![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Each album felt more personal than a Steely Dan record and also had a similar sound - reminiscent of Gaucho, but with an even heavier jazz bent - so they fit together well as a trilogy, each gaining strength from the other two, so it makes sense that Rhino would package them as a box set called The Nightfly Trilogy. As the albums slowly unveiled, it became evident that each covered a different stage in Fagen's life: the first, 1982's The Nightfly, was a wry nostalgic look back at his younger years the second, 1993's Kamakiriad, was middle-age with a sci-fi spin the third, 2006's Morph the Cat, looked at mortality through the veil of the new frontier of the post-9/11 world. Donald Fagen - 10 Extras Bonus CD from Nightfly Trilogy - 2007 - Warner BrothersĬhances are, Donald Fagen didn't envision The Nightfly as the beginning of a trilogy when he released it in 1982, but as he slowly toiled away at his solo career, its blend of autobiography and smooth, soulful jazz became the template for his music outside of Steely Dan. ![]()
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