Swingin' For The Fences was the first album by the supergroup Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band

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...

. Released in 2001, the album quickly became one of the most popular jazz albums of the last 20 years. The album features many acclaimed players and soloists. The tracks are:

1. Sing, Sang, Sung
2. Count Bubba
3. Samba Del Gringo
4. Bach 2 Part Invention in D minor
   Bach 2 Part Invention in D minor
   Bach 2 Part Invention in D minor is a jazz adaptation by Gordon Goodwin of J. S. Bach's 2-part invention in D minor, originally published in Inventions and Sinfonias . Goodwin has taken Bach's keyboard invention and adapted it in big band jazz style for his "Big Phat Band"...
   
   
5. I Remember
6. Swingin' For The Fences
7. Mueva Los Huesos (Shake Your Bones)
8. Second Chances
9. There's the Rub
10. A Few Good Men

Many of the songs composed for this album were based on compositions by a variety of jazz legends. Some examples include "Sing, Sang, Sung" being based on "Sing, Sing, Sing" as recorded by Benny Goodman as well as "Swingin' For The Fences", which is based on Sammy Nestico's arrangement of "Sweet Georgia Brown".