The Phat Pack is the third studio album by the jazz ensemble Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band. Goodwin received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Instrumental Arrangement for the song "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes".
The title is a parody of the Rat Pack, a group of friends and performers during the 1960s which included Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr. Goodwin arranged cover versions of two songs that were associated with the Rat Pack, "Too Close for Comfort" and "It Was a Very Good Year", and a hit from the 1970s, "Play That Funky Music".
Soloists include Wayne Bergeron, Eddie Daniels, Eric Marienthal, Andy Martin, David Sanborn, Bob Summers, and the vocal group Take 6.
Track listing
Source: AllMusic
Personnel
Gordon Goodwin – tenor saxophone, piano, arranger Dan Savant – trumpet Wayne Bergeron – trumpet Daniel Fornero – trumpet Alex Iles – trombone Andy Martin – trombone Charlie Morillas – trombone Craig Gosnell – trombone Craig Ware – trombone Eric Marienthal – flute, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone Sal Lozano – flute, alto saxophone, piccolo David Sanborn – saxophone Eddie Daniels – clarinet Jeff Driskill – clarinet, tenor saxophone Brian Scanlon – clarinet, tenor saxophone Jay Mason – bass clarinet, baritone saxophone Grant Geissman – guitar Carl Verheyen – guitar Ray Brinker – drums Bernie Dresel – drums Rick Shaw - Acoustic bass, electric bass Luis Conte – percussion Brad Dutz – percussion Dianne Reeves – vocals Take 6 – vocals
Production
Gordon Goodwin – producer Evan Johnson – producer Dan Savant – producer David K. Tedds – producer John Trickett – executive producer Bernie Grundman – mastering Tommy Vicari – engineer, mixing
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