Birth Name: Dexter Gordon
Occupation: Saxophonist
Place Of Birth: Los Angeles
Date Of Birth: February 27, 1923
Date Of Death: April 25, 1990
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: Unknown
Nationality: American
Dexter Gordon was born on the 27th of February, 1923. He was best known for being a Saxophonist. Influential jazz saxophonist who played with Louis Armstrong and Dizzy Gillepsie, influencing a generation of jazz musicians.
Dexter Gordon was born in Los Angeles. 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. After touring with the Lionel Hampton Band, he joined the innovative Billy Eckstine Orchestra with Louis Armstrong, Charlie Parker, and Sarah Vaughan .
Dexter Gordon was a Pisces and was born in the G.I. Generation.
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Childhood
Dexter Gordon was born in 1920s. The 1920s represented an era of change and growth. The decade was one of learning and exploration. The economic boom and the Jazz Age were over, and America began the period called the Great Depression. Discover what happened on this day.
Dexter Gordon is part of G.I. Generation also known as The Greatest Generation. This generation experienced much of their youth during the Great Depression and rapid technological innovation such as the radio and the telephone. The initials "G.I." is military terminology referring to "Government Issue" or "General Issue".
Education
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Family
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Personal Life
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Dexter Gordon was born in the Year of the Pig.
Fast Facts
| REAL NAME: | Dexter Gordon |
| NICKNAME: | Long Tall Dexter, Dexter “The Sound” Gordon, Dexter Gordon |
| RELIGION: | Unknown |
| AGE GENERATION: | G.I. Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Pisces |
| BIRTH DAY: | Tuesday |
| DEATH DAY: | Wednesday |
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Horoscope
Zodiac Sign: Dexter Gordon was a Pisces. People of this zodiac sign like romance, to sleep, spiritual themes and dislike the know-it-all, to be criticized, and cruelty of any kind. The strengths of this sign are being compassionate, artistic, gentle, wise, while weaknesses can be to be fearful, overly trusting and desire to escape reality. The greatest overall compatibility with Pieces is Virgo and Taurus.
Chinese Zodiac: Dexter Gordon was born in the Year of the Dragon. People born under this sign are nice and good-mannered. They're always forgiving of other people's mistakes, which at times can translate to naivete and gullibility.
Ruling Planet: Dexter Gordon had a ruling planet of Neptune and has a ruling planet of Neptune. Back the early 2,000 B.C. the outer planets, Uranus and Pluto, were not yet discovered, since the telescope had not yet been invented. Astrologers and astronomers could only work with planets visible to the eye.
Dexter Gordon’s birth sign is Pisces and he had a ruling planet of Neptune.
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