Dexter Gordon
Actor
Born February 27, 1923 in 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.
Filmography
Cool Cats
Self (archive footage)
Jazz Icons: Dexter Gordon Live in '63 and '64
Dexter Gordon: More Than You Know
Himself
Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong
Self
Awakenings
Rolando
'Round Midnight
Dale Turner
Before Midnight
Self (archive footage)
Stop for Bud
Narrator (voice)
Unchained
Saxophone Player (uncredited)