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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Previously broadcasted programs. Click on the program description in the table to hear the audio…

Here are a few CD selections featured most recently:



Here are the 30 most recent tracks played on this show:

December 2nd at 2 PM Hour
2:59 PM MIFF MOLE “SATURDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ” BUY
November 18th at 2 PM Hour
2:54 PM Pat Metheny “Have You Heard” — Letter from Home BUY
2:46 PM Bob Mintzer and Yellowjackets “When the Lady Dances” — A Rise in the Road BUY
2:41 PM Eliane Elias “Voce e Eu” — Quietude BUY
2:34 PM Bobby Sanabria “Do It Again” — Vox Humana BUY
2:27 PM Bobby McFerrin “Hoedown” — Hush BUY
2:22 PM Randy Brecker “Missing Miles” — My Heart Speaks BUY
2:05 PM Terrance Blanchard and Ben Wendel “The Wanderers” — All One BUY
2:05 PM Brian Bromberg “Dolphin Dance” — Wood BUY
November 18th at 1 PM Hour
1:55 PM The Aristocrats “Bad Asteroid” — The Aristocrats BUY
1:49 PM ADDA Simfonica “Leprechaun's Dream” — Chick Corea Symphony Tribute BUY
1:42 PM Cory Henry “Happy Days” — Live at the Piano BUY
1:34 PM Patti Austin “April In Paris” — For Ella 2 BUY
1:27 PM Big Phat Band “Cutey and the Dragon” — Raymond Scott Reimagined BUY
1:17 PM Count Basie “Evil Gal Blues” — Basie Swings the Blues BUY
1:12 PM Veronica Swift “Social Call” — A Lot of Livin to Do BUY
1:06 PM Randy Waldman “Mighty Mouse Theme” — Superheroes BUY
November 11th at 2 PM Hour
2:59 PM MIFF MOLE “SATURDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ” BUY
2:53 PM Mike Stern “Chromazone” — A Time in a Place BUY
2:46 PM The Big Phat Band “Through the Fire” — The Reset BUY
2:43 PM Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66 “Mas Que Nada” — Herb Albert Presents... BUY
2:32 PM Jazzmeia Horn “East Of The Sun” — A Social Call BUY
2:27 PM LA Trumpet Ensemble “Main Theme and Love Them from The River” — LA Trumpet Ensemble BUY
2:24 PM LA Trumpet Ensemble “Give it One” — LA Trumpet Ensemble BUY
2:13 PM Cannonball Adderley “Limehouse Blues” — Cannonball in Chicago BUY
2:06 PM Bela Fleck and the Flecktones “Blue Blop” — Live Art BUY
November 11th at 1 PM Hour
1:56 PM Sambraduro “N/A” — Brasileiro BUY
1:49 PM Some Minor Changes “Hi-Lo's” — All That Jazz BUY
1:43 PM Wycliffe Gordon “Shhh!!! The Band is Trying to Play” — Cone's Coup BUY
1:33 PM Hiromi “Caravan” — Beyond Standard BUY

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