Results for "Gordon Goodwin"

Musician

Gordon Goodwin

Born: December 30, 1954

Even for a successful composer and arranger in Hollywood, Gordon Goodwin’s numbers are impressive: A 2006 GRAMMY Award for his Instrumental Arrangement of “Incredits” from the Pixar film The Incredibles, three Emmy Awards, and thirteen GRAMMY nominations. Here’s another impressive number to add to the list: eighteen. As in the number of musicians in Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band, one of the most exciting large jazz ensembles on the planet. Populated by L.A.’s finest players, the Big Phat Band takes the big band tradition into the new millennium with a contemporary, highly original sound featuring Goodwin’s witty, intricate, and hard-swinging compositions in a veritable grab bag of styles: swing, Latin, blues, classical, rock and more. A steady, persistent audio diet of the giants of jazz, pop, rock and funk has nourished Goodwin’s being since childhood

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Cutey and the Dragon Discussion

Featuring the music of Gordon Goodwin
Duration: 3:44
January 3, 2024

Brought to life, a unique roundtable of GRAMMY-nominated/winning composers/musicians and members of the Raymond Scott family who discuss/express their excitement and gratitude for Raymond Scott Reimagined, an unprecedented collaboration that features "Cutey and the Dragon," a 2024 GRAMMY nomination recipient for 'Best Instrumental Composition’ (co-written by Raymond Scott, who started it in 1982 as a sketch to help his granddaughter with her viola lessons, and Gordon Goodwin, who finished it for the album). It represents the first-ever GRAMMY nomination for Raymond Scott, a musical visionary decades ahead of his time (1908-1994).

Featured speakers include: Gordon Goodwin, Grammy/Emmy winning Composer and Arranger; Jeremy Cohen, Lead violinist of GRAMMY-nominated Classical Crossover group, Quartet San Francisco and Executive Producer of Raymond Scott Reimagined; Stan Warnow. Raymond Scott's son and filmmaker/documentarian (Deconstructing Dad); Deb Scott Studebaker, Raymond Scott's daughter and Co-COO of Reckless Night Music; Kathy Makover, Raymond Scott's granddaughter, musician and inspiration for "Cutey and the Dragon".

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Raymond Scott Reimagined

By Quartet San Francisco

Label: ViolinJazz Recordings
Released: 2023
Track listing: Powerhouse (Quartet San Francisco, Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band); Raymond Scott On The Creative Process (R. Scott, Spoken Word); Toy Trumpet (Quartet San Francisco, Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band); In An 18th Century Drawing Room (Quartet San Francisco, Take 6; Gordon Goodwin); Raymond Scott On Rehearsing The Quintette (R. Scott, Spoken Word); Cutey And The Dragon (Quartet San Francisco, Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band); Huckleberry Duck (Quartet San Francisco, Gordon Goodwin); “I Remember Nothing Of That” (R. Scott And Art Shifrin, Spoken Word); The Quintette Goes To A Dance (Quartet San Francisco, Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band); Yesterday’S Ice Cubes (Quartet San Francisco, Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band); Quintessentially American (R. Scott And John Williams, Spoken Word); Twilight In Turkey (Quartet San Francisco, Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band); “I’m An Experimentalist” (R. Scott, Spoken Word); Serenade (Quartet San Francisco, Take 6)

Song of the Day

Cutey and the Dragon

December 21, 2023

Album: Raymond Scott Reimagined
By Quartet San Francisco
Label: ViolinJazz Recordings
Released: 2023
Duration: 05:02

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Cutey and the Dragon

Featuring the music of Gordon Goodwin
Duration: 05:24
December 23, 2023

From the critically-acclaimed album, 'Raymond Scott Reimagined,' "Cutey and the Dragon" represents the first new Raymond Scott composition in 40 years. Derived from a musical sketch Scott drafted in 1982 for his granddaughter Kathy to help with her viola lessons while attending Interlochen Arts Academy, the tune was completed by GRAMMY®/Emmy winning composer/arranger Gordon Goodwin and is now up for consideration for 'Best Instrumental Composition' for the 66th Annual GRAMMYS® taking place in February (2024). In total, the song features 20 musicians including renown Classical Crossover group Quartet San Francisco, trumpeter Warner Bergeron and Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band.

Article: Album Review

Russell Scarbrough: Fun Times

by Jack Bowers
September 25, 2023

Bandleader Russell Scarbrough has an intriguing motto: “If it's not fun, we're not doing it right!" He also had an intriguing way of recording his debut album, Fun Times, to which an entire review could be devoted. Suffice to say that the individual parts were taped in isolation owing to the Covid pandemic and sent to ...

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Raymond Scott Reimagined live performance featuring Gordon Goodwin and Quartet San Francisco

Featuring the music of Quartet San Francisco
Duration: 2:13
September 13, 2023

Filmed at Yoshi's Jazz Club in Oakland, this montage chronicles the thrilling live debut of 'Raymond Scott Reimagined.' For the program, acclaimed Classical Crossover group, Quartet San Francisco was joined by Grammy/Emmy winner Gordon Goodwin and soloists from his Big Phat Band. This same dectet makes its live debut in Los Angeles (playing 'Raymond Scott Reimagined') on Sept 16, 2023 at the Write Off Room, Studio City, CA.

News: Recording

‘Raymond Scott Reimagined,’ The Unprecedented Musical Journey Featuring Quartet San Francisco, Gordon Goodwin & Take 6 Is Available Now

July 21, 2023

Violinjazz Recordings, the label of acclaimed Grammy-nominated musician Jeremy Cohen, principal violinist and founder of Classical Crossover specialists Quartet San Francisco, has announced the release of ‘Raymond Scott Reimagined,’ an unprecedented new collaboration teaming Quartet San Francisco with accomplished Grammy/Emmy Award-winning composer/producer/arranger Gordon Goodwin and revered Grammy-winning a cappella group Take 6. The thrilling 14-track collection, ...

Song of the Day

Toy Trumpet

June 9, 2023

Album: Raymond Scott Reimagined
By Quartet San Francisco
Label: ViolinJazz Recordings
Released: 2023
Duration: 3:42

Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Violinist Jeremy Cohen

by AAJ Staff
May 22, 2023

Meet Jeremy Cohen Jeremy Cohen comes from a family of five musicians. Classically-trained and a student of Itzhak Perlman and Anne Crowden, Cohen's eclectic style reflects his respect for a wide range of violinists from Perlman and Fritz Kreisler to Joe Venuti and Eddie South. He has performed as soloist with numerous orchestras including ...