He found the racial climate quite relaxed, and eventually, he found home in Copenhagen. During his fifteen-year stay in Europe, he made a few sojourns, and during one, he performed at Storrytowne in New York. Dexter returned to New York in 1976. Gordon had a remarkable comprehension of the harmonic structure of chords. As Jimmy Heath once said.
Nobody knows chords like Dexter.
With longish tones emanating from the lowest register of his horn, Dexter ranks among the few most thoughtful and articulate ballad players existent. With one last knee-bend, his hands come down ending the tune. During interviews, Dexter has made many quotes that, to this day, still ring in the ears of so many. It's a music that since it's beginning has expressed the feelings, the dreams, hopes, of the people. Before I leave Dexter, a few rounds about the Academy Awards of February, 1987.