Dexter Gordon

GPTKB entity

Statements (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkb:saxophone
gptkbp:associatedAct gptkb:Blue_Note_Records
gptkb:Louis_Armstrong
gptkb:Art_Blakey
gptkb:Bud_Powell
gptkb:Dizzy_Gillespie
gptkb:Kenny_Drew
gptkb:Billy_Eckstine
gptkbp:award gptkb:Grammy_Award
Jazz Hall of Fame inductee
gptkbp:birthDate 1923-02-27
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Los_Angeles,_California,_USA
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Westwood_Village_Memorial_Park_Cemetery
gptkbp:deathDate 1990-04-25
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania,_USA
gptkbp:filmAppearance gptkb:Round_Midnight
gptkbp:genre bebop
jazz
hard bop
gptkbp:height 6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dexter Gordon
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Stan_Getz
gptkb:John_Coltrane
gptkb:Joshua_Redman
gptkb:Sonny_Rollins
gptkb:Wayne_Shorter
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Lester_Young
gptkb:Coleman_Hawkins
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:saxophone
gptkbp:label gptkb:Columbia
gptkb:Riverside
gptkb:Savoy
gptkb:Blue_Note
gptkb:SteepleChase
Prestige
gptkbp:milestone One of the first players of the tenor saxophone in the bebop idiom
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:nominatedFor Best Actor (Round Midnight)
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Round_Midnight
gptkb:A_Swingin'_Affair
gptkb:Dexter_Calling...
gptkb:Doin'_Allright
gptkb:Homecoming:_Live_at_the_Village_Vanguard
gptkb:One_Flight_Up
gptkb:Our_Man_in_Paris
Go!
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:musician
actor
composer
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Dr._Frank_Gordon
gptkb:Gwendolyn_Baker
gptkbp:residesIn gptkb:Copenhagen,_Denmark
gptkb:Paris,_France
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Maxine_Gordon
gptkbp:yearsActive 1940s–1980s
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_Coltrane
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4