The New York Rock and Soul Revue explained

Background:	group_or_band
The New York Rock and Soul Revue
Landscape:	yes
Origin:	New York City, New York, U.S.
Years Active:	–
Label:	Giant Records
Past Members:	Donald Fagen David Brigati Eddie Brigati Charles Brown Michael McDonald Patti Austin Boz Scaggs Phoebe Snow

The New York Rock and Soul Revue was a musical project supergroup that evolved out of a series of concerts produced and promoted by singer-songwriter Libby Titus at the Lone Star Roadhouse, the Spectrum and other Northeast concert venues,^[1] eventually coalescing around unofficial "band leader" Donald Fagen from 1989–1993.

The project's only release is a 1991 live album (Giant Records), a compilation of material recorded earlier that year from live performances at New York City's Beacon Theatre.^[2]

Formation

Fagen, the frontman and co-founder of Steely Dan, had largely focused on songwriting during that group's near decade-long hiatus in the 80s, and would go on to credit the unique blend of veteran talent Titus had assembled with reigniting his passion for performing live.^[3] It featured various musicians including Michael McDonald, Boz Scaggs and Phoebe Snow.^[4]

Aftermath

The project ressurected in new form as The Dukes of September in early 2010's featuring Donald Fagen, Michael McDonald and Boz Scaggs.

Discography

Live albums

Members

• Donald Fagen – leader, vocals, piano
• Chris Anderson – trumpet
• Walter Becker – guitar
• David Brigati – vocals
• Eddie Brigati – vocals
• Charles Brown – vocals, keyboards
• Cornelius Bumpus – tenor saxophone
• Danny Caron – guitar

• Larry DeBari – guitar
• Bob Gurland – vocal trumpet
• John Hagen – tenor saxophone
• Philip Hamilton – percussion, backing vocals
• Ula Hedwig – backing vocals
• Mindy Jostyn – harmonica, vocals
• Dennis McDermott – drums
• Michael McDonald – piano and vocals

• Catherine Russell – backing vocals
• Boz Scaggs – guitar, vocals
• Lincoln Schleifer – bass
• Phoebe Snow – vocals
• Dian Sorel – backing vocals
• Jimmy Vivino – guitar
• Jeff Young & The Youngsters – piano, backing vocals
• Drew Zingg – guitar

External links

• • • • • The New York Rock and Soul Revue performing "Pretzel Logic" as Donald Fagen's New York Rock and Soul Revue, March 1991. A&E Television

Notes and References

1. News: Holden. Stephen. 1990-04-08. Review/Music: Soloists Team Up in the New York Rock and Soul Revue. en-US. Section 1, Page 56. The New York Times. live. 2020-05-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20220414042808if_/https://www.nytimes.com/1990/04/08/arts/review-music-soloists-team-up-in-the-new-york-rock-and-soul-revue.html. 2022-04-14. 0362-4331. mdy-all.
2. News: 1992-01-20. Picks and Pans Review: The New York Rock and Soul Revue: Live at the Beacon. en. People. live. 2020-05-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20230421183820if_/https://people.com/archive/picks-and-pans-review-the-new-york-rock-and-soul-revue-live-at-the-beacon-vol-37-no-2/. 2023-04-21. mdy-all.
3. Web site: Bio. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20230528194646if_/https://www.steelydan.com/bio. 2023-05-28. 2023-09-22. Steely Dan. en. mdy-all.
4. Book: Larkin, Colin. The Virgin Encyclopedia of Eighties Music. 1997-11-20. Virgin Books. 978-0-7535-0159-7. publ.. London. 234. en. mdy-all.