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 the 30 most recent tracks played on this show:

March 23rd at 2 PM Hour
2:54 PM Dave Weckl and Jay Oliver “Higher Ground” — N/A BUY
2:50 PM THE FEARLESS FLYERS/// “Colonel Panic” — N/A BUY
2:42 PM RAD Jazz Orchestra “Samba For Carmen” — Ryan DeWeese and his RAD Jazz Orchestra BUY
2:36 PM Take 6 “I L-O-V-E U” — So Much 2 Say BUY
2:32 PM Eddie Daniels- Bucky Pizzarelli “Blue Bossa” — Blue Bossa BUY
2:28 PM Eddie Daniels- Bucky Pizzarelli “Samia” — Blue Bossa BUY
2:22 PM Veronica Swift Edward Duke Ellington Sidney Russell “Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me” — Veronica Swift BUY
2:11 PM Wynton Marsalis Quintet Featuring Mark O'Connor and Frank Vignola “Sweet Georgia Brown” — Jazz In Marciac- August 1, 2010 BUY
2:02 PM Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band “Does This Chart Make Me Look Phat” — Life In The Bubble BUY
2:00 PM Snarky “Grown Folks” — Culcha Vulcha BUY
March 23rd at 1 PM Hour
1:53 PM Jim Beard “Lost At the Carnival” — In an 18th Century Drawing Room BUY
1:43 PM Lyle Mays “Fictionary ” — Fictionary BUY
1:33 PM Shorty Rogers “The Three Little Bops” — Essential Jazz Master BUY
1:23 PM Dianne Reeves “In Your Eyes” — Bridges BUY
1:13 PM Michael and Randy feat. by WDR BIG BAND “Strap Hangin'” — 24TH "LEVERKUSENER JAZZTAGEN" (2003) BUY
1:13 PM Michael and Randy feat. by WDR BIG BAND “Strap Hangin'” — 24TH BUY
1:07 PM Wynton Marsalis “Be Present Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra” — The Democracy! Suite BUY
March 16th at 2 PM Hour
2:56 PM The Brecker Brothers “Out Of The Loop” — Slang BUY
2:48 PM Donald Fagen “Sunken Condos” — Slinky Thing BUY
2:40 PM Hiromi “Spiral” — Music For Three-Piece-Orchestra BUY
2:33 PM Nao Ao Marco Temporal “N/A” — Esperanza Spalding BUY
2:26 PM Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band “Swingin' for the Fences” — Samba Del Gringo BUY
2:12 PM Branford Marsallis “Four MF's Playin' Tunes” — Whiplash BUY
2:03 PM Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra “Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra-Live at MCG” — Lullaby Of The Leaves BUY
March 16th at 1 PM Hour
1:54 PM Jim Beard “Lost At the Carnival” — Lost At The Carnival BUY
1:49 PM Raymond Scott “Raymond Scott Reimagined” — In an 18th Century Drawing Room BUY
1:47 PM Yo-Yo Ma & Buddy McFerrin “Hush” — Allegro Prestissimo BUY
1:44 PM Yo-Yo Ma & Buddy McFerrin “Hush” — Hush Little Baby BUY
1:37 PM New York Voices “A Day Like This” — On A Clear Day BUY
1:30 PM Andrew Synowlec “GAMES” — "Hear And Now" BUY

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