This is one of my handful of all-time favorites-and I think awarding the Oscar to Paul Newman for 'The Color Of Money' becausehe didn't get one for 'The Hustler' is a boxing robbery in the worst sense;real life-and all time great tenor sax player Dexter Gordon's portrayal of an expatriate tenor sax player Dale Turner living in Paris was in a class by itself.The film is dedicated to sax player Lester Young and pianist Bud Powell and is based on the book 'Dance of the Infidels' by Francis Paudras about his relationship with his idol Powell,a genius with mental problems-and by any standard,one of the top few jazz pianists,ever.I still think they should award Dexter Gordon an Oscar,posthumously.