Phat Tracks

About The Program

Grammy winning composer Gordon Goodwin presents Phat Tracks with Gordon Goodwin, a two-hour tour through a wide range of jazz styles and concepts. Gordon’s experience and musical understanding allow him to give his listeners rare look behind the curtain to see what makes this music so special. The show’s musical palette ranges from swing to latin to funk to orchestral, and occasionally includes spoken comments from the artists themselves.

Phat Tracks with Gordon Goodwin airs on KSDS, Saturdays from 1:00 -3:00 pm PST.

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Hi gang, My name is Gordon Goodwin, host of Phat Tracks, and, believe it or not, I'm in a movie! It's called 'Knights of Swing.'

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Here are a few CD selections featured most recently:



Here are the 30 most recent tracks played on this show:

May 17th at 3 PM Hour
3:03 PM Thad Jones And Mel Lewis “The Groove Merchant” — Central Park North BUY
May 17th at 2 PM Hour
2:56 PM Snarky Puppy “Semente” — Culcha Vulcha BUY
2:49 PM Dave Weckl and Jay Oliver “Apocalypso” — Convergence BUY
2:41 PM The Gershwin Connection “Medley Bess You Is My Woman” — The Gershwin Connection BUY
2:33 PM Samara Joy “No More Blues” — Portrait BUY
2:28 PM James Morrison “All Of Me” — Snappy Too BUY
2:18 PM Stan Getz “Con Alma” — Sweet Rain BUY
2:10 PM Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band “The Jazz Police” — That’s How We Roll BUY
2:01 PM Don Sebesky “Caravan” — Joyful Noise BUY
May 17th at 1 PM Hour
1:52 PM Andreas Oberg and Marian Petrescu “A Night in Tunisia ” — Young Jazz Guitarist BUY
1:44 PM Andreas Oberg and Marian Petrescu “My Kind of Bebop” — Young Jazz Guitarist BUY
1:38 PM Aubrey Logan and Her Bigger Than Average Band “Route 66” — Aubrey Logan and Her Bigger Than Average Band BUY
1:31 PM Aubrey Logan and Her Bigger Than Average Band “Route 66” — Aubrey Logan and Her Bigger Than Average Band BUY
1:21 PM Oscar Peterson “I Could Write A Book” — Con Alma:The Oscar Peterson Trio BUY
1:13 PM Cannonball Adderley “Exodus” — Cannonball Adderley Quintet Live In Concert BUY
May 10th at 2 PM Hour
2:53 PM Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band “The Buddy Complex” — The Gordian Knot BUY
2:43 PM Chick Corea and Gary Burton “Señor Mouse” — The New Crystal Silence BUY
2:38 PM Shorty Rogers “Coop de Graas” — Cool and Crazy BUY
2:30 PM Yellowjckets “Fasten Up” — Fasten Up BUY
2:24 PM Dexter Gordon “Cheese Cake” — Go BUY
2:18 PM Esperanza Spalding “I Know You Know” — Esperanza BUY
2:13 PM Freda Payne “Moanin’ Doodlin’” — Let There Be Love BUY
2:07 PM Freda Payne “Our Love is Here To Stay” — Let There Be Love BUY
May 10th at 1 PM Hour
1:51 PM Emmet Cohen w/ Patrick Bartley “Singing’ In The Rain” — N/A BUY
1:43 PM Paul Simon “Late in the Evening” — N/A BUY
1:43 PM Miguel Zenon “Milagrosa” — N/A BUY
1:37 PM Paul Simon “Late in the Evening” — N/A BUY
1:29 PM Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band “Chance Encounters” — Act Your Age BUY
1:21 PM Nicholas Payton “After You’ve Gone” — Gumbo Nouveau BUY
1:13 PM Joey DeFrancesco “Sweet Georgia Bright” — Part III BUY

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