< >> *** STEELY DAN SUNDAY INDEX *** Both Walter Becker and Donald Fagen have an affinity for reggae music, one that’s most notably borne out on Becker’s Jamaican-styled Circus Money CD from 2008.

With a music collection the size of Rhode Island, or at least a small city, like I have, it is inevitable that some things will gather some dust.

When I think of the the overlap of jazz and funk, ensembles that come to mind are Herbie Hancock’s Headhunters, On The Corner-era Miles, and even some of the smoother offerings out of the CTI label.