor players to adapt the bebop musical language of people such as Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and Bud Powell to the instrument. Gordon's height was 6 feet 6 inches (198 cm), so he was also known as "Long Tall Dexter" and "Sophisticated Giant". His studio and live performance career spanned over 40 years.

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I hope we left you with something to put under your pillows.

Music, Jazz, Pillow, Left, Under, Pillows

Thelonius Monk was not exactly 'the guy next door'.

Door, Doors, Exactly, Guy, Next, Thelonius

Jazz to me is a living music. It's a music that since its beginning has expressed the feelings, the dreams, hopes, of the people.

Music, Dream, People, Beginning, Hopes

Jazz is a beautiful word. I love it.

Beautiful, Jazz, Love, Music, Word

Jazz is an octopus. It will take whatever it can use and it will work with it.

Jazz, Octopus, Take, Use, Work

When you know the lyrics to a tune, you have some kind of insight as to it's composition. If you don't understand what it's about, you're depriving yourself of being really able to communicate this poem.

Able, Being Real, Communicate, Poem, Tune, Tunes

Music is a reservoir. . . of sounds.

Music, Music Is, Reservoir, Reservoirs, Sound, Sounds

If you can't play the Blues you might as well hang it up.

Blues, Hang, Might, Music, Play

To have a little recognition, that is very nice, you dig. It is good for the ego, for the psyche.

Dig, Ego, Good, Littles, Nice

A lot of times I go back to record and to make a tour, but I'm very happy to do it, because it gives me an opportunity to dig and hear what's going on.

Back, Dig, Giving, Opportunity, Records

In nuclear war, all men are cremated equal.

Cremated, Equal, Men, Nuclear, War

What I'm doing, I prefer to call that jazz, because it is a beautiful word - I love it.

Beautiful, Jazz, Love, Music

If I were to call it black music, that would be untrue. I don't know what that is, unless it would be some African drums or something.

African, Black, Drums, Know, Unfaithful, Would Be

In jazz, there is a lot of European influence harmonically.

Europe, Harmonically, Influence, Jazz

Bebop is the music of the future (as soon as they learn how to play it).

Bebop, Future, Learn, Music, Play

When you know the lyrics to a tune, you have some kind of insight as to it's composition.

Insight, Jazz, Know, Lyrics, Music, Tunes

Jazz to me is a living music.

Jazz, Living, Music