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Morph the Cat is Donald Fagen's first solo album since 1993. Fagen is one half of the songwriting duo known as Steely Dan. His other solo albums are Kamakiriad and The Nightfly. The nine-track album was released in the US on March 14, 2006 (see 2006 in music).
Additional musicians performing on the CD include drummer Keith Carlock, guitarists Wayne Krantz, Jon Herington, and Hugh McCracken, clarinetist Lawrence Feldman, pianist Ted Baker and saxophonist Walt Weiskopf, among others.
The album blends Fagen's patented storytelling and groove-oriented, backing vocal-laden style. H Gang has been released as the lead single for the album. It is available in digital format. The album was released as an audio CD and a Special Edition CD/DVD. The DVD features versions of the album in Dolby Digital/DTS 5.1 playable on DVD Video players and high-resolution stereo and surround tracks for DVD Audio players.
Fagen embarked on a twenty-date studio tour (with the 'Donald Fagen Band) which began on March 1, 2006; nearly two weeks before the release of the album itself. Fagen performs songs from his latest album, his earlier solo work, as well as classic Steely Dan favorites. The tour is his first solo tour "since high school." The dates leave out many areas along the USA's eastern seaboard and its south/southeast regions, leading some fans to believe that either more dates will be added or that Fagen will join partner Walter Becker to embark on a summer Steely Dan tour.
A preview of the album is available at the New York Times website:
http://www.nytimes.com/packages/khtml/2006/02/26/arts/20060226_FAGEN_AUDIOSS.html
Track listing
- Morph the Cat
- H Gang
- What I Do
- Brite Nitegown
- The Great Pagoda of Funn
- Security Joan
- The Night Belongs To Mona
- Mary Shut the Garden Door
- Morph the Cat (Reprise)
- Rhymes (Bonus Track, Downloaded album only)
External links
- Jazz Police -- Morph the Cat review by Jonathan Casey