5-459: Gordon L. Goodwin (born December 30, 1954) is an American pianist, saxophonist, composer, arranger, and conductor. He is the leader of Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band . He has won three Daytime Emmy Awards , four Grammy Awards , and 25 Grammy nominations for his compositions and arrangements. Gordon Goodwin was born in Wichita , Kansas. He wrote his first big band chart, called "Hang Loose", when he
10-419: A Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement for his work on the feature film The Incredibles . Source: Gordon Goodwin%27s Big Phat Band Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band , or simply The Big Phat Band , is an 18-piece jazz orchestra led by Gordon Goodwin that combines the big band swing of the 1930s and 1940s with contemporary music such as funk and jazz fusion . Since its origin,
15-580: The American studio music scene with his big band, The Big Phat Band . He has written and worked with artists like Ray Charles; Christina Aguilera; Johnny Mathis; John Williams; Natalie Cole; David Foster; Sarah Vaughan; Mel Tormé; Leslie Odom, Jr.; Idina Menzel; Lang Lang; and Quincy Jones, to name a few. Goodwin is the host of a nationally syndicated jazz radio program called Phat Tracks with Gordon Goodwin , also airing weekends on KSDS , San Diego's 88.3 FM. Goodwin has received many individual awards, including
20-561: The Big Phat Band has received several Grammy Awards and many Grammy nominations. Its first album, Swingin' for the Fences , was the first recording released on DVD-Audio and the first DVD-Audio to be nominated for two Grammy Awards. When he founded the Big Phat Band in 1999, Goodwin was working in Hollywood as a composer for Warner Brothers cartoons. His first attraction to big band music
25-572: Was in the seventh grade. He continued his musical education at California State University, Northridge , with Joel Leach and Bill Calkins. Following graduation from college, Goodwin was employed as a musician at the Disneyland theme park in Anaheim, California. Subsequently, Disney approached him to write a musical show featuring past and present Mouseketeers , including Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera . Since then, Goodwin has risen to prominence in
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