Dexter Gordon

Dexter Gordon

February 27, 1923 · 103 years old

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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 langua…

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Awakenings

Awakenings

1990 · 2h 1m · Movie

Dr. Sayer is a pioneering neurologist who wants to take a risk and give his patients who suffer from encephalitis a drug used for Parkinson's Disease. He tries it out on one man who miraculously wakes from his perpetual catatonic ...

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'Round Midnight

'Round Midnight

1986 · 2h 13m · Movie

A troubled, but talented musician flees the US to escape his problems, finding refuge and support in Paris.

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