Relationships

member of:Dexter Gordon Quartet
Dexter Gordon Quintet (tenor saxophone)
original eponymous member of:The Dexter Gordon & Slide Hampton Sextet
Dexter Gordon and His Boys
The Dexter Gordon Orchestra
married:Maxine Gordon (Dexter Gordon's widow & biographer)
part of:Death by Kidney Failure (order: 32)
picture:https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dexter_Gordon1.jpg [info]
purchase music for download:https://music.apple.com/us/artist/499140 [info]
IMDb:https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0330143/ [info]
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/artist/145263 [info]
biographies:http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6946855 [info]
official homepages:http://www.dextergordon.com/ [info]
other databases:http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82099719 [info]
http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6m33229 [info]
https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/318410 [info]
https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13894612f [info]
https://d-nb.info/gnd/118972030 [info]
https://openlibrary.org/works/OL6982028A [info]
https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/dexter_gordon [info]
https://www.musik-sammler.de/artist/dexter-gordon/ [info]
https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n82099719 [info]
BBC Music:https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/cc1588e1-5ba3-45a6-b80c-b31035c89339 [info] (until 2020-11-19)
social networking:https://twitter.com/Dexter_Gordon [info]
stream for free:https://open.spotify.com/artist/3NUsiT2JSyaWAnWaXxDzhQ [info]
https://www.deezer.com/artist/133534 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000208404 [info]
VIAF ID:37101905 [info]
Wikidata:Q118116 [info]
Songkick:https://www.songkick.com/artists/455643 [info]
Last.fm:https://www.last.fm/music/Dexter+Gordon [info]
streaming page:https://music.apple.com/us/artist/499140 [info]
https://tidal.com/artist/524 [info]

Appearances

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
instruments
1941-12-24Just for Youtenor saxophoneLionel Hampton and His Orchestra3:15
1941-12-24My Wishtenor saxophoneLionel Hampton and His Orchestra2:58
1941-12-24Nolatenor saxophoneLionel Hampton and His Orchestra3:14
1941-12-24Southern Echostenor saxophoneLionel Hampton and His Orchestra2:44
1942-05-26Flying Hometenor saxophoneLionel Hampton and His Orchestra3:18
1942-05-26Flying Hometenor saxophoneLionel Hampton and His Orchestra3:13
1942-05-26Flying Hometenor saxophone [tenor sax]Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra3:13
1942-05-26Half a Love Is Better Than Nonetenor saxophoneLionel Hampton and His Orchestra3:02
1942-05-26In the Bagtenor saxophoneLionel Hampton and His Orchestra3:25
1942-05-26Now I Knowtenor saxophoneLionel Hampton and His Orchestra3:14
1943 – 1944Blowed and Gonetenor saxophoneLester Young4:42
1943 – 1944I've Found a New Babytenor saxophoneLester Young4:41
1943 – 1944Rosettatenor saxophoneLester Young5:09
1943 – 1944Sweet Lorrainetenor saxophoneLester Young4:55
1944-06I Blowed and Gonetenor saxophoneDexter Gordon Quintette4:45
1944-06I've Found a New Babytenor saxophoneDexter Gordon Quintette4:40
1944-06Rosettatenor saxophoneDexter Gordon Quintette5:09
1944-06Sweet Lorrainetenor saxophoneDexter Gordon Quintette4:54
1944-08-09Baby Don’t You Crytenor saxophoneLouis Armstrong & His Orchestra2:55
1944-08-09Groovingtenor saxophoneLouis Armstrong & His Orchestra2:50
1944-08-09Whatcha Saytenor saxophoneDorothy Dandridge & Louis Armstrong3:06
1944-09-05Blowing the Blues Awaytenor saxophoneBilly Eckstine and His Orchestra3:11
1944-09-05I Want to Talk About Youtenor saxophoneBilly Eckstine and His Orchestra2:38
1944-09-05I'll Wait and Praytenor saxophoneBilly Eckstine and His Orchestra2:55
1944-09-05If That's the Way You Feeltenor saxophoneBilly Eckstine and His Orchestra2:40
1944-09-05Opus Xtenor saxophoneBilly Eckstine and His Orchestra2:40
1944-09-05The Real Thing Happened to Metenor saxophoneBilly Eckstine and His Orchestra2:41
1944-12-05I'll Wait And Pray (mx. 122)tenor saxophoneBilly Eckstine and His Orchestra2:56
1944-12-05I’ll Wait and Praytenor saxophoneBilly Eckstine and His Orchestra2:55
1945-02-09Blue ’n’ Boogietenor saxophoneDizzy Gillespie Sextet2:56
1945-02-09Groovin' High (original version)tenor saxophoneDizzy Gillespie Sextet2:37
1945-02-09Groovin’ Hightenor saxophoneDizzy Gillespie Sextet2:37
1945-05-02A Cottage for Saletenor saxophoneBilly Eckstine and His Orchestra2:47
1945-05-02I Love the Rhythm in a Rifftenor saxophoneBilly Eckstine and His Orchestra2:49
1945-05-02Last Nighttenor saxophoneBilly Eckstine and His Orchestra2:59
1945-05-02Lonesome Lover Bluestenor saxophoneBilly Eckstine and His Orchestra2:48
1945-05-11Loverman (Oh, Where Can You Be?)tenor saxophoneDizzy Gillespie's All-Star Quintet feat. Sarah Vaughan3:16
1945-09-0420th Century Bluestenor saxophoneSir Charles Thompson & His All Stars2:55
1945-09-04If I Had Youtenor saxophoneSir Charles Thompson & His All Stars3:02
1945-09-04Takin’ Offtenor saxophoneSir Charles Thompson & His All Stars3:10
1945-09-04The Street Beattenor saxophoneSir Charles Thompson & His All Stars2:35
1945-10-30Blow Mr. Dextertenor saxophoneDexter Gordon3:00
1945-10-30Blow, Mr. Dextertenor saxophoneDexter Gordon3:00
1945-10-30Dexter's Cuttin' Outtenor saxophoneDexter Gordon3:12
1945-10-30Dexter's Decktenor saxophoneDexter Gordon2:57
1945-10-30Dexter's Decktenor saxophoneDexter Gordon2:56
1945-10-30Dexter's Minor Madtenor saxophoneDexter Gordon2:45
1945-10-30Dexter's Minor Madtenor saxophoneDexter Gordon2:43
1945-10-30Dexter's Minor Madtenor saxophoneDexter Gordon2:44
1945-10-30Dexters Cuttin' Outtenor saxophoneDexter Gordon3:08
1946-01-26Dexter Rides Again (matrix no. S 5879-1)tenor saxophoneDexter Gordon3:17
1946-01-29Dexter Digs Intenor saxophoneDexter Gordon2:57
1946-01-29Dexter Digs Intenor saxophoneDexter Gordon3:00
1946-01-29Dexter Rides Againtenor saxophoneDexter Gordon3:18
1946-01-29I Can't Escape From Youtenor saxophoneDexter Gordon3:18
1946-01-29Long Tall Dextertenor saxophoneDexter Gordon3:03
1946-01Dexter Digs Intenor saxophoneDexter Gordon Quintet2:57
1946-01Dexter Rides Againtenor saxophoneDexter Gordon Quintette3:16
1946-01I Can't Escape From Youtenor saxophoneDexter Gordon Quintette3:16
1946-01Long, Tall, Dextertenor saxophoneDexter Gordon Quintette3:04
1946-09-21Blues a la Russ (1946-09-21, mx. JRC-236)tenor saxophoneRussell Jacquet and His Yellow Jackets2:44
1946-09-21Just a Dream (1946-09-21, mx. JRC-234)tenor saxophoneNuma Lee Davis with Russell Jacquet and His Yellow Jackets2:51
1946-09-21Side Saddle Blues (1946-09-21, mx. JRC-237)tenor saxophoneRussell Jacquet and His Yellow Jackets2:45
1946-09-21Wake Up Old Maid (1946-09-21, mx. JRC-235)tenor saxophoneNuma Lee Davis with Russell Jacquet and His Yellow Jackets3:00
1947-06-05Blues Bikinitenor saxophoneDexter Gordon3:40
1947-06-05Chromatic Abberationtenor saxophoneDexter Gordon3:07
1947-06-05Chromatic Abberationtenor saxophoneDexter Gordon2:50
1947-06-05Lullaby in Rhythmtenor saxophoneDexter Gordon Quintette3:04
1947-06-05Lullaby in Rhythmtenor saxophoneDexter Gordon3:06
1947-06-05Lullaby in Rhythmtenor saxophoneDexter Gordon2:55
1947-06-05Lullaby in Rhythmtenor saxophoneDexter Gordon3:01
1947-06-05Lullaby in Rhythm (alternate take)tenor saxophoneDexter Gordon3:04
1947-06-05Lullaby in Rhythm (D1082-C)tenor saxophoneDexter Gordon Quintet3:06
1947-06-05Lullaby in Rhythm (D1082-F)tenor saxophoneDexter Gordon Quintet2:53
1947-06-05Mischievous Ladytenor saxophoneDexter Gordon Quintette2:48
1947-06-05Mischievous Ladytenor saxophone [tenor sax]Dexter Gordon Quintet2:33
1947-06-05Mischievous Ladytenor saxophoneDexter Gordon2:32
1947-06-05Mischievous Ladytenor saxophoneDexter Gordon2:49
1947-06-05Mischievous Lady (alternate take)tenor saxophoneDexter Gordon2:47
1947-06-05Mischievous Lady (D1081-D)tenor saxophoneDexter Gordon Quintet2:49
1947-06-05Mischievous Lady (D1081-E)tenor saxophoneDexter Gordon Quintet2:33
1947-06-05The Chasetenor saxophoneDexter Gordon6:51
1947-06-05The Chase (False Start)tenor saxophoneDexter Gordon0:19
1947-06-12Bikinitenor saxophoneDexter Gordon3:39
1947-06-12Bikinitenor saxophone [tenor sax]Dexter Gordon Quintet3:39
1947-06-12Bikinitenor saxophone [ts]Dexter Gordon Quartet3:38
1947-06-12Bikinitenor saxophoneDexter Gordon Quartet3:38
1947-06-12Chromatic Aberrationtenor saxophoneDexter Gordon3:06
1947-06-12Chromatic Aberrationtenor saxophoneDexter Gordon Quartet2:49
1947-06-12Chromatic Aberration (D1085-B)tenor saxophoneDexter Gordon Quartet3:07
1947-06-12Chromatic Aberration (D1085-C)tenor saxophoneDexter Gordon Quartet2:50
1947-06-12Iridescene (Chromatic Aberration) (alternate take)tenor saxophoneDexter Gordon3:06
1947-06-12It's the Talk of the Towntenor saxophoneDexter Gordon3:28
1947-06-12It's the Talk of the Towntenor saxophoneDexter Gordon3:24
1947-06-12It's the Talk of the Town (alternate take)tenor saxophoneDexter Gordon3:27
1947-06-12Talk of the Towntenor saxophoneDexter Gordon3:27
1947-06-12The Chasetenor saxophone [tenor sax]Dexter Gordon & Wardell Gray6:49
1947-06-12The Chase (D1083-C)tenor saxophoneDexter Gordon & Wardell Gray0:19
1947-06-12The Chase (D1083/84-D)tenor saxophoneDexter Gordon & Wardell Gray6:51
1947-06-12The Chase, Part 1tenor saxophoneDexter Gordon & Wardell Gray3:19
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performed
1972-04-05 – 1972-04-06English WaltzThe Band6:50
1972-04-05 – 1972-04-06GravensteinThe Band5:55
1972-04-05 – 1972-04-06Our Suite DigThe Band11:00
1972-04-05 – 1972-04-06PistrophallobusThe Band10:15
1972-04-05 – 1972-04-06Saint CharityThe Band9:07
1972-04-05 – 1972-04-06The Age of ProminenceThe Band19:43
1972-04-05 – 1972-04-06The TangoThe Band7:37
1972-04-05 – 1972-04-06Witch StitchThe Band12:27
Blue ’n’ BoogieDizzy Gillespie Sextet feat. Dexter Gordon2:58
How Long Has This Been Going On? (from Rosalie)Dexter Gordon3:16
Lonesome Lover BluesBilly Eckstine and His Orchestra feat. Dexter Gordon2:50
vocals
1964-07-09[introduction by Dexter Gordon]spoken vocalsDexter Gordon Quartet0:29
1964-07-09I Want to Blow NowDexter Gordon Quartet11:25
1964-07-23Big Fat ButterflyDexter Gordon Quartet7:01
1964-08-06Introduction By Dexter Gordonspoken vocalsDexter Gordon Quartet0:22
1964-08-20Introduction by Dexter Gordonspoken vocalsDexter Gordon Quartet0:26
1964-08-20Introduction by Dexter Gordonspoken vocalsDexter Gordon Quartet0:12
1975-06-09Boone's BluesClark Terry & Ernie Wilkins12:31
I Want to Blow NowDexter Gordon Quartet6:01
instruments
1974Round Midnighttenor saxophoneDexter Gordon - Benny Bailey Quintet
tribute albums
A Letter to DexterGeorge Cables
composed
1948-03-29Bikini
Blowin' for Dootsie
Bonna Rue
Boston Bernie
Cheese Cake
Dexter Digs In
Dexter Rides Again
Dolo
Ernie's Tune
Fenja
Fried Bananas (jazz interpretation of "It Could Happen to You")additional
Rainbow People
Rhythm Mad
Soul Sister
Stanley the Steamer
Sticky Wicket
The Chase
Tivoli
Winther's Calling