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Swingin’ for the Fences is the debut album by Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band, an 18-piece big band led by Gordon Goodwin.

Track listing:
All compositions are by Gordon Goodwin except “Bach Two-Part Invention in D Minor” by Johann Sebastian Bach and Gordon Goodwin.

1. “Sing, Sang, Sung” 5:35
2. “Count Bubba” 7:33
3. “Samba Del Gringo” 6:59
4. “Bach Two-Part Invention in D minor” 7:50
5. “I Remember” 5:49
6. “Swingin’ for the Fences” 5:08
7. “Mueva Los Huesos” 4:52
8. “Second Chances” 5:04
9. “There’s the Rub” 5:46
10. “A Few Good Men” 5:33

Personnel:

Acoustic Bass – Dave Stone (2) (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6)
Composed By, Arranged By – Gordon Goodwin (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 10)
Drums – Bernie Dresel (tracks: 1, 3 to 5, 8), Gregg Bissonette (tracks: 2, 6, 7, 9, 10)
Electric Bass – John Peña (tracks: 3, 5, 7 to 10)
Guitar – Carl Verheyen (tracks: 10), Grant Geissman (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8), James Harrah (tracks: 3, 5, 7, 9, 10)
Percussion – Bernie Dresel (tracks: 1, 4), Luis Conte
Piano – Gordon Goodwin (tracks: 5, 7, 9, 10), Jim Cox (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 8), Tom Ranier (tracks: 2, 6)
Trombone – Alex Iles, Andy Martin, Bill Reichenbach (2) (tracks: 2, 6, 7, 10), Craig Ware (tracks: 1, 3 to 5, 8), Steve Holtman
Trumpet – Dan Savant, Dennis Farias (tracks: 1, 3 to5, 8), Gary Grant (tracks: 2, 6, 7, 10), Jerry Hey (tracks: 2, 6, 7, 10), Larry Hall, Wayne Bergeron
Woodwind – Bill Liston, Dan Higgins, Gordon Goodwin, Greg Huckins, Sal Lozano

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Released: January 23, 2001
Recorded: 1999
Length: 60:09
Label: Silverline
Producer: Ken Caillat, Leo Rossi, John Trickett, Jon Baker, Gordon Goodwin, Dan Savant