These selections just might surprise you, and in a good way, too.

We find a wide diversity of artists applying a wide diversity of styles.

We previosuly picked our most beloved Steely Dan singles, now we choose the finest five of their deep cuts.

We pick the five best-ever singles from Steely Dan, rank ’em and praise ’em!

Another cut with great promise, only to be shelved along with so many other ‘Katy Lied’ session nuggets. Perhaps not a Top 5 tune lay in the heart of this beast, but a heart that was very much ALIVE.

It’s everything one would expect from a song of the mid-Jurassic period of Steely Dan.

Here’s why Jeff Porcaro was a favorite among Steely Dan’s many drummers.

A crystalline peak behind the scenes of Steely Dan’s studio gigs.

Catchy, but ultimately a bit less compelling than other ‘Gaucho’ outtakes.

Another unfinished diamond in the rough that evokes a feeling of what could have been.