Goodbye Swingtime
{{Use British English|date=December 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Goodbye Swingtime
| type = studio
| artist = The Matthew Herbert Big Band
| cover = Goodbye Swingtime.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2003|05|19|df=yes}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Electronic, jazz
| length = {{Duration|m=58|s=26}}
| label = Accidental Records
| producer = Matthew Herbert
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = There's Me and There's You
| next_year = 2008
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Exclaim!
| rev1score = favorable{{cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/matthew_herbert_big_band-goodbye|title=Matthew Herbert Big Band: Goodbye Swingtime|work=Exclaim!|first=Denise|last=Benson|date=1 June 2003|accessdate=17 March 2018}}
| rev2 = Pitchfork
| rev2score = 7.6/10{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/3833-goodbye-swingtime/|title=The Matthew Herbert Big Band: Goodbye Swingtime|work=Pitchfork|first=Mark|last=Richardson|date=19 August 2003|accessdate=17 March 2018}}
| rev3 = PopMatters
| rev3score = mixed{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/herbertmatthew-goodbye-2495928052.html|title=Matthew Herbert: Goodbye Swingtime|work=PopMatters|first=Marshall|last=Bowden|date=11 December 2003|accessdate=6 December 2015}}
| rev4 = San Francisco Bay Guardian
| rev4score = favorable{{cite web|url=http://www.sfbg.com/38/17/x_grooves.html|title=Grooves|work=San Francisco Bay Guardian|first=Johnny Ray|last=Huston|date=21 January 2004|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040622203447/http://www.sfbg.com/38/17/x_grooves.html|archivedate=22 June 2004|accessdate=6 December 2015}}
}}
Goodbye Swingtime is the first studio album by The Matthew Herbert Big Band. It was released on Accidental Records in 2003.
Critical reception
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." 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."
Track listing
{{Track listing
| title1 = Turning Pages
| length1 = 7:45
| title2 = Everything's Changed
| length2 = 4:44
| title3 = Fiction
| length3 = 4:14
| title4 = The Three W's
| length4 = 5:55
| title5 = Chromoshop
| length5 = 5:50
| title6 = The Battle
| length6 = 4:58
| title7 = Misprints
| length7 = 6:13
| title8 = The Many and the Few
| length8 = 5:01
| title9 = Simple Mind
| length9 = 5:20
| title10 = Stationary
| length10 = 8:29
}}
Charts
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
!scope="col"| Chart !scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"| UK Independent Albums (OCC){{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/independent-albums-chart/20030525/131/|title=Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50: 25 May 2003 – 31 May 2003|work=Official Charts Company|accessdate=17 March 2018}}
| 26 |
|---|
| scope="row"| UK Jazz & Blues Albums (OCC){{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/jazz-and-blues-albums-chart/20030525/18/|title=Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart Top 30: 25 May 2003 – 31 May 2003|work=Official Charts Company|accessdate=17 March 2018}}
| 6 |
References
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External links
- {{Discogs master|47017|Goodbye Swingtime}}
{{Matthew Herbert}}
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