Dexter Gordon
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Dexter Gordon was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and bandleader. He was among the most influential early bebop musicians. Gordon's height was 6 feet 6 inches, so he was also known as "L
Gordon in concert in Toronto on August 19, 1978
At the 1980 Edison Award, Amsterdam
Dexter Gordon at Mountain Winery Jazz Festival, Saratoga, California, 1981
Illinois Jacquet
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Jean-Baptiste Illinois Jacquet was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, best remembered for his solo on "Flying Home", critically recognized as the first R&B saxophone solo. He is also known as one of
Jacquet, New York City, c. May 1947 (Photograph by William Paul Gottlieb)
Jacquet in 1941
Illinois Jacquet, Meer Jazz Festival 1998
Illinois Jacquet's gravesite at Woodlawn Cemetery in The Bronx, New York.