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Dexter Gordon
1923-1990

". . . In this modern jazz, they heard something rebel and nameless that spoke for them, and their lives knew a gospel for the first time. It was more than a music; it became an attitude toward life, a way of walking, a language and a costume; and these introverted kids... now felt somewhere at last." -John Clellon Holmes

"Dexter always had that big sound, from the early days. He's a big man. Stands to reason he's gotta lot of lungs." -Zoot Sims

Dexter Gordon Quotes

"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. " -Dexter Gordon

"Darlin... be-bop is the music of the future. " -Dexter Gordon

"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. " -Dexter Gordon

"If you can't play the blues... you might as well hang it up. " -Dexter Gordon

"In jazz, there is a lot of European influence harmonically. " -Dexter Gordon

"In nuclear war all men are cremated equal. " -Dexter Gordon

"It's certainly not just a spot opinion; it's something that obviously has been building up for years. It is also very good for publicity, and it is the kind of recognition that maybe will help financially, also. " -Dexter Gordon

"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. " -Dexter Gordon

"Music is a reservoir... of sounds. " -Dexter Gordon

"The music scene is more competitive in the States. " -Dexter Gordon

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

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

"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. " -Dexter Gordon

Dexter Gordon Multimedia Directory

Dexter Gordon Documentary - "More Than You Know" (Video)	Dexter Gordon: Montmartre, Copenhagen, 1971 (Video)	Dexter Gordon - Cry Me A River '62 (Video)
Tenor Madness - Dexter Gordon (Video)

Dexter Gordon Internet Directory

Dexter Gordon @ The African American Registry	Dexter Gordon: BBC Jazz Profile	Dexter Gordon: Biography (English & Russian Language)	Manhattan Symphonie, Dexter Gordon A Review
Dexter Gordon A Biography	Dexter Gordon A Who2 Profile	Dexter Gordon @ Answers.Com	Dexter Gordon @ MP3.Com
Dexter Gordon @ The Hard Bop Home Page	Dexter Gordon A Profile	Dexter Gordon: @ Jazz Transcriptions	Dexter Gordon A Profile
Dexter Gordon: Transcontinental Tenorist Downbeat Magazine	Dexter Gordon @ Music Web Encycopedia	DEXTER GORDON tenor saxophone LIFELINE 1923-1990 : @ JazzScript	1986 Dexter Gordon Biography NEA Jazz Masters
Dexter Gordon: 'Settin' the Pace' National Public Radio (NPR)	Dexter Gordon Profile @ PBS	Listening to Dexter Gordon A Poem by Luke Heeley	Dexter Gordon @ Reference.
Dexter Gordon Our Man In Paris (Blue Note) : Reviewed by Ron Saranich	Dexter Gordon: A Big Man With A Warm Sound Sax Talk
	Dexter Gordon Discography	New York Times Movie Reviews 'Round Midnight, with Dexter Gordon	Dexter Gordon @ VH1
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