Nightfly (1982) ( )

Product Summary Label: Wea/warner Bros. UPC: 00075992369626 Release Date: 3/9/1989 Buy.com Sku: 60146494 Item#: M2CYVJ Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. I.G.Y. ~ Donald Fagen 2. Green Flower Street ~ Donald Fagen 3. Ruby Baby ~ Donald Fagen 4. Maxine ~ Donald Fagen 5. New Frontier ~ Donald Fagen 6. Nightfly, The ~ Donald Fagen 7. Goodbye Look, The ~ Donald Fagen 8. Walk Between Raindrops ~ Donald Fagen   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Personnel includes: Donald Fagen (vocals, acoustic & electric pianos, organ, synthesizer); Steve Khan (acoustic guitar); Hugh McCracken (guitar, harmonica); Larry Carlton, Dean Parks, Rick Derringer (guitar); Michael Brecker (tenor saxophone); Ronnie Cuber (baritone saxophone); Randy Brecker (trumpet, flugelhorn); Greg Phillinganes (acoustic & electric pianos, clavinet, synthesizer); Michael Omartian (acoustic & electric pianos); Will Lee, Anthony Jackson, Chuck Rainey, Marcus Miller, Abraham Laboriel (bass); Jeff Porcaro, Steve Jordan (drums); Starz Vanderlocket (percussion, background vocals); Valerie Simpson, Zack Sanders, Frank Floyd, Gordon Grody, Daniel Lazerus, Leslie Miller (background vocals). Recorded at Soundworks Digital Audio/Video Recording Studios and Automated Sound, New York, New York; Village Recorders, Los Angeles, California. Quality will win out. There was no need to put a great big Steely Dan sticker on this smooth little number, the radio programmers took care of that. No tracks jar, each has a big-smile middle eight and although it may be just too slick for some people's taste, mostly it is a tremendous solo album. 'I.G.Y. (International Geophysical Year)', 'New Frontier' and the title track are gloriously easy on the ear. The cover version of Leiber and Stoller's 'Ruby Baby' is so good it sounds like a Fagen original. With Steely Dan leader Donald Fagen's first solo album, THE NIGHTFLY, he showed that he could stand on his own, albeit in a way that bore strong echoes of his previous work. None of the tracks jar the ear in an untoward manner, each has a big-smile middle eight, and although some might find it slick, it is a tremendous record. "I.G.Y. (International Geophysical Year)," "New Frontier," and the title track are gloriously easy on the ear. The cover version of Leiber & Stoller's "Ruby Baby" (originally sung by the Drifters and Dion) is so good it sounds like a Fagen original, and while certainly not a "jazz" album, the influence of jazz (Brubeck, Monk) runs throughout. Producer: Gary Katz Engineer: Roger Nichols Musical Guests Jeff Porcaro Marcus Miller Michael Brecker Randy Brecker Rick Derringer Larry Carlton Steve Khan Greg Phillinganes   Compilation Appearances Gold (Expanded Edition) Wide Eyed & Legless: The A&m Recordings Morph the Cat (w/ Bonus DVD) 20th Century Masters:millennium Colle   Associated Artists and Works Becker & Fagen Becker, Walter Becker, Walter Becker, Walter Becker, Walter Becker, Walter Come Back Baby ~ Becker, Walter Original Soundtrack   Technical Info Release Date : 07/07/1987 Original Release Date : 1982 Catalog ID : 23696 Label : Warner Bros. Records (Record Label) Number of Discs : 1 Runtime : 38m : 55s Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : DDD UPC : 00075992369626   Professional Reviews NME (Magazine) (9/25/93, p.19) - Ranked #30 in NME's list of The 50 Greatest Albums Of The '80s.    Product Image