The Gordian Knot Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band

• 1 T.O.P. Adjacent 07:02
• 2 Don't Blink 06:17
• 3 The Gordian Knot 07:08
• 4 Kneel Before Zod 04:55
• 5 Lost in Thought 08:26
• 6 The Incredibles 07:59
• 7 Sometimes I Rush 08:09
• 8 Summertime 06:28
• 9 Sunset and Vine 05:53
• 10 Deja Moo 06:31
• 11 The Buddy Complex 09:38
• Total Runtime 01:18:26

Info for The Gordian Knot

Extracts from the liner notes of The Gordian Knot by the Gordon Goodwin Big Phat Band to set the scene plus track lengths. Quotes from Gordon Goodwin, pictured.

'T.O.P. Adjacent' 7:02 featuring Eric Marienthal, alto sax. ''Our tribute to a legendary band from Oakland, CA called Tower of Power.''

'Don’t Blink' 6:15 feat. Eric Marienthal, soprano sax; Andrew Synowiec, guitar. ''This infectious samba groove, fuelled by Joey Deleon’s congas and Ray Brinker’s drums, provides great energy for the band to execute the challenging unison lines that comprise the melody to this song.''

'The Gordian Knot' 7:06 feat. Mike Rocha, trumpet. ''A fusion of jazz and classical values, compositionally speaking, and shows the band’s versatility well […] The chart has some interesting colours in it, including harpsichord, vibes and accordion, the latter skilfully performed by Mike Watts.''

'Kneel Before Zod' 4:53 feat. Gordon Goodwin, tenor sax. ''While I’ve written in odd time signatures for my film work, this is one of the first charts I’ve done in 7/8.''

'Lost in Thought' 8:23 Gordon Goodwin, soprano sax Feat. Mike Rocha, trumpet ''Sal Lozano’s alto flute and Jay Mason’s bass clarinet add to the range of colours on this track, as do Andrew Synowiec’s guitar and Kevin Axt’s electric bass […] We play it on our live gigs and get more comments about it than most anything else we play. I hope you enjoy it.''

'The Incredibles' 7:54 feat. Andrew Synowiec, guitar. Wayne Bergeron, trumpet ''When I worked on this film in 2004, I had no idea how big of an impact it would have on my life. The same applies to Wayne Bergeron, who played 1st trumpet on that score. It was composer Michael Giacchino’s first film and I was fortunate to hop onboard with Michael at that time.''

'Sometimes I Rush' 8:07 feat. Brian Scanlon, tenor sax. ''I wasn’t completely sure this one was going to work. But I had an idea about writing a chart that starts very slowly, and then, slowly and gradually speeds up.''

'Summertime' 6:26 feat. Vangie Gunn, vocal, Gordon Goodwin, piano. ''I get to blow a bit on piano before a key change brings Vangie back in and we take it home. This song was composed in 1934 and 85 years later, it’s still relevant and a lasting part of our culture.''

'Sunset and Vine' 5:51 feat. Kevin Axt, bass, Gordon Goodwin, piano, Andy Martin, trombone. ''I wrote this song in the style of West Coast Jazz of the 1950s and named it after a particularly famous intersection in Hollywood, CA.''

'Deja Moo' 6:30 feat. Andrew Synowiec, guitar. ''I had never written a hoe-down for big band before, and this song owes a lot to Aaron Copland and Dave Grusin, but it was great fun and the band and Andrew do a great job of fusing the difference musical elements – a combination of cowboy music and swing.''

'The Buddy Complex' 9:36 ''Buddy Rich had a huge influence on me. My idea of how a big band should sound came in large part to listening to Buddy’s bands back in the day.''

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