Dexter Gordon
Go! = Blue Note 75th =
1 x LP
standard 33⅓rpm
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(1962 )- 2014 Blue Note US Remastered and Reissued standard vinyl LP= with“Three O’Clock In The Morning”, “Love For Sale,” “Cheesecake,” and “I Guess I’ll Hang My Tears Out To Dry,”
Release date: 24-06-2014 (Originally released in 1962)
2014 US Blue Note Remastered and Reissued standard vinyl LP = with“Three O’Clock In The Morning”, “Love For Sale,” “Cheesecake,” and “I Guess I’ll Hang My Tears Out To Dry,” =There was no mistaking Dexter Gordon for anyone else, and he always gave one the impression that he could play for hours without running out of inventive ideas or personality. Go! Is an album that grows in interest and power with each listen. It is Dexter Gordon at the height of his powers. =As Part of the Blue Note 75th Anniversary Vinyl Reissue Campaign =Remastered for Vinyl by Alan Yoshida at Dunning-Kruger in Los Angeles, CA.
Tracks:
A1. Cheese Cake
A2. I Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry
A3. Second Balcony Jump
B1. Love For Sale
B2. Where Are You
B3. Three O'Clock In The Morning
Credits:
Dexter Gordon (tenor saxophone)
Sonny Clark (piano)
Butch Warren (drums)
Billy Higgins (bass)
In 1962, when the 39-year old Dexter Gordon recorded Go!, he had already lived a lifetime in jazz. After gaining experience playing with the big bands of Lionel Hampton and Louis Armstrong, in 1945, Gordon became the first tenor-saxophonist to not only master bebop but to develop his own distinctive sound in the new style. He recorded with Dizzy Gillespie and as a leader, and starred in late night jam sessions in Los Angeles with fellow tenors Wardell Gray and Teddy Edwards.
After a largely uneventful decade in the 1950s, Gordon made a major comeback in 1961 when he emerged in prime form on Blue Note, recording Dexter Calling. Its follow-up album Go! was even better. Joined in his quartet by the great pianist Sonny Clark, bassist Butch Warren and drummer Billy Higgins, Gordon really digs into the colorful program. On such numbers as “Three O’Clock In The Morning” (a standard that was extinct after the early 1920s), “Love For Sale,” his own “Cheesecake,” and “I Guess I’ll Hang My Tears Out To Dry,” Gordon plays chorus after chorus of outstanding ideas in his huge tone.
He caresses the melodies, creates solos that are full of swing, wit, and inspiration, and makes every phrase sound personal, fresh and original. There was no mistaking Dexter Gordon for anyone else, and he always gave one the impression that he could play for hours without running out of inventive ideas or personality. Go! is an album that grows in interest and power with each listen. It is Dexter Gordon at the height of his powers!
Features:
- Remastered and reissued as part of the Blue Note 75th anniversary vinyl reissue campaign
- Vinyl initiative spearheaded by current Blue Note Records President, Don Was, to include 100 essential Blue Note albums
- Includes special Blue Note 75 vinyl sleeve that features album cover art for 75 Blue Note titles
- First run of vinyl to include Blue Note 75th logo on back of package
- Key to the Blue Note 75th anniversary vinyl reissue campaign is the creation of high quality audio at an affordable price
- All year long Blue Note will celebrate their iconic artists and the history of the label with various events, digital initiatives, vinyl campaigns and more
Two years ago, we decided to begin remastering the jewels of the Blue Note catalog in hi-def resolutions of 96k and 192k. In order to develop a guiding artistic philosophy for this delicate endeavor, we donned our lab coats, ran dozens of sonic experiments and carefully referenced every generation of our reissues. Ultimately, we decided that our goal would be to protect the original intentions of the artists, producers and engineers who made these records and that, in the case of pre-digital-era albums, these intentions were best represented by the sound and feel of their first-edition vinyl releases. Working with a team of dedicated and groovy engineers, we found a sound that both captured the feel of the original records while maintaining the depth and transparency of the master tapes... the new remasters are really cool!
While these new versions will become available in Digital Hi Def, CD and the Mastered for iTunes formats, the allure of vinyl records is WAY too potent to ignore. This year, Blue Note - along with our friends at Universal Music Enterprises - is launching a major 75th Anniversary Vinyl Initiative that is dedicated to the proposition that our catalog should be readily available at a low cost - featuring high quality pressings and authentic reproductions of Blue Note's iconic packaging. Beginning in March 2014, we'll start rolling out five remastered vinyl reissues every month. Although this program begins in celebration of Blue Note's 75th Anniversary, our catalog runs so deep that we will faithfully be reissuing five albums a month for many years to come!
—Don Was, President, Blue Note Records
http://www.bluenote.com/vinylreissues.html
Blue Note 75th Anniversary Vinyl Reissue:
Available March 25, 2014
ART BLAKEY - FREE FOR ALL
WAYNE SHORTER - SPEAK NO EVIL
JOHN COLTRANE - BLUE TRAIN
ERIC DOLPHY - OUT TO LUNCH
LARRY YOUNG - UNITY
Available April 22, 2014
ORNETTE COLEMAN - AT THE "GOLDEN CIRCLE" STOCKHOLM, VOL. 1
HERBIE HANCOCK - MAIDEN VOYAGE
SONNY ROLLINS - A NIGHT AT THE VILLAGE VANGUARD
CANNONBALL ADDERLEY - SOMETHIN' ELSE
DEXTER GORDON - OUR MAN IN PARIS
Available May 27, 2014
GRANT GREEN - IDLE MOMENTS
HANK MOBLEY - SOUL STATION
MADLIB - SHADES OF BLUE
McCOY TYNER - THE REAL McCOY
HORACE SILVER - SONG FOR MY FATHER
Available June 24, 2014
Dexter Gordon - Go
Lee Morgan - Cornbread
Bobby Hutcherson - Total Eclipse
Jimmy Smith -Back At The Chicken Shack
Medeski Martin & Wood - Combustication
Available July 29, 2014
Kenny Burrell - Midnight Blue
Donald Byrd - Black Byrd
Joe Henderson - Mode For Joe
Cassandra Wilson - Traveling Miles
Kenny Dorham - Afro-Cuban
Available August 26, 2014
Lou Donaldson Lush Life
Bud Powell The Amazing Bud Powell, Vol. 1
Wayne Shorter Juju
Herbie Hancock Speak Like A Child
Terence Blanchard Flow
Available September 30, 2014
Kenny Drew Undercurrent
Sonny Clark Cool Struttin'
Stanley Turrentine That's Where It's At
Freddie Hubbard Ready For Freddie
Brian Blade Fellowship Perceptual
Available October 28, 2014
Horace Silver Horace Silver and The Jazz Messengers
The Three Sounds Out Of This World
Dianne Reeves I Remember
Hank Mobley No Room For Squares
Thelonious Monk Genius Of Modern Music, Vol. 1
Available November 25, 2014
Curtis Fuller The Opener
Joe Lovano Quartets: Live At The Village Vanguard
Lee Morgan The Sidewinder
Ornette Coleman New York Is Now
Clifford Brown Memorial Album
Available December 30, 2014
Andrew Hill Black Fire
Jackie McLean Let Freedom Ring
Anthony Williams Spring
Grant Green Street Of Dreams
Bobby McFerrin Spontaneous Inventions
Available January 27, 2015
Herbie Hancock Empyrean Isles
Wayne Shorter Adam's Apple
Art Blakey Mosaic
Jason Moran Soundtrack To Human Motion
Cecil Taylor Unit Structures
Available February 24, 2015
Don Cherry Complete Communion
Elvin Jones The Ultimate
Robert Glasper Double Booked
Thelonious Monk Genius Of Modern Music, Vol. 2
Sonny Rollins Newk's Time
Available March 24, 2015
Wayne Shorter Night Dreamer
Freddie Hubbard Blue Spirits
Kurt Elling Flirting With Twilight
Grachan Moncur III Evolution
Sonny Rollins Vol. 1
Available April 28, 2015
Herbie Hancock The Prisoner
Horace Silver Cape Verdean Blues
McCoy Tyner Time For Tyner
Joe Henderson The State of the Tenor - Live at the Village Vanguard, Vol. 1
Cecil Taylor Conquistador!
Available May 26, 2015
Lee Morgan Search For The New Land
Medeski Martin & Wood End Of The World Party
Art Blakey A Night A Birdland, Vol. 1
Bobby Hutcherson Components
Grant Green I Want To Hold Your Hand
Available June 30, 2015
Donald Byrd A New Perspective
Cassandra Wilson New Moon Daughter
Hank Mobley The Turnaround
Bud Powell The Scene Changes: The Amazing Bud Powell, Vol. 5
Dexter Gordon One Flight Up
Available July 28, 2015
Miles Davis Vol. 1
Tina Brooks True Blue
Andrew Hill Point Of Departure
Joe Henderson Page One
Jackie McLean Capuchin Swing
Available August 25, 2015
Donald Byrd At The Half Note Café, Vol. 1
Art Blakey A Night A Birdland, Vol. 2
Freddie Hubbard Breaking Point!
Sonny Clark Leapin' and Lopin'
Stefon Harris Black Action Figure
Available September 29, 2015
Horace Silver Blowin' The Blues Away
Miles Davis Vol. 2
McCoy Tyner Expansions
Art Blakey Moanin'
John Scofield Time On My Hands
Available October 27, 2015
Jimmy Smith Midnight Special
Sonny Rollins Vol. 2
Hank Mobley Workout
Bobby Hutcherson Happenings
Joe Lovano Rush Hour
**Release Dates Are Subject To Change**
Drager(LP,EP,12,7,CD): LP
Qual(120grs,150grs,180grs): standard
Speed(33,45): 33
Bonus(cd,single,download): Download
Label: Blue Note
Originally released: 1962
This release: 2014