Editing Dexter Gordon (section)

==Family==
Gordon's maternal grandfather was Captain [[Edward L. Baker Jr.]], who received the [[Medal of Honor]] during the [[Spanish–American War]], while serving with the 10th Cavalry Regiment (also known as the [[Buffalo Soldiers]]).{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}

Gordon's father, Dr. Frank Gordon, M.D., was one of the first prominent African-American physicians and a graduate of [[Howard University]].{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}

Gordon's uncle, Clifford Myota Gordon, was a charter member of the Alpha Delta chapter of [[Alpha Phi Alpha]] fraternity, seated at the [[University of Southern California]]. <ref>{{Citation |last=Gordon |first=Maxine |title=2. An Uncommon Family |date=2018-11-06 |work=Sophisticated Giant: The Life and Legacy of Dexter Gordon |pages=13–25 |url=https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1525/9780520971622-003/html |access-date=2024-12-29 |publisher=University of California Press |language=en |doi=10.1525/9780520971622-003 |isbn=978-0-520-97162-2|url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://www.alphadelta1921.com/history |access-date=2024-12-29 |website=Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., Alpha Delta Chapter |language=en-US}}</ref>

When he lived in Denmark, Gordon became friends with the family of the future [[Metallica]] drummer [[Lars Ulrich]], and subsequently became Lars's godfather.<ref>Joel McIver, [https://archive.org/details/justiceforalltru0000mciv_h8q4/page/3 ''Justice for All: The Truth about Metallica''], Omnibus Press, 2004.</ref>

Gordon was married three times and had six children: Robin, James, Deirdre, Mikael, Morten and Benjamin. .<ref>{{Cite web |last=Watrous |first=Peter |date=April 26, 1990 |title=Dexter Gordon Dies at 67; A Charismatic Jazz Figure |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/04/26/obituaries/dexter-gordon-dies-at-67-a-charismatic-jazz-figure.html |access-date=March 22, 2024 |website=New York Times}}</ref>