Dexter Gordon
Day 53
#28 – Dexter Gordon (1923–1990). American jazz tenor saxophonist. Also known as ‘Long Tall Dexter’ and ‘Sophisticated Giant’. Albums include: Dexter Calling... (1961), Go! (1962) and Our Man in Paris (1963).
Little time tonight. Gordon was also known as ‘Long Tall Dexter’ due to his height – he was 6 feet 6 inches tall. Sketching out his name I noticed the connection between the two ‘o’s’ in his name and the two 6’s. Once I had found an appropriate typeface it started to come together. Listening to the music I picked out some colours I thought were appropriate. I positioned the background saxophone illustration high on the page to suggest his height.
0.5 hour
Listen...
to excerpt from ‘I Guess I’ll Hang My Tears Out to Dry.’