• Artist: Donald Fagen
• Rating:
• Styles: Jazz-Rock, Pop/Rock, Soft Rock
• Track Picks: "I.G.Y.," "New Frontier," "The Nightfly"

Review

A portrait of the artist as a young man, The Nightfly is a wonderfully evocative reminiscence of Kennedy-era American life; in the liner notes, Donald Fagen describes the songs as representative of the kinds of fantasies he entertained as an adolescent during the late '50s/early '60s, and he conveys the tenor of the times with some of his most personal and least obtuse material to date. Continuing in the smooth pop-jazz mode favored on the final Steely Dan records, The Nightfly is lush and shimmering, produced with cinematic flair by Gary Katz; romanticized but never sentimental, the songs are slices of suburbanite soap opera, tales of space-age hopes (the hit "I.G.Y.") and Cold War fears (the wonderful "The New Frontier," a memoir of fallout-shelter love) crafted with impeccable style and sophistication. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	iTunes	Composers	Performers	Time
I.G.Y.	...	Donald Fagen	Donald Fagen	(6:05)
Green Flower Street		Donald Fagen	Donald Fagen	(3:40)
Ruby Baby		Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller	Donald Fagen	(5:38)
Maxine		Donald Fagen	Donald Fagen	(3:50)
New Frontier		Donald Fagen	Donald Fagen	(6:23)
The Nightfly		Donald Fagen	Donald Fagen	(5:45)
The Goodbye Look		Donald Fagen	Donald Fagen	(4:47)
Walk Between Raindrops		Donald Fagen	Donald Fagen	(2:38)
New Frontier [*][Multimedia Track]	...		Donald Fagen

Credits

Rick Derringer (Guitar), Donald Fagen (Organ), Donald Fagen (Synthesizer), Donald Fagen (Harmonica), Donald Fagen (Arranger), Donald Fagen (Horn), Donald Fagen (Keyboards), Donald Fagen (Piano (Electric)), Donald Fagen (Vocals), Donald Fagen (Vocals (Background)), Donald Fagen (Main Performer), Donald Fagen (Liner Notes), Donald Fagen (Horn Arrangements), Donald Fagen (Synthesizer Harp), Michael Brecker (Horn), Michael Brecker (Saxophone), Michael Brecker (Sax (Tenor)), Larry Carlton (Guitar), Ronnie Cuber (Horn), Ronnie Cuber (Saxophone), Ronnie Cuber (Sax (Baritone)), Steve Khan (Guitar (Acoustic)), Steve Khan (Guitar), Rob Mounsey (Synthesizer), Rob Mounsey (Horn), Rob Mounsey (Keyboards), Rob Mounsey (Horn Arrangements), Chuck Rainey (Bass), James Hamilton (Photography), Gordon Grody (Vocals), Gordon Grody (Vocals (Background)), Gordon Grody, Greg Allen (Art Direction), Greg Allen (Design), Dave Bargeron (Trombone), Dave Bargeron (Euphonium), Dave Bargeron (Horn), Dave Bargeron (Vocals (Background)), Randy Brecker (Trumpet), Randy Brecker (Flugelhorn), Randy Brecker (Horn), James Gadson (Drums), Ed Greene (Drums), Anthony Jackson (Bass), Gary Katz (Producer), Abraham Laboriel (Bass), Daniel Lazerus (Vocals (Background)), Daniel Lazerus (Engineer), Daniel Lazerus (Overdub Engineer), Will Lee (Bass), Bob Ludwig (Mastering), Hugh McCracken (Guitar), Hugh McCracken (Harmonica), Leslie Miller (Vocals), Leslie Miller (Vocals (Background)), Marcus Miller (Bass), Roger Nichols (Percussion), Roger Nichols (Special Effects), Roger Nichols (Engineer), Roger Nichols (Sequencing), Michael Omartian (Piano), Michael Omartian (Keyboards), Michael Omartian (Piano (Electric)), Jeff Porcaro (Drums), Dean Parks (Guitar), Greg Phillinganes (Synthesizer), Greg Phillinganes (Piano), Greg Phillinganes (Keyboards), Greg Phillinganes (Piano (Electric)), Greg Phillinganes (Clavinet), Greg Phillinganes (Synthesizer Bass), Greg Phillinganes (Soloist), Zachary Sanders (Vocals), Zachary Sanders (Vocals (Background)), Elliot Scheiner (Producer), Elliot Scheiner (Engineer), Elliot Scheiner (Mixing), Elliot Scheiner (Tracking), Elliot Scheiner (Mix Down), Valerie Simpson (Vocals), Valerie Simpson (Vocals (Background)), Andrew Thomas (Screen Design), David Tofani (Horn), David Tofani (Saxophone), David Tofani (Sax (Alto)), Starz Vander Lockett (Percussion), Starz Vander Lockett (Vocals (Background)), Wayne Yurgelun (Assistant Engineer), Wayne Yurgelun (Digital Editing Assistant), Cheryl Smith (Assistant Engineer), Daniel Bazerus (Vocals (Background)), Robin Lane & The Chartbusters (Assistant Engineer), George Delmerico (Art Direction), Mike Morongell (Assistant Engineer), Mike Morongell (Digital Editing Assistant), David Dieckmann (Authoring), Steve Woolard (Project Assistant), Steve Pokorny (Project Assistant), Frank Floyd (Vocals), Frank Floyd (Vocals (Background)), Steve Jordan (Drums), Ginger Dettman (Project Assistant), Cory Frye (Editorial Supervision), Robin Lane (Assistant Engineer), George Lydecker (Authoring), Robin Hurley (Producer), Spencer Christu (Authoring)