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Donald Fagen "Cheap Xmas: Donald Fagen Complete" (2017) -Westcoast Rock / Blue-Eyed Soul-



Label : Reprise Records


États-Unis The Nightfly (1982)

01 - I.G.Y. (Donald Fagen)
02 - Green Flower Street (Donald Fagen)
03 - Ruby Baby (Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller)
04 - Maxine (Donald Fagen)
05 - New Frontier (Donald Fagen)
06 - The Nightfly (Donald Fagen)
07 - The Goodbye Look (Donald Fagen)
08 - Walk Between Raindrops (Donald Fagen)

Kamakiriad (1993)

01 - Trans-Island Skyway (Donald Fagen) 
02 - Countermoon (Donald Fagen)
03 - Springtime (Donald Fagen)
04 - Snowbound (Walter Becker & Donald Fagen)
05 - Tomorrow's Girls (Donald Fagen)
06 - Florida Room (Donald Fagen & Libby Titus)
07 - On The Dunes (Donald Fagen)
08 - Teahouse On The Tracks (Donald Fagen)

Morph The Cat (2006)

01 - Morph The Cat (Donald Fagen)
02 - H. Gang (Donald Fagen)
03 - What I Do (Donald Fagen)
04 - Brite Nitegown (Donald Fagen)
05 - The Great Pagoda Of Funn (Donald Fagen)
06 - Security Joan (Donald Fagen)
07 - The Night Belongs To Mona (Donald Fagen)
08 - Mary Shut The Garden Door (Donald Fagen)
09 - Morph The Cat (Reprise) (Donald Fagen)

Sunken Condos (2012)

01 - Slinky Thing (Donald Fagen)
02 - I'm Not The Same Without You (Donald Fagen)
03 - Memorabilia (Donald Fagen)
04 - Weather In My Head (Donald Fagen)
05 - The New Breed (Donald Fagen)
06 - Out Of The Ghetto (Isaac Hayes)
07 - Miss Marlene (Donald Fagen)
08 - Good Stuff (Donald Fagen)
09 - Planet D'Rhonda (Donald Fagen)

Extras (2007)

01 - Rhymes (Al Green & Mabon Hodges)
02 - Big Noise New York (Donald Fagen)
03 - True Companion (Donald Fagen)
04 - Confide In Me (Donald Fagen)
05 - Blue Lou (Donald Fagen)
06 - Shanghai Confidential (Donald Fagen)
07 - Green Flower Street (Live) (Donald Fagen)
08 - Century's End (Donald Fagen & Timothy Mayer)
09 - Hank's Pad (Live) (Henry Mancini & Donald Fagen)
10 - Viva Viva Rock 'N' Roll (Live) (Chuck Berry)


The Nightfly (1982)
Produced by Gary Katz
Songs Composed & Arranged by Donald Fagen except "Ruby Baby" which is by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller And Arranged by Donald Fagen
Horns Arranged by Rob Mounsey & Donald Fagen
Recorded & Mixed entirely on 3M digital 32 track and 4 track machines at Soundworks Digital Audio/Video
Recording Studios : N.Y., Village Recorders, L.A. & Automated Sound, N.Y.
Chief Engineer Roger Nichols
Overdub Engineer : Daniel Lazerus
Tracking & Mixdown Elliot Scheiner
Sequencing, Percussion & Special Effects : Roger Nichols & Wendel II
Digital Maintenance : Wayne Yurgelun, Mike Morongeli (Soundworks), Bill Roach & Jiri Donovsky (3M)
Assistant Engineers : Wayne Yurgelun, Mike Morongeli ; also Cheryl Smith & Robin Lane
Original Mastering : Bob Ludwig at Masterdisk, N.Y.C.

01 - I.G.Y.

Electric Piano : Greg Phillinganes
Guitar : Hugh McCracken
Synthesizers Rob Mounsey & Donald Fagen
Synth Blues Harp : Donald Fagen
Percussion : Starz Vanderlocket & Roger Nichols
Drums : James Gadson
Additional Drums : Jeff Porcaro
Bass : Anthony Jackson
Trumpet : Randy Brecker
Alto Sax : Dave Tofani
Tenor Sax : Michael Brecker
Baritone Sax : Ronnie Cuber
Trombone : Dave Bargeron
Backup Vocals : Valerie Simpson, Zack Sanders, Frank Floyd & Gordon Grody

02 - Green Flower Street

Electric Piano & Clavinet : Greg Phillinganes
Lead Guitar : Larry Carlton
Guitars : Dean Parks & Rick Derringer
Synthesizers : Rob Mounsey & Donald Fagen
Percussion : Starz Vanderlocket
Drums : Jeff Porcaro
Bass : Chuck Rainey
Backup Vocals : Valerie Simpson, Zack Sanders, Frank Floyd & Daniel Lazarus

03 - Ruby Baby

Piano : Michael Omartian
Piano Solo : Greg Phillinganes
Electric Piano, Organ & Synthesizers : Donald Fagen
Lead Guitar : Larry Carlton
Guitar : Hugh McCracken
Drums : Jeff Porcaro
Additional Drums : James Gadson
Bass : Anthony Jackson
Trumpet & Flugelhorn : Randy Brecker
Tenor Sax Michael Brecker
Backup Vocals : Valerie Simpson & Donald Fagen

04 - Maxine

Piano : Greg Phillinganes
Electric Piano & Organ : Donald Fagen
Guitar : Larry Carlton
Drums : Jeff Porcaro
Bass : Marcus Miller
Flugelhorn : Randy Brecker
Alto Sax : Dave Tofani
Baritone Sax : Ronnie Cuber
Euphonium : Dave Bargeron

05 - New Frontier

Piano & Electric Piano : Michael Omartian
Lead Guitar : Larry Carlton
Harmonica : Hugh McCracken
Percussion : Starz Vanderlocket
Drums : Ed Greene
Bass : Abraham Laboriel
Backup Vocals : Starz Vanderlocket & Donald Fagen

06 - The Nightfly

Piano : Donald Fagen
Electric Piano : Michael Omartian
Lead Guitar : Larry Carlton
Guitars : Hugh McCracken & Rick Derringer
Synthesizers : Rob Mounsey & Donald Fagen
Drums : Jeff Porcaro
Bass : Marcus Miller
Backup Vocals Valerie Simpson, Zack Sanders, Frank Floyd & Donald Fagen

07 - The Goodbye Look

Electric Piano & Synthesizer : Greg Phillinganes
Lead Guitar : Larry Carlton
Guitar : Dean Parks
Acoustic Guitar : Steve Khan
Percussion : Starz Vanderlocket
Drums : Jeff Porcaro
Bass : Marcus Miller
Backup Vocals : Valerie Simpson & Donald Fagen

08 - Walk Between Raindrops

Electric Piano, Organ & Synthesizer : Donald Fagen
Guitar : Larry Carlton
Drums : Steve Jordan
Synthesizer Bass Greg Phillinganes
Bass Will Lee
Backup Vocals : Leslie Miller & Donald Fagen


Kamakiriad (1993)
Produced by Walter Becker
Recorded & Mixed at River Sound, New York
Additional Recording at Hyperbolic Sound, Hawaii; Clinton Recording & The Hit Factory, New York
Chief Engineer : Roger Nichols
House Engineer : Wayne Yurgelun
More Engineers : Tony Volante, David Dill, Dave Russell & Tom Fritze
Second Engineers : Jay Ryan, Phil Burnett, John Neff, Troy Halderson, Bob Mitchell & Andrew Grassi
Digital Technician : Phil Burnett
Mastering : Glen Meadows at Masterfonics, Nashville
Rhythm & Horn Arrangements by Donald Fagen 

Musicians :
Bass & Solo Guitar : Walter Becker
Guitar : Georg Wadenius
Hammond B3 Organ : Paul Griffin
Drums Leroy Clouden (Tracks 03, 05 & 08)Christopher Parker (Tracks 01, 02, 06 & 07) & Dennis McDermott (Track 4)
Percussion : Bashiri Johnson & Leroy Clouden
Keyboards & Vocals : Donald Fagen
Trumpet & Fluglehorn : Randy Brecker
Tenor Sax (Solo on Tracks 06 & 07) : Cornelius Bumpus
Baritone Sax : Ronnie Cuber
Tenor Sax (Solo on Track 02) : Illinois Elohainu
Tenor Sax, Flute & Clarinet : Lou Marini
Trombone : Jim Pugh
Baritone Sax : Roger Rosenberg
Trumpet & Flugelhorn : Alan Rubin
Tenor Sax & Flute : Dave Tofani
Background vocals : Frank Floyd, Diane Garisto, Amy Helm, Mindy Jostyn, Brenda King, Curtis King, Jenni Muldaur, Angela Clemmon Patrick, Katherine Russell, Dian Sorel & Fonzie Thornton


Morph The Cat (2006)
Produced by Donald Fagen
Recorded at Avatar Studios, NYC; Clinton Recording Studios, NYC; Sear Sound, NYC & Sugar Sound, Kauai
Tracking Engineer : Elliot Scheiner at Clinton Recording Studios
Overdub/ProTools Engineers: Avatar, NYC, Brian MontgomerySear, NYC & Sugar Sound, Kauai : T.J. Doherty
Mix Engineer : Elliot Scheiner at Avatar Studios, NYC
Second Mix Engineer : Brian Montgomery
Assistant Engineers : Eddie Jackson, Jim Keller, Chad Lupo, Steve Mazur, Brian Montgomery, Matt Scheiner, Bryan Smith & Allan "A.T." Thomas
Piano from Steinway, NYC
Piano Technicians : Sam Berd & Wayne Williams
Drum/Guitar Tech : Artie Smith
Music Copyist : Gary Blu
Mastered at Sony Mastering
Mastering Engineer : Darcy Proper
Additional Mastering : Joe Palmaccio
Mastering Assistant : Maria Triana

01 - Morph The Cat

Drums : Keith Carlock
Bass Guitar : Freddie Washington
Guitar (Solo) : Jon Herington
Guitar : Wayne Krantz
Guitar : Hugh McCracken
Guitar : Frank Vignola
Fender Piano : Donald Fagen
Vibes & Marimba : Phonus Quaver
Backup vocals : Jerry Barnes, Michael Harvey & Donald Fagen
Trumpet Marvin Stamm
Tenor Sax (Solo) : Walt Weiskopf

02 - H Gang

Drums : Keith Carlock
Bass Guitar : Freddie Washington
Guitar (Solo) : Jon Herington
Guitar : Wayne Krantz
Guitar : Hugh McCracken
Piano Ted Baker
Fender Piano : Donald Fagen
Backup vocals : Donald Fagen
Trumpet : Marvin Stamm
Trombone : Mark Patterson
Clarinet : Lawrence Feldman
Tenor Sax (Solo) : Walt Weiskopf
Baritone Sax : Roger Rosenberg
Percussion : Gordon Gottlieb

03 - What I Do

Drums : Keith Carlock
Bass Guitar : Freddie Washington
Guitar Jon Herington
Guitar : Wayne Krantz
Guitar : Hugh McCracken
Guitar : Ken Emerson
Whirly Piano : Ted Baker
Harmonica (Solo) : Howard Levy
Backup vocals : Amy Helm, Carolyn Leonhart, Cindy Mizelle & Donald Fagen

04 - Brite Nitegown

Guitar : Jon Herington
Guitar (Solo) : Wayne Krantz
Fender Piano : Donald Fagen
Marimba : Phonus Quaver
Backup vocals : Donald Fagen
Trumpet : Marvin Stamm
Trombone : Mark Patterson
Alto Sax : Walt Weiskopf
Tenor Sax : Lawrence Feldman
Baritone Sax : Roger Rosenberg
Percussion : Gordon Gottlieb & Bashiri Johnson

05 - The Great Pagoda Of Funn

Drums : Keith Carlock
Bass Guitar : Freddie Washington
Guitar : Jon Herington
Guitar (Solo) : Wayne Krantz
Piano : Ted Baker
Vibes : Phonus Quaver
Backup vocals : Jerry Barnes & Donald Fagen
Trumpet (Solo) : Marvin Stamm
Trombone : Mark Patterson
Alto Sax : Walt Weiskopf
Tenor Sax : Lawrence Feldman
Baritone Sax : Roger Rosenberg
Percussion : Joe Pasaro

06 - Security Joan

Drums : Keith Carlock
Bass Guitar : Freddie Washington
Guitar Jon Herington
Guitar : Wayne Krantz
Guitar : Hugh McCracken
Guitar (Solo) : Ken Wessel
Whirly Piano : Ted Baker
Piano & Organ : Donald Fagen
Backup vocals : Michael Harvey & Donald Fagen
Percussion : Gordon Gottlieb
Clappers : Jennifer Battista, Eddie Jackson, Camille Meza & Candice Predham 

07 - The Night Belongs To Mona

Drums : Keith Carlock
Bass Guitar : Freddie Washington
Acoustic Bass : Harlan Post Jr. 
Guitar : Jon Herington
Guitar : Wayne Krantz
Fender Piano : Ted Baker
Piano : Donald Fagen
Harmonica : Howard Levy
Backup vocals : Donald Fagen
Trumpet : Marvin Stamm
Trombone : Mark Patterson
Flute : Lawrence Feldman
Tenor Sax : Walt Weiskopf
Bass Clarinet : Roger Rosenberg
Percussion : Gordon Gottlieb 

08 - Mary Shut The Garden Door

Drums : Keith Carlock
Bass Guitar : Freddie Washington
Guitar : Jon Herington
Guitar : Wayne Krantz
Fender Piano : Ted Baker
Vibes : Phonus Quaver
Melodica (Solo) : Donald Fagen
Flutes : Illinois Elohainu
Backup vocals : Carolyn Leonhart & Donald Fagen
Percussion : Gordon Gottlieb

09 - Morph The Cat (Reprise)

Drums : Keith Carlock
Bass Guitar : Freddie Washington
Remedial Bass Guitar : Brian Montgomery 
Guitar (Chorus Solo) : Jon Herington
Guitar : Wayne Krantz
Guitar : Hugh McCracken
Guitar (Tag Solo) : Frank Vignola
Fender Piano : Donald Fagen
Vibes & Marimba : Phonus Quaver
Backup vocals : Jerry Barnes, Michael Harvey & Donald Fagen
Trumpet : Marvin Stamm
Tenor Sax : Walt Weiskopf


Sunken Condos (2012)
Produced by Michael Leonhart & Donald Fagen
Recorded at Candyland, Hirsch Studios, Sear Sound, Avatar, Audio Paint, Strastophere & Pat Dillett's Studio
Engineers : Michael Leonhart & Charles Martinez
Assistant Engineers : Normyn, David Schoenwectter & Ted Tuthill
Additional Engineers : Pat Dillett & Elliot Scheiner
Additional Pro Tools Engineer : Armand Hirsch
Mixed by Pat Dillett, Donald Fagen & Michael Leonhart at Pat Dillett's Studio
Assistant Mix Engineer : Jon Silverman
Mastered by Scott Hull at Masterdisk
Rhythm Arrangements by Donald Fagen
Vocal Arrangements by Donald Fagen & Michael Leonhart
Horn Arrangements by Michael Leonhart & Donald Fagen

01 - Slinky Thing

Donald Fagen : Lead vocals, Piano, Prophet 5 & Background vocals
Michael Leonhart : Clavinet, Vibraphone, Percussion, Glockenspiel & Background vocals
Earl Cooke Jr. : Drums
Joe Martin : Acoustic Bass
Jon Herington : Guitar
Walt Weiskopf : Alto Saxophone
Charlie Pillow : Tenor Saxophone
Jim Pugh : Trombone
Roger Rosenberg : Baritone Saxophone
Carolyn Leonhart Background vocals & Ad-lib
Jamie Leonhart & Catherine Russell : Background vocals

02 - I'm Not The Same Without You

Donald Fagen : Piano & Background vocals
Michael Leonhart : Fender Rhodes, Minimoog, Trumpet, Percussion, Prophet 5, Mellophone & Background vocals
Earl Cooke Jr. : Drums
Harlan Post : Bass
Jon Herington : Guitar & 12-String Guitar
William Galison : Harmonica
Walt Weiskopf Alto Saxophone
Charlie Pillow : Tenor Saxophone & Clarinet
Jim Pugh : Trombone
Roger Rosenberg : Baritone Saxophone
Carolyn Leonhart & Catherine Russell : Background vocals

03 - Memorabilia

Donald Fagen : Lead vocals
Michael Leonhart : Trumpet, L100 Organ, Fluglehorn, Mellophonium, Trombonium, Percussion & Background vocals
Earl Cooke Jr. : Drums
Lincoln Schleifer : Bass
Gary Sieger : Guitar
Walt Weiskopf : Alto & Tenor Saxophones

04 - Weather In My Head

Donald Fagen : Lead vocals, Wurlitzer & Clavinet
Michael Leonhart : Prophet 5, Trumpet & Percussion
Earl Cooke Jr. : Drums
Lincoln Schleifer Bass
Jon Herington : Solo Guitar
Larry Campbell : Rhythm Guitar
Walt Weiskopf : Alto Saxophone
Jim Pugh : Trombone
Roger Rosenberg : Baritone Saxophone
Carolyn Leonhart, Cindy Mizelle & Catherine Russell : Background vocals

05 - The New Breed

Donald Fagen : Lead vocals, Prophet 5, B3 Organ & Background vocals
Michael Leonhart : Prophet 5, Trumpet, Mellophonium, Wurlitzer, Mellotron, B3 Organ, Percussion & Background vocals
Earl Cooke Jr. : Drums
Harlan Post : Bass
Jay Leonhart : Acoustic Bass
Jon Herington : Guitar
William Galison : Harmonica & Bass Harmonica
Walt Weiskopf : Alto & Tenor Saxophones

06 - Out Of The Ghetto

Donald Fagen : Lead vocals, B3 Organ & Background vocals
Michael Leonhart : Clavinet, Minimoog, B3 Organ, Accordion, Wurlitzer, Vibraphone, Percussion, Background vocals & Scream
Earl Cooke Jr. : Drums
Freddie Washington : Bass
Jon Herington : Guitar
Antoine Silverman : Violin
Charlie Pillow : Clarinet & Bass Clarinet

07 - Miss Marlene

Donald Fagen : Lead vocals, Prophet 5, Fender Rhodes, Clarinet & Background vocals
Michael Leonhart : Prophet 5, M100 Organ, Flügelhorn, Percussion & Background vocals
Earl Cooke Jr. : Drums
Harlan Post Bass
Jon Herrington : Guitar
Walt Weiskopf : Alto Saxophone & Clarinet
Charlie Pillow : Clarinet & Bass Flute
Aaron Heick : Bass Flute
Roger Rosenberg : Bass Clarinet
Carolyn Leonhart, Cindy Mizelle & Catherine Russell Background vocals

08 - Good Stuff

Donald Fagen : Lead vocals, Piano, Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer, Melodica & Background vocals
Michael Leonhart : Juno 6, Prophet 5, Vibraphon,e, Trumpet, Flügelhorn, Melodica & Background vocals
Earl Cooke Jr. : Drums
Harlan Post Bass
Jon Herington : Guitar
Carolyn Leonhart & Catherine Russell : Background vocals

09 - Planet D'Rhonda

Donald Fagen : Lead vocals, Wurlitzer, Clavinet & Background vocals
Michael Leonhart : Wurlitzer, Vibraphone, Prophet 5, Percussion & Background vocals
Earl Cooke Jr. : Drums
Lincoln Schleifer : Bass
Kurt Rosenwinkel : Solo Guitar
Jon Herington : Rhythm Guitar
Carolyn Leonhart & Jamie Leonhart : Background vocals


Extras (2007)

All Tracks Produced by Donald Fagen except "Rhymes" Produced by Todd Rundgren & Donald Fagen

01 - Rhymes

The Al Green tune, originally intended to promote a revue that never came off
Co-Produced with Todd Rundgren
With/Wayne Krantz : Guitar
Todd Rundgren : Keyboards, Sequencing & Background vocals
Amy Helm : Whistling & Background vocals
Michael Leonhart : Trumpet
Larry Farrell : Trombone
Walt Weiskopf Alto & Tenor Sax
Donald Fagen : Tambourine
2006 Reprise Records

02 - Big Noise New York

A home demo, originally done for Spike Lee
With/Donald Fagen : Keyboards, Sequencing & Background vocals
1994 Reprise Records

03 - True Companion

Composed for the animated feature 'Heavy Metal' featuring guitarist Steve Khan
With/Donald Fagen : Piano, Kalimba & Vocals
Zack Sanders : Vocals
Don Grolnick : Fender Piano
Ed Walsh : Synth
Steve Khan : Guitar
Will Lee : Bass
Steve Jordan : Drums
Crusher Bennett : Percussion
1995 Elektra Entertainment

04 - Confide In Me

A publishing demo
With/Donald Fagen : Piano & Background vocals
Jeff Young : Organ
Drew Zingg : Guitar
Lincoln Schleiffer : Bass
Denny McDermott : Drums
Mindy Jostyn : Harmonica & Background vocals
1994 Reprise Records

05 - Blue Lou

A piece written for tenor man Lou Marini for the film 'Glengarry Glen Ross'
With/Lou Marini : Tenor Sax
The Joe Roccisano Orchestra
1992 Elektra Entertainment

06 - Shanghai Confidential

An instrumental piece composed for a dance troupe under the direction of Marianne Bachmann and featuring guitarist Steve Khan
WithDonald Fagen : Keyboards & Sequencing
Steve Khan : Guitar
Marcus Miller : Bass
Manolo Badrena : Percussion
1994 Reprise Records

07 - Green Flower Street

A live performance from the album 'Live At The Beacon : The NY Rock & Soul Revue'
WithDonald Fagen : Melodica
Jeff Young : Piano
Drew Zingg Guitar
Lincoln Schleiffer : Bass
Denny McDermott : Drums
Chris Anderson Trumpet
Cornelius Bumpus & John Hagen : Tenor Sax
Ula Hedwig, Mindy Jostyn & Dian Sorel : Background vocals
1991 Giant Records

08 - Century's End

Composed for the film 'Bright Lights Big City
WithDonald Fagen : Keyboards & Sequencing
Georg Wadenius : Guitar
Jimmy Haslip : Bass
Leroy Clouden : Drums
Lew Soloff : Trumpet
Michael Brecker & Harold Vick : Tenor Sax
Ronnie Cuber : Baritone Sax
Gary Bargeron : Trombone
Frank Floyd, Angela Patrick & Zack Sanders : Background vocals
1988 Warner Bros. Records Inc.

09 - Hank's Pad

Originally 'Pete's Pad' a Henry Mancini Instrumental piece from the 'Peter Gunn' TV score. My lyric added with permission of the Mancini estate. Live performance by the Steely Band with The Danettes in Frankfort, Germany, 9/18/2000
With/Ricky Lawson : Drums
Tom Barney : Bass Guitar
Jon Herrington : Guitar
Ted Baker : Piano
Victoria Cave, Cindy Calhoun & Carolyn Leonhart : Vocals
Michael Leonhart : Trumpet
Jim Pugh : Trombone
Cornelius Bumpus : Tenor Sax
Bob Sheppard : Tenor Sax (Solo)
2007 Reprise Records

10 - Viva Viva Rock 'N' Roll

Recorded live at The Detroit Opera House in March of 2006 with The Donald Fagen Band
With/Keith Carlock : Drums
Freddie Washington : Bass Guitar
Jon Herrington & Wayne Krantz : Guitar
Donald Fagen : Fender Piano
Jeff Young : Organ & Background vocals
Carolyn Leonhart & Cindy Mizelle : Background vocals
Michael Leonhart Trumpet
Walt Weiskopf Tenor Sax
2006 Reprise Records