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| The Phat Pack | 
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (based on 32 reviews)
Sales Rank: 22522
Category: Music
Artist: Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band
Publisher: Immergent
Studio: Immergent
Manufacturer: Immergent
Label: Immergent
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 284404
UPC: 676628440421
EAN: 0676628440421
ASIN: B000FIHJJ2
Release Date: June 13, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | Cut 'n Run | | • | Too Close For Comfort (featuring Dianne Reeves) | | • | Count Bubba's Revenge | | • | Play That Funky Music (featuring David Sanborn) | | • | The Phat Pack | | • | Hunting Wabbits 2 (A Bad Hare Day) | | • | La Almeja Pequena (The Little Clam) | | • | Get In Line | | • | Attack of the Killer Tomatoes | | • | Under the Wire (featuring Eddie Daniels | | • | Whodunnit? | | • | It Was a Very Good Year (featuring Take 6) | | • | Ever Braver, Ever Stronger (An American Elegy) |
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Album Description
The latest disc from Gordon Goodwin?s Big Phat Band, The Phat Pack showcases more of the hot licks that fans have come to know and love. In addition to the playful jazz of such tracks as "Whodunnit?" and "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes" , the Big Phat Band teams up with guest vocalist Dianne Reeves, fresh from winning a Grammy for her work on the soundtrack to the Oscar winning film "Good Night and Good Luck." In true "Rat Pack" fashion, Dianne tackles a sexy arrangement of the timeless Frank Sinatra classic "Too Close for Comfort" that is sure to become a classic in its own right. Her energy is as infectious as her vocal stylization, and if anything rings true for the Big Phat band, it?s consistent energy-timeless and classic. Gordon Goodwin comments about this vibe that ran through the creation and recording of the Phat Pack: "We in the Big Phat Band have similar aspirations as the original Rat Pack:! To bring to our audience a form of timeless, creative music that remains significant. We try to play this music with energy, passion and abandon, and with the same sense of fun that Frank, Sammy and Dean had. We just do it without the tuxedos and the martinis and the cigarettes and the gambling and the guys named Jilly and the showgirls?. ?Showgirls. Hmm. Now there?s a thought". CD: ? Complete album in stereo BONUS DVD: ? Complete album in 5.1 surround sound
? New concert videos and recording session videos
? Big Phat Band Photo Gallery
? Big Phat Solo Transcriptions
? Bios of each member of the Big Phat Band
? The Big Phat Band Tivia Game featuring a special BONUS audio track
? Make your own mix of a Big Phat Band track
? Audio Commentary Gordon Goodwin discusses each track on The Phat Pack
? Bonus Big Phat Band interviews available with purchases via DVD Launcher
? Video Linear Notes
? Portable music files and bonus ROM content
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| Customer Reviews: Read 27 more reviews...
 Gordon Goodwin takes us out for a good time - again March 29, 2009
If the whole is greater than the sum of its parts, and the parts are as exceptional as the members of the Big Phat Band and their guest artists, then you're really in for a treat. And a substantial one at that: over an hour of music on the CD plus a DVD with concert videos and other extras.
In this 2006 release, we discover that even big band charts can have sequels. "Count Bubba's Revenge" and "Hunting Wabbits 2" further develop some ideas that Gordon Goodwin introduced to us on previous albums. There are also new treatments of old tunes: "Too Close for Comfort" with guest singer Dianne Reeves, "It Was a Very Good Year" featuring vocals (including some scat) from Take 6, and "Play That Funky Music" with David Sanborn on alto. Of course, Goodwin supplies plenty of original material that bears repeat listening. "Cut `n Run" is a great adrenalin-pumping opening track; "La Almeja Pequena" once again proves the band's skill at latin jazz; the up-tempo "Under the Wire" calls upon the talents of clarinet superhero Eddie Daniels; "Get in Line" shows off the band's famous blend of jazz and rock; "Whodunnit?" sounds like a pseudo-spy theme. And believe it or not, Goodwin even finds inspiration from the theme of the campy 1970s horror spoof "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes" - although (thankfully) it sounds nothing like the original soundtrack.
The final track, "Ever Braver, Ever Stronger (An American Elegy)," departs from the style of the rest of the album, sounding more like a concert band piece. (School band directors, take note!) Nicely done, but you'll probably sort it into a different playlist than the other tunes.
Plenty of material, plenty of variety, superbly executed. In other words, the usual from the Big Phat Band.
Fun Variety for my young Teen Daughter July 20, 2008
Gordon Goodwin headlined with our district's middle school and high school band recently. This event got my daughter interested in trying out for her middle school jazz band. I purchased this so that she could get to know various jazz/bigband music. This is a favorite in our household. It's a nice change from some of the noise we hear on the radio.
SMOKIN!!!! April 28, 2008
This CD is amazing! The songs are all really good recordings. Dang, that band can play!!!
 Mixed story here... December 15, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Mr. Goodwin has at least three very inviable big band CDs to his credit including this one. However, something is a little different for me about this one relative to the first two: I find that I can't sit through the entire CD without wanting to move on to something else.
This could be because of the volume of material in this CD/DVD combination package. However, it also be something having to to with the mixing of this CD (not the DVD) - it sounds to me this it has been mixed to sound "loud" including VU meter average levels, even to the point that the sound engineering used some compression. This CD is just fatiguing to me, but the DVD is delightful. Maybe the the iPod users are supposed to listen to the CD, while home theater setups show the greatness of this music on the DVD.
The rating scale:
5 stars = Completely delighted with no dissatisfaction
4 stars = Full satisfaction with few if any dissatisfiers
3 stars = average overall satisfaction with at least one strong dissatisfier
2 stars = Below average overall satisfaction with strong dissatisfiers
1 star = Product did not meet minimum satisfaction level and has significant ethical issues assocated with its sale as advertised
Great fun!!! October 13, 2007
A great recording by a great, creative band. I honestly love every track. It's obvious these guys have a lot of fun.
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