Sophisticated giant : the life and legacy of Dexter Gordon / Maxine Gordon ; foreword by Farah Jasmine Griffin ; afterword by Woody Louis Armstrong Shaw III.

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"Sophisticated Giant presents the life and legacy of tenor saxophonist Dexter Gordon (1923-1990), one of the major innovators of modern jazz. In a context of biography, history, and memoir, Maxine Gordon has completed the book that her late husband began, weaving his "solo" turns with her voice and...

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Main Author:	Gordon, Maxine (Author)
Other Authors:	Griffin, Farah Jasmine (writer of foreword.) Shaw, Woody Louis Armstrong, III (writer of afterword.)
Language:	English
Published:	Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2018]
Subjects:	Gordon, Dexter, > 1923-1990. Saxophonists > United States > Biography. Jazz musicians > United States > Biography. Jazz musicians. Saxophonists. United States. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Composers & Musicians. Biographies.
Genre:	Biography. Biographies.
Physical Description:	xi, 279 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format:	Book

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