XXL (album)

XXL
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 23, 2003 (2003-09-23)
GenreJazz, big band
Length73:23
LabelSilverline
ProducerJeff Dean, Gordon Goodwin, Bob Michaels, Dan Savant, John Trickett
Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band chronology
Swingin' for the Fences
(2001)
XXL
(2003)
The Phat Pack
(2006)

XXL is the second studio album by Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band, released on September 23, 2003. It includes guest performances by saxophonist Michael Brecker, Brian McKnight, vocal group Take 6, clarinetist Eddie Daniels, and singer Johnny Mathis.[1]

XXL was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album. Gordon Goodwin received two more nominations, one for Best Instrumental Composition ("Hunting Wabbits") and one for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist ("Comes Love").

  1. ^ Dryden, Ken. "XXL". AllMusic. Retrieved December 29, 2016.