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2003 studio album by Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band
XXL
Studio album by Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band
ReleasedSeptember 23, 2003 (2003-09-23)
GenreJazz, big band
Length73:23
LabelSilverline
ProducerJeff Dean, Gordon Goodwin, Bob Michaels, Dan Savant, John Trickett
Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band chronology
Swingin' for the Fences
(2001)
XXL
(2003)
The Phat Pack
(2006)

XXL is the second studio album by Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band, released on September 23, 2003. It includes guest performances by saxophonist Michael Brecker, Brian McKnight, vocal group Take 6, clarinetist Eddie Daniels, and singer Johnny Mathis.

XXL was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album. Gordon Goodwin received two more nominations, one for Best Instrumental Composition ("Hunting Wabbits") and one for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist ("Comes Love").

Track listing

All tracks are written by Gordon Goodwin except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."High Maintenance" 6:17
2."A Game of Inches" 7:21
3."Comes Love featuring Brian McKnight & Take 6"Lew Brown, Sam H. Stept, Charles Tobias5:31
4."Thad Said No" 5:45
5."Hunting Wabbits" 6:20
6."The Quiet Corner" 6:20
7."Horn of Puente" 6:18
8."It's All Right With Me"Gordon Goodwin, Mark Kibble, Cole Porter4:44
9."The Jazz Police" 4:44
10."Mozart 40th Symphony in G minor" 8:07
11."What Sammy Said" 7:50
12."Let the Good Times Roll"Fleecie Moore, Sam Theard3:31

Source: AllMusic

Personnel

  • Gordon Goodwin – saxophone, piano, arranger, conductor
  • Wayne Bergeron – trumpet
  • Pete DeSiena – trumpet
  • Daniel Fornero – trumpet
  • Larry Hall – trumpet
  • Stan Martin – trumpet
  • Dan Savant – trumpet
  • Bob Summers – trumpet
  • Steven Holtman – trombone
  • Alex Iles – trombone
  • Nick Lane – trombone
  • Andy Martin – trombone
  • Charlie Morillas – trombone
  • Craig Ware – bass trombone
  • Sal Lozano – flute, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
  • Eric Marienthal – flute, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
  • John Yoakum – alto saxophone
  • Brian Scanlon – clarinet, flute, tenor saxophone
  • Jeff Driskill – clarinet, flute, tenor saxophone
  • Eddie Daniels – clarinet
  • Jay Mason – bass clarinet, flute, baritone saxophone
  • Grant Geissman – guitar
  • Carl Verheyen – guitar
  • Richard Shaw – double bass, bass guitar
  • Ray Brinker – drums
  • Bernie Dresel – drums
  • Luis Conte – percussion
  • Mark Kibble – vocal arrangement

Guests

Production

  • Gordon Goodwin – producer, liner notes
  • Jeff Dean – executive producer
  • Bob Michaels – executive producer
  • John Trickett – executive producer
  • Dan Savant – producer
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering
  • Steve Genewick – engineer
  • Charles Paakkari – engineer
  • Sam Story – engineer
  • Kevin Szymanski – engineer
  • Tommy Vicari – engineer
  • Jeff Wakolbinger – engineer

References

  1. ^ Dryden, Ken. "XXL". AllMusic. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band
  • Wayne Bergeron
  • Joey Deleon
  • Bernie Dresel
  • Jeff Driskill
  • Dan Fornero
  • Craig Gosnell
  • Sal Lozano
  • Eric Marienthal
  • Andy Martin
  • Jay Mason
  • Charlie Morillas
  • Willie Murillo
  • Dan Savant
  • Brian Scanlon
  • Rick Shaw
  • Bob Summers
  • Andrew Synowiec
  • Francisco Torres
  • Craig Ware
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