Saxophonist Dexter Gordon

Dexter Gordon

Living place: Los Angeles

Birthday: 27-2-1923 (101 years old)

Population of US 1923: 111,947,000

Global rank: #36503

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Saxophonist Dexter Gordon profile

Who is Saxophonist Dexter Gordon?
Influential jazz saxophonist who played with Louis Armstrong and Dizzy Gillepsie, affecting entire generation of jazz artists.
After visiting with the Lionel Hampton Band, he co-created the Billy Eckstine Orchestra with Louis Armstrong, Charlie Parker, and Sarah Vaughan.
 
 

Young / Before famous

He picked up the clarinet at age thirteen, and soon after, he began performing with other talented young musicians, including Charles Mingus and Buddy Collette.

Family life info

He grew up in Los Angeles, where his father was a pedigree doctor Duke Ellington and Lionel Hampton, among others.

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Saxophonist Dexter Gordon?
John Coltrane was inspired by Gordon's bebop sound.

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Summary of Dexter Gordon profile

When was Saxophonist Dexter Gordon born?
Dexter Gordon birthday 27-2-1923 (at the age of 101).
Where is Saxophonist Dexter Gordon's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Dexter Gordon was born in Los Angeles, California- United States. is a Saxophonist, whose Zodiac is Pisces, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Pig. Dexter Gordon's global rank is 36503 and whose rank is 19 in list of famous Saxophonist. Population of US in 1923 is about 111,947,000 persons.
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Events in 1923 and 27-2

Events in US in the birth year of Dexter Gordon

  • President Warren G. Harding suddenly falls ill (July 28) while returning from a trip to Alaska and is rushed to San Francisco, where he dies on Aug. 2.
  • The second Ku Klux Klan movement in U.S. history grows, stirring widespread controversy and violence.

Birthday Dexter Gordon (27-2) in history

  • Day 27-2 year 1844: Dominican Republic gained independence from Haiti.
  • Day 27-2 year 1933: German Reichstag building in Berlin was destroyed by fire.
  • Day 27-2 year 1951: The 22nd Amendment to the Constitution was ratified, limiting the President to two terms.
  • Day 27-2 year 1973: Members of the American Indian Movement occupied the village of Wounded Knee, S.D.
  • Day 27-2 year 1991: Kuwait was liberated in the Gulf War.
  • Day 27-2 year 2003: Fred Rogers, of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, died.
  • Day 27-2 year 2012: Ali Abdullah Saleh stepped down as president of Yemen after months of protests.
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