Sophisticated giant : the life and legacy of Dexter Gordon
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Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2018].
ISBN
9780520280649, 0520280644
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Downers Grove Public Library - 2nd Floor - Adult | 781.65 GOR | Checked out |
Hinsdale Public Library - Stacks | BIOGRAPHY GORDON, D | On Shelf |
Tinley Park Public Library - 1st Floor | 781.65092 GORDON, DEXTER | On Shelf |
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Published
Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2018].
Format
Book
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xi, 279 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780520280649, 0520280644
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-261) and index.
Description
"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 a chorus of voices from past and present. Reading like a jazz composition, the blend of research, anecdote, and a selection of Dexter's personal letters reflects his colorful life and legendary times. It is clear why the celebrated trumpet genius Dizzy Gillespie said to Dexter, "Man, you ought to leave your karma to science." Dexter Gordon--the icon--is the Dexter beloved and celebrated on albums, on film, and in jazz lore--even in a street named for him in Copenhagen. But this image of the cool jazzman fails to come to terms with the three-dimensional man full of humor and wisdom, a figure who struggled to reconcile being both a creative outsider who broke the rules and a comforting insider who was a son, father, husband, and world citizen. This essential book is an attempt to fill in the gaps, the gaps created by our misperceptions, but also the gaps left by Dexter himself"--Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Gordon, M., Griffin, F. J., & Shaw, W. L. A., III. (2018). Sophisticated giant: the life and legacy of Dexter Gordon . University of California Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gordon, Maxine, Farah Jasmine Griffin and Woody Louis Armstrong Shaw, III. 2018. Sophisticated Giant: The Life and Legacy of Dexter Gordon. University of California Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gordon, Maxine, Farah Jasmine Griffin and Woody Louis Armstrong Shaw, III. Sophisticated Giant: The Life and Legacy of Dexter Gordon University of California Press, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Gordon, Maxine,, Farah Jasmine Griffin, and Woody Louis Armstrong Shaw, III. Sophisticated Giant: The Life and Legacy of Dexter Gordon University of California Press, 2018.
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