Good to Go-Go explained

Good to Go-Go
Type:	studio
Artist:	Spyro Gyra
Cover:	Good to gogo.jpg
Studio:	Harariville Studios (Weehawken, New Jersey) Big Time Audio (Jonesborough, Tennessee)
Genre:	Jazz, fusion
Label:	Heads Up
Producer:	Spyro Gyra
Prev Title:	Wrapped in a Dream
Prev Year:	2006
Next Title:	A Night Before Christmas
Next Year:	2008

Good to Go-Go is the 29th album by Spyro Gyra, released on June 12, 2007.^[1] This album has the first appearance by the drummer Bonny Bonaparte.

Good to Go-Go peaked at No. 9 on the jazz album chart at Billboard magazine.^[2] Many songs on the album have been used on The Weather Channel's Local on the 8s segments.

Track list

1. "Simple Pleasures" (Jay Beckenstein) – 5:50
2. "Get Busy" (Tom Schuman) – 5:19
3. "Jam Up" (Bonny Bonaparte) – 4:15
4. "The Left Bank" (Beckenstein) – 5:40
5. "Funkyard Dog" (Julio Fernandez) – 5:02
6. "Along for the Ride" (Fernandez) – 6:45
7. "Island Time" (Scott Ambush) – 6:23
8. "Wassup!" (Schuman) – 4:45
9. "Easy Street" (Beckenstein) – 5:02
10. "A Winter Tale" (Beckenstein) – 6:34
11. "Good to Go-Go" (Ambush) – 6:41
12. "Newroses" (Beckenstein, Fernandez) – 6:46

Musicians

Spyro Gyra

• Jay Beckenstein – saxophones
• Tom Schuman – keyboards
• Julio Fernández – guitars
• Scott Ambush – bass guitar
• Bonny B – drums, percussion, vocals

Additional musicians

• Andy Narell – steel drums (3, 7)
• Marc Quiñones – congas (4, 7, 9, 11)
• Christian Howes – violin (4)

Production

• Dave Love – executive producer
• Spyro Gyra – producers, recording
• Eric Carlinsky – recording
• Martin Walters – mixing
• Greg Calbi – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York)
• Robert Hoffman – art direction, design
• Paul Greco – photography
• Jennifer Scarcella – stylist

Notes and References

1. Web site: Making beautiful music in the Shades Harariville studio brings legends to Weehawken . https://archive.today/20130126194242/http://www.hudsonreporter.com/view/full_stories_home/2413038/article-Making-beautiful-music-in-the--Shades--Harariville-studio-brings-legends-to-Weehawken . dead . 2013-01-26 . Hudson Reporter . 2007-08-07 . February 18, 2012.
2. Spyro Gyra - Chart history. Billboard . April 12, 2017.