Swingin for the Fences

Gordon Goodwin - Swingin for the Fences

Swingin for the Fences
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Artist: Gordon Goodwin
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2001-01-23
Music Label: Immergent
Soundtracks:
  1. Sing Sang Sung
  2. Count Bubba
  3. Samba Del Gringo
  4. Bach 2 Part Invention In D Minor
  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

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Music Review: Proof that the big band sound is still evolving
Rating: 5 Stars

Gordon Goodwin tells us in the CD's liner notes that the big band sound has been his life-long love, and it shows in this album. Goodwin wrote all the arrangements and composed all the tunes except one adapted from J.S. Bach.
The outstanding players that make up the ensemble apparently share Goodwin's big band passion. Their execution is clean and precise, yet never stiff, possessing all the excitement one would expect at a jazz concert.
Solo space is provided for guest artists Arturo Sandoval (trumpet), Eddie Daniels (clarinet), and Eric Marienthal (alto sax), each appearing on two tracks. Sandoval and Daniels are both on the opening track "Sing Sang Sung," which is obviously inspired by Benny Goodman's "Sing Sing Sing." After establishing the high caliber and high energy level with that opener, the rest of the album never lets go. There's a mix of hard-driving swing, Latin style, and rock-influenced tunes. For example: the album's title track is an up-tempo number reminiscent of "Sweet Georgia Brown"; "Mueva Los Huesos" again features Sandoval doing what he does best; "There's the Rub" and "A Few Good Men" close the album in a funkier vein. Two smoother, less intense tunes - "I Remember" and "Second Chances" - round out the variety of this set, providing some breathing space between the high-impact numbers without giving the listener any reason to believe that the overall energy level has deflated.
If you share Goodwin's passion for the big band sound, you'll want to have this CD in your collection. If you have yet to experience big band music capable of igniting that passion, start here.
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Description of Swingin for the Fences

New Modern Classic Swing for very cool people!

Featuring guest artists Eddie Daniels, Brandon Fields, Grant Geissman, Eric Marienthal, Arturo Sandoval and Carl Verheyen.

The Grammy nominated Big Phat Band (nominated in the categories of Best Instrumental Composition for "Sing, Sang, Sung" and Best Instrumental Arrangement for "Bach 2 Part Invention In D Minor") is Big Band music that steps into the future.

Gordon Goodwin calls upon an all-star lineup of L.A. session players to exercise their musical muscles on a wide variety of styles and genres while remaining true to the legacy of the great big bands. Make no mistake about it, this is big band music by musicians that love big bands!

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