| Bob Gordon | |
| Birth Date: | 11 June 1928 |
| Birth Place: | St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Death Place: | California |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Occupation: | Musician |
| Instrument: | Saxophone |
| Years Active: | 1940s–1950s |
| Past Member Of: | Jack Montrose, Herbie Harper |
Bob Gordon (June 11, 1928 - August 28, 1955) was an American cool jazz baritone saxophonist born in St. Louis, Missouri, best known as a sideman for musicians like Stan Kenton, Shelly Manne, Chet Baker, Maynard Ferguson, Herbie Harper and Jack Montrose. He released one album as a bandleader. Gordon died in a car accident on his way to playing at a Pete Rugolo concert in San Diego.[1]
His friend saxophonist Jack Montrose wrote, "The union of Bob Gordon and the baritone saxophone must have been decreed in Heaven, for never have I viewed such rapport between the natural tendencies of a musical instrument and the mind of the man using it. I cannot imagine Bob Gordon using any other instrument".[2]
With Chet Baker
With Pete Rugolo
With Jack Montrose
With Maynard Ferguson
With Spud Murphy
With Dave Pell
With Shorty Rogers