By the time he recorded "GO!" in 1962, Dexter Gordon had already lived several jazz lives. He was among the first to adapt the language of bebop to the tenor saxophone in the 1940s, but after a decade during which personal problems limited his output, he signed with Blue Note in 1961 and began a series of essential albums that marked a renaissance for the tenor giant.
With a quartet featuring Sonny Clark on piano, Butch Warren on bass, and Billy Higgins on drums, "GO!" was a showcase for Gordon's boundless creativity on hard-swinging tunes like his superb original "Cheese Cake" and a confident rendition of "Love for Sale," as well as his peerless artistry on ballads, as evidenced by stunning takes on the standards "I Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry" and "Where Are You."
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