Act Your Age (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band album)
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Act Your Age is the fourth album recorded by Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band
. Gordon Goodwin
's 18-piece big band have already had critical acclaim with their albums XXL
and The Phat Pack
. This album follows in the footsteps of the previous albums including a DVD with footage from the studio and other bonus features, including a 5.1 surround sound mix of the album.
The album features many prolific guest artists including Chick Corea
on his own composition Senor Mouse. However the most interesting guest star is Art Tatum
on the Jerome Kern track Yesterdays, which was a special arrangement by Goodwin after hearing the album of re-performances of Tatum's work by Zenph Studios.
Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band
Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band, or simply The Big Phat Band, is an 18-piece jazz ensemble based in California and led by Gordon Goodwin. Goodwin composes most, and arranges all, of the group's performance pieces, as well as playing piano and occasionally tenor saxophone...
. Gordon Goodwin
Gordon Goodwin
Gordon L. Goodwin is a Grammy award-winning American studio pianist, saxophonist, composer, arranger and conductor. He now lives in Southern California with his wife Lisa, daughter Madison and two sons, Trevor and Garrison.- Early years :...
's 18-piece big band have already had critical acclaim with their albums XXL
XXL (album)
XXL is the second studio album by Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band, released on September 23, 2003. It includes guest performances from saxophonist Michael Brecker, the vocal group Take 6, clarinetist Eddie Daniels and singer Johnny Mathis.-Track listing:...
and The Phat Pack
The Phat Pack
The Phat Pack is the third studio album from Californian 18-piece jazz ensemble Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band. The album was released June 13, 2006 under Silverline Records, and following the tradition of the group's previous two albums , a bonus DVD is included with the CD purchase...
. This album follows in the footsteps of the previous albums including a DVD with footage from the studio and other bonus features, including a 5.1 surround sound mix of the album.
The album features many prolific guest artists including Chick Corea
Chick Corea
Armando Anthony "Chick" Corea is an American jazz pianist, keyboardist, and composer.Many of his compositions are considered jazz standards. As a member of Miles Davis' band in the 1960s, he participated in the birth of the electric jazz fusion movement. In the 1970s he formed Return to Forever...
on his own composition Senor Mouse. However the most interesting guest star is Art Tatum
Art Tatum
Arthur "Art" Tatum, Jr. was an American jazz pianist and virtuoso who played with phenomenal facility despite being nearly blind.Tatum is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time...
on the Jerome Kern track Yesterdays, which was a special arrangement by Goodwin after hearing the album of re-performances of Tatum's work by Zenph Studios.
Track listing
- Hit the Ground Running
- Watermelon Man
- September (featuring Patti AustinPatti Austin-Life and career:Austin was born in Harlem, New York. She made her debut at the Apollo Theater at age four and had a contract with RCA Records when she was only five. Quincy Jones and Dinah Washington have proclaimed themselves as her godparents....
and Lee RitenourLee RitenourLee Mack Ritenour is an American jazz guitarist who has recorded over 42 albums, appeared on over 3000 sessions, and has charted over 30 instrumental and vocal contemporary jazz hits since 1976. One of his most popular songs was the smash hit, “Is It You” in 1981. Ritenour is considered to be a...
) - Yesterdays (featuring Art TatumArt TatumArthur "Art" Tatum, Jr. was an American jazz pianist and virtuoso who played with phenomenal facility despite being nearly blind.Tatum is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time...
) - Senor Mouse (featuring Chick CoreaChick CoreaArmando Anthony "Chick" Corea is an American jazz pianist, keyboardist, and composer.Many of his compositions are considered jazz standards. As a member of Miles Davis' band in the 1960s, he participated in the birth of the electric jazz fusion movement. In the 1970s he formed Return to Forever...
) - Punta Del Soul
- Act Your Age (featuring Nathan EastNathan EastNathan Harrell East is a jazz, R&B and rock bass player and vocalist. East holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music from the University of California, San Diego...
) - Chance Encounters
- Backrow Politics
- East Coast Envy
- El Macho Muchacho
- Gumbo Street