The Phat Pack

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

References

2006 albums

Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band albums

Big band albums