What is Dexter Gordon known for?
Dexter GordonĀ® is widely regarded as the first musician to translate the language of mid-20th century modern jazz – a.k.a. “bebop” – to the tenor saxophone. Dexter Keith Gordon was born on February 27, 1923 in Los Angeles, California. What happened to Dexter Gordon? Gordon died of kidney failure and cancer of the larynx in…