The American tenor saxophone player Dexter Gordon (1923-1990). Around 1940 he started with the swing orchestras of Lionel Hampton and Nat King Cole. During the fifties he developed into one of the most important hard bop players. Today recordings in quartet composition from 1962.
Sources:
Dexter Gordon: Go !
CD: Blue Note 7243 4 98794 23
Dexter Gordon: A Swingin’ Affair
CD: Blue Note CDP 7841332