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gptkbp:instanceOf
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jazz saxophonist
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gptkbp:activeYears
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1940
1990
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gptkbp:associatedAct
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gptkb:Max_Roach
gptkb:Horace_Silver
Thelonious Monk
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gptkbp:awards
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Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
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gptkbp:birthDate
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February 27, 1923
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Los_Angeles,_California,_USA
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gptkbp:child
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gptkb:Diane_Gordon
Dawn_Gordon
Kirk_Gordon
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gptkbp:deathDate
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April 25, 1990
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gptkbp:deathPlace
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gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania,_USA
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gptkbp:filmography
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The Jazz Singer
Round Midnight
The Last of the Blue Devils
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gptkbp:genre
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jazz
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Dexter Gordon
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Michael_Brecker
gptkb:Joshua_Redman
gptkb:Sonny_Rollins
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Charlie_Parker
gptkb:Louis_Armstrong
gptkb:John_Coltrane
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gptkbp:instrument
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tenor saxophone
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gptkbp:knownFor
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his charismatic stage presence
his large sound and improvisational skills
being a prominent figure in the bebop movement
his influence on later generations of saxophonists
his long career spanning five decades
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gptkbp:label
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gptkb:Columbia_Records
gptkb:RCA_Victor
gptkb:Verve_Records
gptkb:Blue_Note_Records
Prestige Records
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gptkbp:nationality
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American
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:Our_Man_in_Paris
Ballads
Go!
The Other Side of Dexter
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gptkbp:occupation
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musician
composer
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Maxine_Gordon
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gptkbp:website
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dextergordon.com
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