Go Power!

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Go Power!
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Live album by
Released1966
RecordedMarch 1966
Lennie's On the Turnpike, West Peabody, Massachusetts
Genre Jazz
Label Cadet
LP-773
Producer Esmond Edwards
Illinois Jacquet chronology
Spectrum
(1965)
Go Power!
(1966)
Bottoms Up
(1968)

Go Power! is a live album by saxophonist Illinois Jacquet recorded in Massachusetts in 1966 and released on the Cadet label. [1]

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Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "Buckner's heavy organ sound takes a bit of getting used to (this set would have been much better if he had been on piano) but he does push Jacquet to some fiery playing". [2]

Track listing

All compositions by Illinois Jacquet except as indicated

  1. "On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever)" (Burton Lane, Alan Jay Lerner) - 7:54
  2. "Illinois Jacquet Flies Again" - 6:52
  3. "Robbins' Nest" (Illinois Jacquet, Sir Charles Thompson) - 5:00
  4. "Watermelon Man" (Herbie Hancock) - 5:42
  5. "I Want a Little Girl" (Murray Mencher, Billy Moll) - 6:09
  6. "Pamela's Blues" - 5:06
  7. "Jan" (Norman Simmons) - 5:15

Personnel

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References

  1. Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Cadet Album Discography (1965-1971) accessed April 16, 2013
  2. 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed April 16, 2013