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Track Listing
DISC 1:
1. Hit The Ground Running
2. Watermelon Man
3. September - (featuring Lee Ritenour/Patti Austin)
4. Yesterdays - (featuring Art Tatum)
5. Senor Mouse - (featuring Chick Corea)
6. Punta Del Soul - (featuring Dave Grusin/Lee Ritenour)
7. Act Your Age - (featuring Nathan East)
8. Chance Encounters
9. Backkrow Politics
10. East Coast Envy
11. El Macho Muchacho
12. Gumbo Street
DISC 2:
1. Solo Transcriptions
2. Live Concert Videos
3. Track By Track Commentary With Accompanying Photo Gallery
4. Conversation With Lee Ritenour, Gordon Goodwin & Dan Savant With Accompanying Photo Gallery, A
5. Big Phat Jam Winners
6. Make Your Own Mix Of Two Act Your Age Tracks
7. Individual Band Member Bios & Photo Gallery
Album Notes
Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band: Grant Geissman, Andrew Synowiec (guitar); Sal Lozano (flute, piccolo, alto saxophone); Jeff Driskill, Brian Scanlon (flute, clarinet, tenor saxophone); Eric Marienthal (flute, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone); Jay Mason (bass clarinet, baritone saxophone); Pete Desienna, Dan Fomero, Wayne Bergeron, Bob Summers (trumpet); Alex Lles, Charlie Morillas, Francisco Torres, Andy Martin (trombone); Craig Ware (bass trombone); Rick Shaw (acoustic bass, electric bass); Bernie Dresel (drum); Brad Dutz (percussion).
Personnel: Gordon Goodwin (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, piano); Dan Savant (trumpet).
Music fans born before 1970 may not realize that many decades back, the big bands were a major force in pop music. But saxophonist, pianist, and big-bandleader Gordon Goodwin isn't peddling nostalgia for the past. On ACT YOUR AGE, he takes aspects of the big-band sound and successfully combines them with contemporary jazz and pop music. Guests on ACT YOUR AGE include Chick Corea, whose semi-hit "Senor Mouse" gets a roaring, rousing revival, while jazz singer Patti Austin sings on the ebullient Earth Wind & Fire hit "September." Nathan East, Dave Grusin, and Lee Ritenour also appear. ACT is not for old-school big-band devotees, but for those who enjoy audacious, driving mixtures of jazz, funk, and pop of various eras.
Industry Reviews
The writing is full of interesting juxtapositions of the sections and suprising rhythmic turns, and the playing is consistently sharp and engaging.
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