Go (Dexter Gordon allbum)
Album by Dexter Gordon
Released	1962
Recorded	August 27, 1962
Genre	Jazz
Length	37:44
Label	Blue Note
Producer(s)	Alfred Lion
Professional reviews
Dexter Gordon chronology
Dexter Calling (1961) Go! (1962) A Swingin' Affair (1963)

Go (1962) is an album by jazz musician Dexter Gordon. An album is a collection of related audio tracks, released together commercially in an audio format to the public. ... Dexter Gordon Dexter Gordon (February 27, 1923 - April 25, 1990) was an American tenor saxophone musician. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Jazz is an original American musical art form originating around the early 1920s in New Orleans, rooted in Western music technique and theory, and is marked by the profound cultural contributions of African Americans. ... A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in producing, manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and sometimes video recordings (especially music videos), on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ... In jazz and blues notes added to the major scale for expressive quality, loosely defined by musicians to be an alteration to a scale or chord that makes it sound like the blues. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Alfred Lion (left) with Blue Note Records co-founder Francis Wolff Alfred Lion (1909-1987), along with his childhood friend, Francis Wolff, was the founder of Blue Note Records in 1939. ... Dexter Gordon Dexter Gordon (February 27, 1923 - April 25, 1990) was an American tenor saxophone musician. ... Jazz is an original American musical art form originating around the early 1920s in New Orleans, rooted in Western music technique and theory, and is marked by the profound cultural contributions of African Americans. ... Dexter Gordon Dexter Gordon (February 27, 1923 - April 25, 1990) was an American tenor saxophone musician. ...

From the liner notes by Ira Gitler: "This session was not recorded in a nightclub performance but, in its informal symmetry, it matches the relaxed atmosphere that the best of those made in that manner engender. Everyone was really together, in all the most positive meanings of that word."

The album was recorded by Rudy Van Gelder. Rudy Van Gelder (born November 2, 1924 in Jersey City, New Jersey) is a recording engineer specialising in jazz. ...

Track listing

1. "Cheese Cake" (Dexter Gordon) – 6:33
2. "I Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry" (Jule Styne/Sammy Cahn) – 5:23
3. "Second Balcony Jump" (Billy Eckstine/Gerald Valentine) – 7:07
4. "Love For Sale" (Cole Porter) – 7:40
5. "Where Are You" (Harold Arlen/Jimmy McHugh) – 5:21
6. "Three O'Clock in the Morning" (Dorothy Terris/Julian Robledo) – 5:40

Jule Styne (December 31, 1905 – September 20, 1994) was a British born United States songwriter. ... Sammy Cahn (June 18, 1913 - January 15, 1993) was a songwriter and musician, playing the piano and violin. ... Billy Eckstine (8 July 1914 – 8 March 1993), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as William Clarence Eckstein. ... Cole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter from Indiana. ... Harold Arlen, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1960 Harold Arlen (February 15, 1905 - April 23, 1986) was an American composer of popular music. ... Jimmy McHugh (July 10, 1894 - May 23, 1969), was one of the greatest and most prolific songwriters during the 1920s-1950s. ...

Personnel

• Dexter Gordon — tenor saxophone
• Sonny Clark — piano
• Butch Warren — bass
• Billy Higgins — drums