''Act Your Age'' is the fourth album by

Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band, or simply The Big Phat Band, is an 18-piece jazz orchestra that combines the big band swing of the 1930s and 1940s with contemporary music such as funk and jazz fusion. The band is led by Gordon Goodwin, who arra ...

. It received a Grammy Award nomination in 2008 for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album. Gordon Goodwin received nominations for Best Instrumental Composition ("Hit the Ground Running") and Best Instrumental Arrangement ("Yesterdays"). Guests include Chick Corea performing his own composition, "Señor Mouse". Another track incorporates Zenph Studios' re-performance of Art Tatum's 1949 recording of " Yesterdays" with a big band arrangement by Goodwin. The album includes a DVD containing recording studio footage and bonus features, such as a

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mix of the album.

Track listing

Source: AllMusic

Personnel

Band *

Gordon Goodwin Gordon L. Goodwin (born 1954) is an American pianist, saxophonist, composer, arranger, and conductor. He is the leader of Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band. He has won four Grammy Awards and three Daytime Emmy Awards, and has received over twenty ...

– piano, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone * Jeff Driskill – clarinet, flute, tenor saxophone * Sal Lozano – flute, piccolo, alto saxophone *

Eric Marienthal Eric Marienthal (born December 19, 1957) is a Grammy Award-nominated Los Angeles-based contemporary saxophonist best known for his work in the jazz, jazz fusion, smooth jazz, and pop genres. Early life Eric Marienthal was born on December 19, 1 ...

– flute, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone * Jay Mason – bass, bass clarinet, baritone saxophone * Brian Scanlon – clarinet, flute, tenor saxophone *

Wayne Bergeron Wayne Bergeron (born January 16, 1958) is an American jazz trumpeter. Bergeron rose to prominence as a member of Maynard Ferguson's band in the 1980s. Since then, he has worked on over 400 TV and motion picture soundtracks. As a lead and studi ...

– trumpet * Daniel Fornero – trumpet * Dan Savant – trumpet * Alex Iles – trombone *

Andy Martin Anthony Robert Martin-Trigona, usually known as Andy Martin (born 1945), is an American perennial candidate who has never been elected to office, running as both a Democrat and a Republican. He has filed over 250 political lawsuits nationwide ...

– trombone * Charlie Morillas – trombone * Francisco Torres – trombone * Craig Ware – bass trombone *

Grant Geissman Grant Geissman (born April 13, 1953) is an American jazz guitarist and Emmy-nominated composer. He has recorded extensively for several labels since 1976 and played guitar on the theme for ''Monk'' and other TV series. Career Geissman was born i ...

– guitar * Andrew Synowiec – guitar *

Bernie Dresel Bernard John Dresel Jr. (born November 12, 1961) is an American studio drummer and percussionist. He has been with multi-Grammy award-winning artists and recordings; most notably having performed and recorded extensively with The Brian Setzer O ...

– drums * Brad Dutz – percussion, vibraphone Guests * Chick Corea – piano *

Dave Grusin Robert David "Dave" Grusin (born June 26, 1934) is an American composer, arranger, producer, jazz pianist, and band leader. He has composed many scores for feature films and television, and has won numerous awards for his soundtrack and record w ...

– piano *

Art Tatum Arthur Tatum Jr. (, October 13, 1909 – November 5, 1956) was an American jazz pianist who is widely regarded as one of the greatest in his field. From early in his career, Tatum's technical ability was regarded by fellow musicians as extraord ...

– piano * Lee Ritenour – guitar * Nathan East – bass guitar * Patti Austin – vocals Technical * David Helfant – executive producer * John Trickett – executive producer * David Tedds –producer * Lee Ritenour – producer * Gordon Goodwin – producer * Dan Savant – producer * Gary Lee – engineer * Gus Skinas – engineer * Bernie Kirsch – engineer * Paul Klingberg – engineer, producer mixing, surround mix * Tommy Vicari – engineer, mixing * Richard King – engineer * Michael Aarvold – digital editing, engineer * Michael Atwell – digital editing *

Doug Sax Doug Lionel Sax (April 26, 1936 – April 2, 2015) was an American mastering engineer from Los Angeles, California. He mastered three of The Doors' albums, including their 1967 debut; six of Pink Floyd's albums, including ''The Wall''; Ray Charl ...

– mastering

References

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