Dexter Gordon
Oyuncu · 1923 – 1990 · Los Angeles, California, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dexter Gordon (February 27, 1923 – April 25, 1990) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and an Academy Award-nominated actor (Round Midnight, Warner Bros, 1986). He is regarded as one of the first and most important musicians to adapt the bebop musical language of people like Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and Bud Powell to the tenor saxophone. His studio and live performance career were both extensive and multifaceted, spanning over 50 years in recorded jazz history. Gordon's height was 6 feet 6 inches (198 cm), and so consequently he was also known as "Long Tall Dexter" and "Sophisticated Giant." He played a Conn 10M 'Ladyface' tenor until it was stolen in a Paris airport in 1961. He then switched over to a Selmer Mark VI. His saxophone was fitted with an Otto Link metal mouthpiece, which can be seen in various photos. Gordon died on April 25, 1990 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Official Dexter Gordon Website is the authoritative online source for research and information on the life and music of Dexter Gordon. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dexter Gordon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Film7.8DramDr. Malcolm Sayer, insan ilişkileri çok zayıf olan ve hayatı boyunca laboratuvarlarda bilimsel araştırmalar yapan bir doktordur. Personel yetersizliği yaşayan bir hastane, başka başvuru olmadığı için Sayer'ı işe almak zorunda kalır. Dr. Sayer, çok uzun yıllardır katatonik olan hastaları tedavi etmek için deneysel bir ilacı Leonard Lowe üzerinde test eder. Bu sayede 30 yıllık komadan uyanan adam, yetişkin olarak yeni yaşamına alışmaya çalışır.
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FilmBelgeselMüzikDocumentary on jazz giants Ben Webster and Dexter Gordon's 1962-76 European exile. Multiple film festival award winner. Director: Janus Køster-Rasmussen
Cool Cats
2015
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1992 · 1 votes
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Unchained
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Film9.0Biographical documentary on the life and career of Dexter Gordon.
Dexter Gordon: More Than You Know
1996 · 1 votes