| Donald Fagen | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Donald Jay Fagen |
| Born | 10 January 1948 |
| Origin | Passaic, New Jersey |
| Genre(s) | Rock, jazz fusion |
| Instrument(s) | piano, organ, various keyboard instruments, vocals |
| Years active | 1971 – present |
| Label(s) | MCA Records Giant/Reprise/Warner Bros. Records Reprise/Warner Bros. Records |
| Website | Official Site |
Donald Jay Fagen (born January 10, 1948 in Passaic, New Jersey) is an American musician and songwriter, best known as co-writer, co-founder, singer, and pianist with the rock band Steely Dan. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Fusion or more specifically jazz fusion or jazz rock, is a Musical genre that merges Jazz with elements of other styles of music particularly A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers The organ (from Greek όργανον – organon "organ instrument tool" is a Keyboard instrument of one or more divisions each A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music MCA Records was an American -based record company owned by MCA Inc Giant Records was launched as a joint-venture in 1990 between Warner Bros Reprise Records is an American Record label, founded in 1960 by Frank Sinatra, which is owned by Warner Music Group, and operated Warner Bros Records Inc is an American Record label that operates as a wholly owned Subsidiary of Warner Music Group. Reprise Records is an American Record label, founded in 1960 by Frank Sinatra, which is owned by Warner Music Group, and operated Warner Bros Records Inc is an American Record label that operates as a wholly owned Subsidiary of Warner Music Group. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. A musical ensemble is a group of two or more Musicians who perform instrumental or vocal Music. Steely Dan is a American rock band centered on core members Walter Becker and Donald Fagen. Fagen is a 1965 graduate of South Brunswick High School in South Brunswick, New Jersey. For other schools named Brunswick High School see Brunswick High School (disambiguation. South Brunswick Township is a Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. [1]
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Career
Steely Dan
Fagen and Walter Becker founded Steely Dan in August 1972. Walter Becker (born Walter Carl Becker, 20 February 1950, in Queens, New York) is an American musician and record producer Other names In Arabic, the month is called أغسطسص ʾUġusṭuṣ or آب ʾĀb; usage varies from place to place and Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. They initially formed the core of the band, and co-wrote all the group's music; on tour and record, Becker played bass (and later lead guitar) and Fagen played keyboards, as well as performing almost all of the lead vocals on their recordings. (Fagen and Becker initially met at Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, in upstate New York in the 60's. Bard College, founded in 1860 is a small selective four-year liberal arts college located in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. Annandale-on-Hudson is a hamlet in Dutchess County, New York, USA, in the Hudson Valley in the Town of Red Hook, across )
After releasing their third LP in 1974 the other members gradually left the band and it evolved into a studio project headed by Becker and Fagen, who from that point on recorded their albums with the cream of America's jazz and rock session musicians. They scored their biggest success in 1977 with the platinum-selling album Aja. Aja (pronounced) is an album by the rock band Steely Dan. The album was named after the Korean wife of group co-founder Donald Fagen 's friend's brother
Solo
After the group's 1981 breakup, Fagen released his solo debut album, The Nightfly (1982), which has been favorably compared to his Steely Dan work. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 The Nightfly is the first solo Album by Steely Dan co-founder Donald Fagen, released in 1982. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) He also contributed an original composition, "True Companion," to the 1981 animated cult film Heavy Metal. A cult film is a Film that has acquired a highly devoted but relatively small group of fans. Heavy Metal is a 1981 Canadian Animated film from executive producer Leonard Mogel who was also the publisher of Heavy Metal Another soundtrack contribution, "Century's End," appears along with an elaborately arranged version of the Jimmy Reed tune for which both the Jay McInerney novel and the James Brooks movie are named; the 1988 Michael J. John Barrett McInerney Jr (born January 13, 1955 in Hartford Connecticut) (ˈmækənɝni is an American Writer. Fox film, Bright Lights, Big City, for which Fagen also contributed the film's score.
He wrote briefly for Premiere magazine, including witty pieces on Henry Mancini and Ennio Morricone. See also 1982 in music (UK Musical groups established in 1982 Record labels established in 1982 The Nightfly is the first solo Album by Steely Dan co-founder Donald Fagen, released in 1982. Premiere was an American and New York City -based film Magazine published by Hachette Filipacchi Media U Henry Mancini ( April 16, 1924 &ndash June 14, 1994) was an Academy Award winning American Composer, conductor Ennio Morricone OMRI (born November 10, 1928) is an acclaimed Italian Academy Award -winning composer During the eighties, Fagen composed music for films and various other artists and toured with the New York Rock and Soul Revue. The New York Rock and Soul Revue was a musical project which evolved from a series of concerts produced by Libby Titus (future wife of Donald Fagen) that lasted from His second solo album, 1993's Kamakiriad, was produced by Becker. Kamakiriad is the second solo album by Steely Dan Singer Donald Fagen, released in 1993 (see 1993 in music) This led to their reunion as a writing team and the creation of a new touring version of Steely Dan. The following year Fagen co-produced Becker's solo debut, 11 Tracks of Whack.
The duo have kept Steely Dan going strong in its new formation and have since delighted their legion of fans with two more Steely Dan albums, the Grammy Award winning Two Against Nature (2000) and Everything Must Go (2003), as well as the live CD Alive in America (1995) and a live concert DVD. Two Against Nature is an Album by Steely Dan, released in 2000. Everything Must Go is the most recent album by Steely Dan, originally released June 10, 2003. Alive in America is a live Album by rock group Steely Dan, released in 1995 DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is
Recording sessions for Fagen's third solo album, Morph the Cat, began in August 2004 and the album was released March 14th, 2006. Morph the Cat is a Grammy Award -winning 2006 album by Donald Fagen, his first since 1993 Performing on the album are Wayne Krantz (guitar), Jon Herington (guitar), Keith Carlock (drums), Freddy Washington (bass), Ted Baker (piano), and Walt Weiskopf (sax). Wayne Krantz (born July 26 1956 in Corvallis, Oregon) is an innovative American Jazz fusion Guitarist who has played with Jon Herington (born Jonathan Reuel Herington on April 14, 1954 is an American Guitarist Singer-songwriter and Record producer Upon its release, Morph the Cat received universal acclaim and was later named Album of the Year by Mix Magazine. Morph the Cat is a Grammy Award -winning 2006 album by Donald Fagen, his first since 1993 Fagen was also given the Producer of the Year award. The 5. 1 mix of "Morph the Cat" won the 2007 Grammy Award for Best Surround Sound Album. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences [2]
In March of 2006, Fagen embarked on his first-ever solo tour to support the album. This theater tour of the northeast, the midwest and the west coast played to sold-out houses and excellent reviews. Fagen's management also sold VIP packages for the tour, which included a pre-show party, premium seats, and access to the band's sound checks. This was mocked on his song writing partner Walter Becker's website. Walter Becker (born Walter Carl Becker, 20 February 1950, in Queens, New York) is an American musician and record producer [1] Fagen joined Becker for a Steely Dan/Michael McDonald tour the following summer.
All three of Fagen's albums Previously released on the DVDA format have now been released in Warners latest format MVI (Music Video Interactive) as a boxed set. Each album features a DTS 5. 1, Dolby 5. 1 and PCM Stereo mix but no MLP encoded track, along with bonus audio and video content. Customers will also be able to select any track or any portion of a track and use it as their mobile phone ringtone. A ringtone or ring tone is the sound made by a Mobile phone to indicate an incoming call or text message
Discography
- The Nightfly – 1982
- Kamakiriad – 1993
- Morph the Cat – 2006
Awards
In 1984, Fagen was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Arts degree by his alma mater, Bard College. The Nightfly is the first solo Album by Steely Dan co-founder Donald Fagen, released in 1982. Kamakiriad is the second solo album by Steely Dan Singer Donald Fagen, released in 1993 (see 1993 in music) Morph the Cat is a Grammy Award -winning 2006 album by Donald Fagen, his first since 1993 Bard College, founded in 1860 is a small selective four-year liberal arts college located in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York.
In 2001, both Fagen and Becker received Honorary Doctor of Music degrees from Berklee College of Music. Berklee College of Music, founded in 1945 is an independent music College in Boston Massachusetts. They both accepted their degrees in person. [3]
References
- ^ "Fagen finds his groove", The Star-Ledger, February 26, 2006. The Star-Ledger is a Newspaper in the US state of New Jersey and is based in Newark. Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. "Born in Passaic, Fagen graduated in South Brunswick High School's class of '65. . . "
- ^ GRAMMY.com 49th Annual GRAMMY Awards Winners List Grammy. com, retrieved May 7, 2008
- ^ Berklee College of Music: Commencement 2001 - Photographs, retrieved 15 October 2007
External links
- donaldfagen.com
- Complete discography
- Donald Fagen discography, bio, news. Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common . .
- "The Nightfly Revisited" by Ted Gioia, Jazz.com.
- Review of Morph the Cat at JazzChicago.net