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Genre
  
Jazz

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Albums
  
Swingin' for the Fences, The Phat Pack, XXL

Awards
  
Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

Members
  
Gordon Goodwin, Wayne Bergeron, Eric Marienthal, Andy Martin, Sal Lozano

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Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band, or simply The Big Phat Band, is an 18-piece jazz orchestra that combines the big band swing of the 1930s and 1940s with contemporary music such as funk and jazz fusion. The band is led by Gordon Goodwin, who arranges, composes, plays piano and saxophone. Since its origin, the Big Phat Band has received several Grammy Awards and many Grammy nominations.

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Its first album, Swingin' for the Fences, was the first recording released on DVD-Audio and the first DVD-Audio to be nominated for two Grammy Awards.

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When he founded the Big Phat Band in 1999, Goodwin was working in Hollywood as a composer for Warner Brothers cartoons. His first attraction to big band music was at the age of 13 when he heard Count Basie.

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Grammy Awards

  • Best Instrumental Arrangement – "On Green Dolphin Street" (2014)
  • Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album, Life in the Bubble (2016)

    • Grammy Award nominations

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  • Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album – XXL (2003), Act Your Age (2008)
  • Best Instrumental Composition – "Hunting Wabbits", (2003), "Hit the Ground Running" (2008), "Hunting Wabbits 3 (Get off my Lawn)" (2012)
  • Best Instrumental Arrangement – "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes" (2006), "Yo Tannenbaum" (2007), "Yesterdays" (2008), "Rhapsody in Blue" (2012), "Party Rockers" (2015)
  • Best Instrumental Arrangement with Vocals – "Comes Love" with Brian McKnight and Take 6 (2003)

    • Other awards

  • Surround Sound Award, "Best Made for Surround Sound Title", XXL (2003)

    • Discography

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  • Swingin' for the Fences (Immergent, 2001)
  • XXL (Silverline, 2003)
  • The Phat Pack (Silverline, 2006)
  • Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas (Immergent, 2006)
  • Act Your Age (Immergent, 2008)
  • Dave Siebels With: Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band (PBGL, 2009)
  • That's How We Roll (Telarc, 2011)
  • Life in the Bubble (Telarc, 2014)
  • A Big Phat Christmas (Allegro, 2015)

    • As guest

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  • "Grade 3" on Shine On! Volume One with Tierney Sutton (2011)
  • "Play with Me" on Shine On! Volume One with Amber Lily (2011)

    • Saxophones/Woodwinds

  • Eric Marienthal – 1st alto saxophone / soprano saxophone / piccolo / flute
  • Sal Lozano – 2nd alto saxophone / piccolo / flute / clarinet
  • Brian Scanlon – 1st tenor saxophone / clarinet / flute
  • Jeff Driskill – 2nd tenor saxophone / clarinet / flute
  • Jay Mason – baritone saxophone / bass clarinet / flute
  • Gordon Goodwin – tenor saxophone / soprano saxophone

    • Trumpets

  • Wayne Bergeron – 1st trumpet
  • Dan Fornero – 2nd (split lead) trumpet
  • Bob Summers – 3rd trumpet
  • Dan Savant – 4th trumpet
  • Willie Murillo– 5th trumpet

    • Trombones

  • Andy Martin – 1st trombone
  • Charlie Morillas – 2nd trombone
  • Francisco Torres – 3rd trombone
  • Craig Ware/Craig Gosnell – bass trombone

    • Rhythm section

  • Gordon Goodwin – piano
  • Andrew Synowiec – guitar
  • Rick Shaw – bass
  • Bernie Dresel – drums
  • Joey DeLeon – percussion

    • Temporary players

  • Dan Higgins – 1st alto saxophone (Swingin' for the Fences)
  • Ray Brinker – drums
  • Grant Geissman – guitar (Swingin' for the Fences, XXL, The Phat Pack, Act Your Age)
  • Carl Verheyen – guitar
  • Luis Conte – percussion
  • Arturo Sandoval, Brian McKnight, Chick Corea, Dave Grusin, Dave Siebels, David Sanborn, Dianne Reeves, Eddie Daniels, James Morrison, Johnny Mathis, Judith Hill, Lee Ritenour, Marcus Miller, Michael Brecker, Nathan East, Nikko Paolo Silangcruz, Patti Austin, Romain Guyot, Take 6

    • Songs

    The Jazz PoliceXXL · 2003
    Hunting WabbitsXXL · 2003
    Sing Sang SungSwingin' for the Fences · 2001

    References

    Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band Wikipedia
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