Happy birthday to #DexterGordon (February 27, 1923 – April 25, 1990). He was one of the first players of the instrument in the bebop idiom of musicians such as Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie and Bud Powell. Gordon's height was 6 feet 6 and was also known as "Long Tall Dexter" and "Sophisticated Giant" and just LTD. Gordon's sound was commonly characterized as being "large" and spacious and he had a tendency to play behind the beat. He was known for humorously inserting musical quotes into his s