Walter Becker, “He Wants You (Out)” (1997): Steely Dan Sunday
“He Wants You (Out)” suggests that Walter Becker’s creative fire was burning brighter than we may have assumed during a period of down time with Steely Dan.
“He Wants You (Out)” suggests that Walter Becker’s creative fire was burning brighter than we may have assumed during a period of down time with Steely Dan.

Monkey House’s terrific update of “Book of Liars” makes me miss the late Steely Dan legend Walter Becker even more.
The overly generous folks at Walter Becker Media just dropped yet another shard of unfinished work from the late, great Steely Dan cofounder.
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.

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.
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’s estate drops another ’11 Tracks of Whack’ outtake that continues the decades-old theme of falling for a prostitute.

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.”
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.
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.