Act Your Age (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band album)
| Act Your Age | ||||
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| Released | September 30, 2008 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 67:39 | |||
| Label | Immergent | |||
| Producer | Lee Ritenour | |||
| Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band chronology | ||||
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Act Your Age is the fourth album by Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band.[1] It received a Grammy Award nomination in 2008 for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album. Gordon Goodwin received nominations for Best Instrumental Composition ("Hit the Ground Running") and Best Instrumental Arrangement ("Yesterdays").[2]
Guests include Chick Corea performing his own composition, "Señor Mouse". Another track incorporates Zenph Studios' re-performance of Art Tatum's 1949 recording of "Yesterdays" with a big band arrangement by Goodwin.[1]
The album includes a DVD containing recording studio footage and bonus features, such as a 5.1 surround sound mix of the album.
Track listing[edit]
All tracks are written by Gordon Goodwin except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hit the Ground Running" | 4:56 | |
| 2. | "Watermelon Man" | Herbie Hancock | 5:28 |
| 3. | "September" | Al McKay, Allee Willis, Maurice White | 4:29 |
| 4. | "Yesterdays" | Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach | 3:19 |
| 5. | "Señor Mouse" | Chick Corea | 5:00 |
| 6. | "Punta Del Soul" | Dave Grusin | 5:04 |
| 7. | "Act Your Age" | 5:04 | |
| 8. | "Chance Encounters" | 7:35 | |
| 9. | "Backrow Politics" | 8:05 | |
| 10. | "East Coast Envy" | 5:13 | |
| 11. | "El Macho Muchacho" | 6:10 | |
| 12. | "Gumbo Street" | 6:33 |
Source: AllMusic
Personnel[edit]
Band
- Gordon Goodwin – piano, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Jeff Driskill – clarinet, flute, tenor saxophone
- Sal Lozano – flute, piccolo, alto saxophone
- Eric Marienthal – flute, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
- Jay Mason – bass, bass clarinet, baritone saxophone
- Brian Scanlon – clarinet, flute, tenor saxophone
- Wayne Bergeron – trumpet
- Daniel Fornero – trumpet
- Dan Savant – trumpet
- Alex Iles – trombone
- Andy Martin – trombone
- Charlie Morillas – trombone
- Francisco Torres – trombone
- Craig Ware – bass trombone
- Grant Geissman – guitar
- Andrew Synowiec – guitar
- Bernie Dresel – drums
- Brad Dutz – percussion, vibraphone
Guests
- Chick Corea – piano
- Dave Grusin – piano
- Art Tatum – piano
- Lee Ritenour – guitar
- Nathan East – bass guitar
- Patti Austin – vocals
Technical
- David Helfant – executive producer
- John Trickett – executive producer
- David Tedds –producer
- Lee Ritenour – producer
- Gordon Goodwin – producer
- Dan Savant – producer
- Gary Lee – engineer
- Gus Skinas – engineer
- Bernie Kirsch – engineer
- Paul Klingberg – engineer, producer mixing, surround mix
- Tommy Vicari – engineer, mixing
- Richard King – engineer
- Michael Aarvold – digital editing, engineer
- Michael Atwell – digital editing
- Doug Sax – mastering[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Ruhlmann, William. Act Your Age at AllMusic. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
- ^ "Zenph Studios Gets Its First GRAMMY Nods" (PDF). Zenph Studios. 2008-12-07. Retrieved 2013-06-08.
- ^ "Act Your Age – Gordon Goodwin | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
