{"product_id":"sophisticated-giant-dexter-gordon-tpb-w3","title":"Maxine Gordon: Sophisticated Giant [2020] paperback","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"An occasion to appreciate Dexter's resounding musical genius as well as his wish for major social transformation.\"-Angela Y. Davis, political activist, scholar, author, and speaker\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSophisticated Giant\u003c\/i\u003e 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\u003cb\u003e,\u003c\/b\u003e you ought to leave your karma to science.\"\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 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 multidimensional 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 created by our misperceptions as well as the gaps left by Dexter himself.","brand":"Gordon, Maxine \u0026 Griffin, Farah Jasmine \u0026 Shaw Iii, Woody Louis Armstrong","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":44295827161378,"sku":"9780520350793","price":20.8,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/products\/gordon-maxine-griffin-farah-jasmine-shaw-iii-woody-louis-armstrong-sophisticated-giant-dexter-gordon-tpb-w3-9780520350793-40320464486690.jpg?v=1673463587","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/sophisticated-giant-dexter-gordon-tpb-w3","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}