Go Power! Explained

Go Power!
Type:	Live album
Artist:	Illinois Jacquet
Cover:	Go Power!.jpg
Released:	1966
Recorded:	March 1966 Lennie's On the Turnpike, West Peabody, Massachusetts
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Cadet LP-773
Producer:	Esmond Edwards
Chronology:	Illinois Jacquet
Prev Title:	Spectrum
Prev Year:	1965
Next Title:	Bottoms Up
Next Year:	1968

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

Reception

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

• Illinois Jacquet - tenor saxophone
• Milt Buckner - organ
• Alan Dawson - drums

Notes and References

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