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