Entertainment & Arts
“MIDNIGHT BLUE.” Lionel Hampton/Dexter Gordon.
Nov. 8, 1987
Music
Jazz giant Dexter Gordon, one of the masters of the tenor saxophone, died early this morning at age 67 after a long battle with throat cancer, a close family friend said.
April 25, 1990
A brace of musical performances and a few remembrances and tributes made up the brief, spirited memorial held for the late Dexter Gordon on Sunday at the Musicians’ Union auditorium in Hollywood.
May 8, 1990
“Harvest Jazz Series: Dexter Gordon/Bobby Hutcherson.” Sony. $29.95.
Nov. 18, 1986
In his review of “Machito: A Latin Jazz Legacy,” Michael Wilmington referred to Dexter Gordon as “ineffable” (“ ‘Machito’: The Legacy of a Latin Beat,” June 8).
June 13, 1987
*** 1/2 DEXTER GORDON, “The Complete Blue Note Sixties Sessions,” Blue Note
Nov. 10, 1996
Movies
Dexter Gordon, the free-spirited saxophone improvisationist whose melancholy demeanor and laconic wit permeated one of the most praised jazz films of all time, died Wednesday.
April 26, 1990
Simultaneous memorial musical tributes for jazz great Dexter Gordon will take place Sunday in Harlem, Los Angeles, Paris and Copenhagen, Gordon’s family has announced.
May 4, 1990
**** DEXTER GORDON “Doin’ Allright”, Blue Note In 1961, when this date was recorded, the late Gordon had just returned to the jazz scene after an absence of several years due to personal problems.
May 6, 1990
Before his Oscar-nominated role in “ ‘Round Midnight,” Dexter Gordon had not played his tenor saxophone in public in four years.
April 12, 1987