(20) Donald Fagen - Sunken Condos (2012)
"Sunken Condos" is Donald Fagen fourth solo album for Warner Reprise, "Sunken Condos", will be released on October 16. His first three solo albums, "The Nightfly", "Kamakiriad" and "Morph the Cat" comprised the project known as "The Nightfly Trilogy." "Sunken Condos" begins a chapter in the creative evolution of this innovative artist, whose career is still going strong after forty years.
The nine tracks on Sunken Condos were co-produced by Michael Leonhart and Donald. All but one track, an Ashkenazi recasting of Isaac Hayes' "Out of the Ghetto," are Fagen originals. Some familiar names from the Steely Dan family of players are on hand (Jon Herington, the Steely Dan horns, Freddie Washington) plus some new faces. The word is that, from now on, everything Donald does has got to be funky. Brilliantly written and arranged songs with an incredible accessibility and so brilliant that you played there is simply silent. The delicious groove, call it slow funk, mixed with jazz, classical and pop gets back a delicious own Fagen sound. Also incredible how little the voice of Fagen through time is affected. Yet again, he sings in his 64 on "Sunken Condos" as best years, perhaps even better. But it is mainly the brilliant songs, and the brilliant way in which they are played, which this album so valuable. Album opener Slinky Thing and then great I'm Not The Same Without You and you hear a Fagen who sounds like Steely Dan in the best years. What an incredibly handsome compositions and what sound they with the excellent playing musicians (all to the hard live Steely Dan band belonging) beautifully loose and swinging. Memorabilia and downright great Weather In My Head sound just as brilliant. The songs that are timeless in super tasteful arrangements, and great guitar work of Jon Herington, grow into beautiful additions to the rich body of work that has built up over the decades Fagen. But also the funky The New Breed, the delicious driving Out Of The Ghetto (' I Took You Out Of The Ghetto But I Could Not Get That Ghetto Out Of You ') and Miss Marlene convince plenty. With the iron strong Good Stuff and the perfect album valve eventually we come at the end of Planet D'Rhonda a matchless musical trip. The genial musicality of Donald Fagen find on "Sunken Condos" new heights. With perhaps the best he has ever played with musicians where he a new masterpiece to his rich oeuvre added.
Track listing
01. Slinky Thing (Donald Fagen) - 5:12
02. I'm Not the Same Without You (Donald Fagen) - 4:31
03. Memorabilia (Donald Fagen) - 4:14
04. Weather in My Head (Donald Fagen) - 5:29
05. The New Breed (Donald Fagen) - 4:35
06. Out of the Ghetto (Isaac Hayes) - 4:54
07. Miss Marlene (Donald Fagen) - 4:43
08. Good Stuff (Donald Fagen) - 4:54
09. Planet d'Rhonda (Donald Fagen) - 5:35
Released: October 16, 2012
Genre: Jazz-Rock
Label: Reprise
Length: 44:07
Producer: Donald Fagen, Michael Leonhart
Labels:
Donald Fagen
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