Donald Fagen Band ‎Live At Massey Hall, Toronto - 2006 (full concert audio only)

Donald Fagen Band Live in concert 2006. Perfect soundboard audio recording by Russell "Skip" Gildersleeve (RIP), live from Massey Hall, Toronto, Canada, 13th March 2006. Supporting the Morph The Cat album.
-Setlist:
01. Green Flower Street
02. The Nightfly
03. New Frontier
04. Brite Nitegown
05. Band Introduction
06. Snowbound
07. Home At Last
08. Black Cow
09. What I Do
10. The Goodbye Look
11. Countermoon
12. Misery And The Blues
13. Mary Shut The Garden Door
14. I. G. Y.
15. FM
-Encore:
16. Pretzel Logic
17. Viva Viva Rock And Roll
-Lineup:
Donald Fagen: Keyboards, Vocals
Jeff Young: Keyboards, Vocals
Keith Carlock, Drums, Percussion
Freddie Washington: Bass
Jon Herrington: Guitar
Wayne Krantz: Guitar
Walt Weiskoph: Saxophone
Michael Leonhart: Trumpet
Carolyn Leonhart-Escoffery: Backing Vocals
Cindy Mizelle: Backing Vocals

Jane Stevenson, Toronto Sun:
“How ya feelin’ Donald?” a male fan shouted out to Steely Dan singer-keyboardist Donald Fagen on Monday night at Massey Hall. “I’m feeling groovy, baby,” smiled the 58-year-old, who’s taking part in the first solo tour of his three-decade-plus career. And groovy Fagen, who postponed his Boston show and cancelled his Ottawa concert due to illness, proved to be over the course of an hour-and-50 minutes worth of polished, sophisticated jazz-pop. His set list equally favoured his three solo albums - including “Morph The Cat” which is in record stores today - and his Steely Dan catalogue, much to the delight of the crowd. Honestly, it’s hard to tell the difference between his Steely Dan/solo songs in terms of sound. But judging from the funky, warm - and yes even groovy - energy on stage on Monday night at Massey, with Fagen backed by an impressive nine-person band including two soulful female backup singers, he should do the solo thing more often… Fagen oozed quirky charm and a genuine playfulness.

RIP Russell "Skip" Gildersleeve (passed away unexpectedly on Sept. 17, 2013; at the age of 57).
Skip Gildersleeve, a longtime fixture on the concert scene who lent his skills as a road crew member and sound engineer to a long list of acts that included Bob Seger, Steely Dan, and Rush, has died at the age of 57. Gildersleeve was arguably best known for his tenure with Rush, which lasted from 1975-97 and found him serving as Geddy Lee's bass technician while handling a number of other jobs. At one point in the mid-'80s, Gildersleeve even sat in on a track recorded by the band's 'side project' Jack Secret, contributing to the song 'Tough Break.'
While the cause of death is currently unknown, the Rush Is a Band site reports that Gildersleeve's death has been confirmed by a number of separate sources, and quotes a passage about him from the 2006 Rush biography, 'Chemistry.' "He was brought in for the 'Caress of Steel' tour to replace Jimmy Johnson, and he often used to introduce the band," it reads. "Skip, a.k.a. 'Slider,' became Geddy's bass technician, and by 'Counterparts' he graduated to a stage management role...Skip is [a] mean guitar player himself. He guested on Japanese artist Venus Fly Trapp's debut CD 'Shakunetsu', which means 'red heat.'" Gildersleeve's friend Kim Maki, a writer and promoter who made his acquaintance several years ago, has published a lovely tribute to him at her site that recounts his many acts of quiet kindness and adds, "The great news is Skip lived his life doing exactly what he loved. Makes it a bit easier to say so long to him. He always had some cool gig coming up. Everyone whose lives he touched loved him...he defined Detroit Rock, and to me such generosity of spirit. I loved you, Skip...K."
(ultimateclassicrock.com / Published: September 19, 2013)

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