Dexter Gordon
Tenor Sax Solo on
Cheese Cake

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Dexter Gordon's tenor sax solo is the closing of 3 solos on this recording, following Sonny Clark's piano. Spanning one chorus of the 56-bar AABA form at a bright 225 BPM with a swing feel in C, the solo runs approximately 1:01. Go! was recorded during Gordon's triumphant return to the United States from his first extended stay in Europe, and the album crackles with the energy of a musician eager to prove he remained one of the greatest tenor saxophonists in jazz. Dexter Gordon was 38 to 39 years old at the time of this 1962 recording.

Dexter Gordon was 38 to 39 years old at the time.