Birth Place: Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.

Member of:
Ben Webster & Dexter Gordon
Gene Ammons & Dexter Gordon
Al Cohn & Dexter Gordon
The George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band

Associated Acts:
Lionel Hampton
Louis Armstrong
Fletcher Henderson
Billy Eckstine
Charlie Parker

Also Called:
"Long Tall" Dexter Gordon
Dexter LTD Gordon

Genres:
Jazz Bop
Hard Bop

Instruments:
Tenor Saxophone

Debut Album: Dexter Rides Again (1945)

Did You Know: He died on April 26, 1990 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.