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:

March 22nd at 2 PM Hour
2:55 PM The Aristocrats “Bad Asteroid” — The Aristocrats BUY
2:48 PM Jazzmeia Horn “No More” — Love and Liberation BUY
2:43 PM Clays Ogerman Orchestra “Caprice” — Gate of Dreams BUY
2:38 PM Oscar Peterson Trio “Walkin’ My Baby Back Home” — With Respect to Nat BUY
2:29 PM Dave Siebels with Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band “I Wish” — Dave Siebels with Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band BUY
2:22 PM Joshua Redman “Jazz Crimes” — Elastic World BUY
2:13 PM Pat Metheny Group “Every Summer Night” — Letter From Home BUY
2:07 PM The Airmen Of Note “The Night Has a Thousand” — Veterans of Jazz BUY
March 22nd at 1 PM Hour
1:52 PM Mike Stern “Chromazone” — Time In Place BUY
1:46 PM Till Brönner “The Good Life” — The Good Life BUY
1:39 PM Cannonball’s Bossa Nova “Sambop” — Cannonball’s Bossa Nova BUY
1:31 PM Melissa Aldana “The Bluest Eye” — 12 Stars BUY
1:25 PM Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band “Don’t Blink” — The Gordian Knot’ BUY
1:15 PM Blues Hiromi “Yellow Wurlitzer” — Spectrum BUY
1:06 PM Gerry Mulligan “This Can’t be Love Stan” — Getz Meets Mulligan in Hi-Fi BUY
March 22nd at 2 AM Hour
2:00 AM Phat Tracks “Jiggle HILLBILLY” — N/A BUY
March 15th at 2 PM Hour
2:12 PM Lee Ritenour “Bullet Train” — A Twist of Rit BUY
2:05 PM Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band “Bach 2 Part Intervention in D Minor” — Swingin’ For The Fences BUY
March 15th at 1 PM Hour
1:53 PM Terry Gibbs “The Fat Man” — Terry Gibbs Dream Band Vol. 2 BUY
1:45 PM Joshua Redman “Jazz Crimes” — Elastic World BUY
1:36 PM Bobby McFerrin ft. Yo-yo Ma “Hoe Down” — Hush BUY
1:28 PM Calabria Foti “The Man With the Horn” — Prelude To A Kiss BUY
1:20 PM The Brecker Brothers “Straphangin‘” — Straphangin’ BUY
1:13 PM Billy May “The Sheik of Araby” — Sorta-May, Sorta-Dixie BUY
1:07 PM Bob Brookmeyer “Gal In Calico Clark Terry” — Power of Positive Swinging BUY
March 15th at Noon Hour
12:45 PM Herbie Hancock “Dolphin Dance” — Maiden Voyage BUY
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

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