DEX MUSIC LLC

DEXTERGORDON.COM is the official business website representing the legacy of late tenor saxophone legend, composer, and Academy Award nominated actor DEXTER GORDON® (1923-1990). DEXTERGORDON.COM is the exclusive property of DEX MUSIC LLC.

The name DEXTER GORDON® is legally owned by DEX MUSIC LLC and is federally trademarked with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). As such DEX MUSIC LLC retains sole ownership, authority, and legal discretion over the use of the name DEXTER GORDON® for all business purposes.

DEX MUSIC LLC, the sole legal representative and owner of Gordon's name, image, and commercial likeness, controls Dexter Gordon’s intellectual property, copyrights, image rights, logos and trademarks, and administers Gordon’s music publishing, licensing, branding, merchandising, and all other commercial activity.

LIMITED USE POLICY

The commercial use of any artwork, images, logos, sounds, texts, or other elements derived from Dexter Gordon's life work, name, and/or likeness must be authorized and formally licensed from DEX MUSIC LLC.

The deliberate unauthorized use of any of the aforementioned without direct consent or (mis)used ("bootlegged," copied, stolen, falsified, redistributed, or duplicated) explicitly for commercial purposes is strictly prohibited by law.

We therefore respectfully request that the propriety of all intellectual properties, brands, images, trademarks, copyrights, and the like, either seen or acquired through the properties or products on this website, be carefully and respectfully honored. 

NON-PROFIT & DONATIONS

THE DEXTER GORDON SOCIETY

To make a tax-deductible contribution to The Dexter Gordon Society, an affiliated non-profit 501c3 organization, visit DEXTERGORDON.ORG.

LICENSING

MUSIC 

  • Mechanical licenses are available for those who wish to record or release Dexter Gordon’s original compositions.

  • Synchronization licenses are available for use of Dexter Gordon’s music in film, television, theatre, gaming, the web, technology, new media and other platforms.

  • Master Use licenses are necessary for those who wish to reproduce existing recordings.

  • Intellectual property licenses are available for name and image branding, merchandising, and general commercial use of other intangible assets.

IMAGES

Dexter Gordon® photos are available from various periods of his career and can be licensed for commercial purposes from the image publisher. Below is a list of publishers who control rights to Dexter Gordn photos:

    • Mosaic Images - Photos from Dexter Gordon's Blue Note sessions by legendary jazz photographer Francis Wolff.

    • CTS Images - Photos from Dexter's performances in Copenhagen, Denmark by Danish photographer Jan Persson. 

    BRANDING & MERCHANDISE

    Elements of Dexter’ Gordon’s legacy may be licensed from Dex Music LLC for merchandise and commerce. If you are interested in licensing an element of Dexter Gordon’s legacy (name, image, voice, signature, music, etc) for your business, please contact us.