Dexter Gordon Autographs
Dexter Gordon (February 27, 1923 – April 25, 1990) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and bandleader. He was among the most influential early bebop musicians. Gordon's height was 6 feet 6 inches (198 cm), so he was also known as "Long Tall Dexter" and "Sophisticated Giant". His studio and performance career spanned more than 40 years.
Gordon's sound was commonly characterized as being "large" and spacious and he had a tendency to play behind the beat. He inserted musical quotes into his solos, with sources as diverse as "Happy Birthday" and well-known melodies from the operas of Wagner. Quoting from various musical sources is not unusual in jazz improvisation, but Gordon did it frequently enough to make it a hallmark of his style. One of his major influences was Lester Young. Gordon, in turn, was an early influence on John Coltrane and Sonny Rollins. Rollins and Coltrane then influenced Gordon's playing as he explored hard bop and modal playing during the 1960s.
Gordon had a genial and humorous stage presence. He was an advocate of playing to communicate with the audience, which was his musical approach as well. One of his idiosyncratic rituals was to recite lyrics from each ballad before playing it. In an interview pianist Dave Bass recalled, "Dexter would get up to the microphone, holding his horn horizontally, and he'd say 'You must remember this, a kiss is still a kiss, a sigh is just a sigh.' It was a little bit of a shtick, but it was how he approached a song, and I remember that."
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Traded items with a signature of Dexter Gordon
The most expensive item with a signature of Dexter Gordon (Dexter Gordon signed autographed postcard 1963 original jazz great very rare) was sold in April 2025 for $5,678.00 while the cheapest item (DEXTER GORDON....VINTAGE HAND SIGNED AUTOGRAPH) found a new owner for $0.99 in April 2009. The month with the most items sold (3) was April 2025 with an average selling price of $497.00 for an autographed item of Dexter Gordon. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in September 2025 with $499.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was April 2009. In average, an autographed item from Dexter Gordon is worth $214.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Dexter Gordon were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Dexter Gordon autograph REAL LOA Roger Epperson | $214.50 |  |
| 1979 Dexter Gordon Havana Jam Cuba Signed by David Gahr Vintage Music Photo C518 | $115.16 | |
| Dexter Gordon Autograph PSA DNA Jazz Musician Composer Signed | $395.00 | |
| DEXTER GORDON Autographed Signed Rockefeller 1981 Concert Stub Framed Matted JSA | $499.99 | |
| Dexter Gordon Kenny Drew signed autographed lp.original jazz great very rare | $497.00 | |
| Dexter Gordon N.H.O.P signed autographed lp original jazz great very rare | $467.00 | |
| Dexter Gordon signed autographed lp original jazz great rare | $130.00 | |
| Dexter Gordon signed autographed lp original jazz great very rare | $474.00 | |
| Dexter Gordon signed autographed postcard 1963 original jazz great very rare | $5,678.00 | |
| dexter gordon signed autographed sp Jazz great Rare | $469.00 | |
| Dexter Gordon signed autographed The Chase lp original jazz great nm Rare | $299.00 | |
| Dexter Gordon signed Photo | $31.00 | |
| Dexter Gordon signed*2 autograph lp Eddie Gladden 1980 original great jazz rare | $364.00 | |
| Junior Mance signed autographed lp Dexter gordon original jazz great rare | $214.00 | |
| Rare jazz saxophonist DEXTER GORDON autograph cut | $49.00 | |
