Walter Becker, “Lucy D” (circa 1992): Steely Dan Sunday
The overly generous folks at Walter Becker Media just dropped yet another shard of unfinished work from the late, great Steely Dan cofounder.
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Walter Becker, “Couchriders In the Sky” (circa 2008): Steely Dan Sunday
Right on the heels of “This Is My Building” comes another candidate for inclusion in Walter Becker’s ‘Circus Money’ that somehow didn’t survive the primaries.
Walter Becker, “This Is My Building” (circa 2008): One Track Mind
The ample leftovers from Walter Becker’s ‘Circus Money’ sessions continue to be pulled out of the fridge, warmed in the microwave and set on the table for feasting.
Walter Becker, “Our Lawn” (early 1990s): One Track Mind
The ample leftovers from Walter Becker’s ’11 Tracks of Whack’ sessions continue to be pulled out of the frig, warmed in the microwave and set on the table for feasting.
Walter Becker, “She Was Good” (early 1990s): Steely Dan Sunday
Walter Becker’s estate drops another ’11 Tracks of Whack’ outtake that continues the decades-old theme of falling for a prostitute.
Walter Becker, “Ghost of Hipness Past” (early 1990s?): One Track Mind
The fine folks at Walter Becker Media have dropped another cleaned up ’11 Tracks of Whack’ outtake on us, an edgier number titled “Ghost of Hipness Past.”
Walter Becker, “Three Sisters Shakin'” (circa 1992): Steely Dan Sunday
The one silver lining to come from the tragic loss of Walter Becker is that we’ve now seen a steady stream of officially released goodies from his vault.
Steely Dan Sunday: “Paging Audrey [Demo]” (2008)
A newly unearthed demo reminds us of the genius of Steely Dan co-founder Walter Becker, and what a huge loss we suffered with his death.
Walter Becker, “Just One Season” (2003): One Track Mind
Walter Becker could knock out a catchy jingle like “Just One Season” with probably about as much effort as it takes most of us to write something clever on a greeting card.
Walter Becker, “Were You Close Today” (2018): One Track Mind
I always regarded Walter Becker as a self-effacing musical genius. This rough take on one of his compositions that wasn’t even deemed good enough to finish only affirms that conviction about him.
