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The preeminent Grammy-winning big band leader, Gordon Goodwin, and his Big Phat Band return with another dose of impeccable arrangements and big band fun on this new release. The album features this year s Grammy-winning On Green Dolphin Street arrangement, his own take on the Get Smart theme and more!

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Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.34 x 5.87 x 0.39 inches; 3.03 Ounces
Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Telarc
Item model number ‏ : ‎ 28939915
Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2014
Date First Available ‏ : ‎ April 4, 2014
Label ‏ : ‎ Telarc
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00IZ1RPVS
Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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Randy Charles

It is definitely a Gordon Goodwin signature.

Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2014

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As usual this band performs flawlessly navigating their way through difficult writing and making it sound easy! The sound of this recording is beyond awesome as it puts you right in the center of this marvelous ensemble. It is dynamic, super clean and in your face! The bottom end is incredible!

This band is loaded with amazing players. Bernie Dresel is one my favorite drummers bar none!

OK--why 4 stars? Primarily I was anticipating them returning to some really straight ahead swingin' big band music ala "Swingin' for the Fences" and "XXL". I feel a bit disappointed in that a lot of the charts here tend to sound like movie or TV tracks. This is written upon first listening.

I buy everything that this band records and I will continue to do that. Hopefully, when the next recording gets underway, Gordo will make it a more straight up, knock you over big band swingfest!

Update:

On September 5th, 2014 and listening carefully to this record through headphones I wish to retract an earlier comment. There are some super swinging charts here and some real kick ass straight ahead big band. Also, the playing from the guys is over the top! Beautiful record!

I must learn patience for writing reviews. No snap judgements allowed!! I tended to write the original too quickly!

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James A. Vedda

Thoroughly modern big band

Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2014

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It’s all here: the variety and superb execution that we’ve come to expect from Gordon Goodwin and the gang. The album is a sampler of jazz/funk, blues, Latin, and straight-ahead jazz, loaded with intricate ensemble playing and excellent solos.
A few examples: Wayne Bergeron is on top of the trumpet section, as always, and is featured on “Years of Therapy” in which he starts out classical style on piccolo trumpet and then cuts loose when he switches to his regular horn. Andy Martin returns on trombone, soloing on the hard-driving “Why Can’t We Have Nice Things?” Eric Marienthal offers alto sax solos on a ballad called “The Passage” and on a hip recreation of the theme from “Get Smart.” Guitarist Andrew Synowiec leads the way on the blues shuffle “Synolicks.”
As talented as the soloists are, the real treat comes from Goodwin’s arrangements. His jazz standard for this album is “On Green Dolphin Street,” which he molds into a new-sounding tune that shows off the band. He also wrote a tribute to Count Basie & Sammy Nestico with a title that asks the question, “Does This Chart Make Me Look Phat?” And just to be different, he has the band backing up vocalist Judith Hill in the high-intensity pop tune “Party Rockers.”
The CD includes a very informative insert so you can read the liner notes while you’re digging the tracks – the next best thing to being there in the studio.
Keep ‘em coming, Gordon.

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Craig S. Cherry

A Perfect Blend of Jazz, Blues and Funk - A Modern Masterpiece!

Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2015

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As a long-time jazz drummer, I've listened to a great many big band albums, spanning from the early days of Count Basie to the roaring bands of Buddy Rich and Maynard Ferguson the more modern groups like Bob Mintzer's Big Band. Of the newer generation of leaders, Gordon Goodwin stands out as one of the new masters of the form. And this particular album is one that I believe would appeal not just to hardcore jazz fans but to anyone who appreciates lively, well-crafted music. The band, though extremely gifted technically, does not overwhelm the listener with their chops. The arrangements are more orchestral in nature, allowing the compositions to be the star of the show. And the tunes themselves are refreshingly diverse - a perfect mix of straight-ahead jazz, soulful blues and funky pop-jazz that literally has something for everyone. This album manages to push the boundries of big band jazz without sacrificing listenability and mass appeal. I highly recommend to anyone who has even a remote interest in jazz - you will not be disappointed!

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J. Seigle

This is not your grandfather's big band

Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2015

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This is a smart big-band recording with original, delightfully tortuous arrangements, and a bonus chuckle in most of the song titles. I can only imagine the amount of rehearsal and attention to detail that must be poured into a project like this. The writing and arranging are new and fresh but showing influence of traditional big band tunes, with musicianship that goes beyond excellent. The download comes with a PDF file that credit soloists on each tune. The title cut is what tuned me into this group when I heard it on the Verizon FiOS jazz channel. It starts with an impressionistic intro, falling into a funky R&B groove.

"Why Can't We Have Nice Things" is a romp that reminds me of the music from a 1930s movie where someone is frantically racing down a bustling New York City street. "Synolicks" Is a guitar feature, inspired by the blues. Guitarist Andrew Synowiec is very versatile on this recording, stepping out of a conventional jazz comping approach on other tunes to being out in front with a blues performance heavily influenced by modern rock techniques. "Years Of Therapy" is an oddly enchanting piece that spends the first two minutes in a classical passage that could be theme music for television's PBS Masterpiece Theater. It's a trumpet feature, and Wayne Bergeron plays piccolo trumpet like he's had years of classical training (therapy?), reaching up into high registers with no loss of tone or articulation. Then the tune shifts into a neo-swing mode, continuing to feature Wayne on Bb trumpet. He tears into a solo with a splee-yaa and high notes that betray the influence of Maynard Ferguson. Then the selection returns to that classical theme for the last 1:20. "The Passage" gets a little more conventional with a lush ballad. "Garaje Gato" (Garage Cat) starts with energetic, precise percussion and Spanish voiceover then breaks into a latin/swing. "Does This Chart Make Me Look Phat?" is a probably the most conventional selection, harking back to the likes of Basie, Duke and Strayhorn. Next they dash off a modern take on the theme to "Get Smart," true to the campy film-noir sendup mood of the original but adding lots of percussion and drive at the original tempo. The only standard on this recording, "On Green Dolphin Street" isn't just a Real Book reading but a fresh approach to this tune, swinging all the way after a latin intro. "Party Rockers" closes out the set, starting with a party-goin'-on background noise track, surf-rock guitar line and underlying beat that sounds like it's going to be a Brian Setzer song. Then the R&B vocal featuring the fantastic Judith Hill comes in. This tune continues to build in excitement right up to the end.

The collection, though inventive and challenging to the listener, never alienates--it doesn't stray into atonality or harmonic constructs that leave the listener lost. It's a big band for the 21st century.

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In Glorious Black And White

Another fab' Goodwin album

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 28, 2014

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The West Coast's finest group, doing such great work to get to young people in the USA, at the same time ensuring that the traditional big band fan is in the loop. Some people praise this band highly for the standard, the quality of arrangements, soloists and so on. In fact the most important skill is to engage with long and old alike. This Goodwin does with every recording, never fails!

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Ian F Morton

Blown away

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 29, 2018

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Outstanding. What a modern big band can sound like. Great arrangements. Huge energy. Virtuoso playing from top to bottom of the band. Just try playing the stuff! Even listening to it is exhausting. Fully deserving of their cult following (and I am a member of the cult). A musicians' band without peer. Loved it.

Kenneth J. Morris

The very best of US big-band writing/playing.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 21, 2014

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Nothing Goodwin does is in anyway second-rate. Top quality sessioneers deliver absolute perfection of performance and soloing. The arrangements - not for the faint-hearted - are bright, modern and above all, interesting. Very highly recommended.

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frank

If you like big of quality with something of its own to ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 24, 2015

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I have not long been listening to this band and have found it to be one of the most interesting big bands in jazz today. If you like big of quality with something of its own to offer you will really enjoy this band . Besides the excellent arrangements the soloist are of quality . Like the other four cd I purchased this was one to include. Frank.

bassist1991

Unreal

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 24, 2015

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I'd give it 6 stars if I could.

This level of quality is rarely found in music anymore. Quality tunes, quality arrangements and played by musos. Remember them? Actual people who learned an instrument properly!?

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