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 8th 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
March 8th 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
1:08 PM Cannonball Adderley “Sweet Georgia Bright” — Fiddler On The Roof BUY
February 22nd at 2 PM Hour
2:57 PM Fascinatin’ Rhythm - John Williams 1961 “Rhythm in Motion” — Rhythm in Motion BUY
2:49 PM Quartet San Francisco and Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band “Powerhouse” — Raymond Scott Reimagined BUY
2:42 PM The John Wilson Orchestra “Tom and Jerry at MGM LIVE” — 2013 BBC Proms BUY
2:28 PM Pat Metheny “Wide And Far” — From This Place BUY
2:23 PM Veronica Swift “I Am What I Am” — Veronica Swift BUY
2:10 PM Chick Corea Akoustic Band “Humpty-Dumpty” — N/A BUY
2:03 PM Goodwin’s Big Phat Band “Horn of Puente” — XXL BUY
February 22nd at 1 PM Hour
1:48 PM Christian McBride Big Band “Shake ‘n Blake” — The Good Feeling BUY
1:42 PM Eddie Daniels “Maracatu” — Heart of Brazil BUY
1:31 PM Quincy Jones “Stockholm Sweetnin’” — This Is How I Feel About Jazz BUY
1:27 PM Joni Mitchell “Dry Clener From Des Moines” — Shadows And Light BUY
1:27 PM Joni Mitchell “Dry Clener From Des Moines” — Shadows And Light BUY
1:13 PM Three Amigos “Caribbean Jazz Project” — Caribbean Jazz Project BUY
1:06 PM Chris Potter “Airegin” — Sundiata BUY

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