| Goodbye Swingtime | ||||
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| Studio album by The Matthew Herbert Big Band | ||||
| Released | 19 May 2003 | |||
| Genre | Electronic, jazz | |||
| Length | 58:26 | |||
| Label | Accidental Records | |||
| Producer | Matthew Herbert | |||
| The Matthew Herbert Big Band chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Exclaim! | favorable [1] |
| Pitchfork | 7.6/10 [2] |
| PopMatters | mixed [3] |
| San Francisco Bay Guardian | favorable [4] |
Goodbye Swingtime is the first studio album by The Matthew Herbert Big Band. It was released on Accidental Records in 2003.
Mark Richardson of Pitchfork gave the album a 7.6 out of 10, calling it "a highly original and engaging record that's also one of the last things one would expect for a producer who made his name with house music." [2] Marshall Bowden of PopMatters said, "Goodbye Swingtime is both interesting and innovative, but somehow it just doesn't allow the listener to connect emotionally with either the big band side or the electronic side of the project." [3]
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| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Turning Pages" | 7:45 |
| 2. | "Everything's Changed" | 4:44 |
| 3. | "Fiction" | 4:14 |
| 4. | "The Three W's" | 5:55 |
| 5. | "Chromoshop" | 5:50 |
| 6. | "The Battle" | 4:58 |
| 7. | "Misprints" | 6:13 |
| 8. | "The Many and the Few" | 5:01 |
| 9. | "Simple Mind" | 5:20 |
| 10. | "Stationary" | 8:29 |
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Independent Albums (OCC) [5] | 26 |
| UK Jazz & Blues Albums (OCC) [6] | 6 |
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