Steely Dan Sunday, “Your Gold Teeth II (instrumental demo)” (1975)
Here’s why Jeff Porcaro was a favorite among Steely Dan’s many drummers.
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.
A crown-jewel Steely Dan outtake from around the ‘Gaucho’ recording sessions.
“Kulee Baba,” when Steely Dan goes global. Ahhh, the CD. Those plastic discs of music we used before iTunes. With a noise reduction system Donald Fagen and Walter Becker were crying for when (mis)mastering Katy Lied. Seventy minutes worth and no static at all. CDs arrived commercially in the FallRead More
At this point, they weren’t quite brilliant yet. But Steely Dan was on its way there.

Eleven-year Steely Dan sax veteran Weiskopf amply demonstrates why Becker and Fagen love this guy.
This time Fagen brings lyrics which are a equal to his stellar arrangements.
In praise of a song about bowling – yes, about bowling – from Donald Fagen’s ‘Sunken Condos.’