< >> *** STEELY DAN SUNDAY INDEX *** There might not be a sunnier, snappier tune from Steely Dan than “Peg” and that’s undoubtably helped to propel the single to #11 on the Hot 100 charts, but anytime the band sounds buoyant, there’s something skeevy lurking behind that bright curtain.

Time away from the studio has apparently given Brad Mehldau time to compose, and this long-awaited new trio studio release is better for it.

I’m at that point in my fandom of guitarist Mike Keneally where I pretty much like everything he does.