Dexter Gordon
Dexter Gordon (February 27, 1923 – April 25, 1990) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and an Academy Award-nominated actor (Round Midnight, Warner Bros, 1986). He is regarded as one of the first and most important musicians to adapt the bebop musical language of people like Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and Bud Powell to the tenor saxophone. His studio and live performance career were both extensive and multifaceted, spanning over 50 years in recorded jazz history.
Blue Monk
1970
Closes Out A Live Set 1977
Recorded: Live "Rising Sun", Montreal, Canada November 9-12, 1977.
Personnel: Dexter Gordon - Tenor Sax, George Cables - Piano, Rufus Reid - Bass, Eddie Gladden - Drums.