Donald Fagen – Interview: Toast To Freedom
Oldies Songs A Measured Salute to Liberty, Where Music Becomes Witness and Conscience In 2012, Donald Fagen lent his unmistakable voice and moral clarity to “Toast To Freedom,” a collaborative anthem released…
Donald Fagen – At 77, Finally Opens Up About His Wife
Donald Fagen at 77 finally steps out of the shadows and speaks about the woman who shaped his life For more than five decades, the world knew Donald Fagen as…
Donald Fagen – Hank’s Pad
A Midnight Groove Painted in Smoke, Sweat and Jazz-Rock Intuition When Donald Fagen stepped onto the Frankfurt stage on September 18, 2000, the live performance of “Hank’s Pad” became something…
Donald Fagen – Madison Reprise
A tender instrumental reflection that captures the quiet heartbeat of memory within Donald Fagen’s elegant musical universe On Donald Fagen’s live project The New York Rock and Soul Revue: Live…
Donald Fagen – Madison Time
A Soulful Groove That Brings Timeless Cool to the Dance Floor “Madison Time”, as performed by Donald Fagen on the live album The New York Rock and Soul Revue: Live…
Donald Fagen – Big Noise New York
A Futuristic City’s Jazz-Splashed Reckoning: “Big Noise, New York” as the Pulse of Urban Myth and Memory From the moment Donald Fagen released “Big Noise, New York” in 1993 as…
Donald Fagen – Planet d’Rhonda
A Coolly Executed Confession of Obsessive Love and Fanciful Escapism, Set to a Breathtakingly Jazzy, Mid-Life Groove. By 2012, the world had come to expect a specific kind of exquisite…
Donald Fagen – Confide in Me
Beneath the Chrome Plating, a Tale of Existential Loneliness and a Desperate Plea for Authentic Connection in the High-Tech Age. For those of us who came of age during the…
Donald Fagen – Good Stuff
The Sinister Pleasure of a Perfectly Executed Heist: A Funky, Film-Noir Vignette Celebrating the Cold Satisfaction of Professional Criminality. To dive into a Donald Fagen track is to step onto…
Donald Fagen – Out of the Ghetto
The Poignant Re-Contextualization of Soul: A Jewish-American Musician’s Ironic and Affectionate Appropriation of a Black Ghetto Narrative. To approach a Donald Fagen composition is to wade into a world steeped…