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To: Mr_Moonlight

Jeff Baxter also did the guitar work on alot of the early Steely Dan stuff (Reelin’ in the Years, My Old School) and even Donna Summer’s peak period work (Hot Stuff/Bad Girls).


32 posted on 12/23/2008 6:39:41 PM PST by Clemenza (Red is the Color of Virility, Blue is the Color of Impotence)
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To: Clemenza
Yes, brilliant solos on Reelin' and School ... was never sure who was playing what on any Dan song, either Skunk or Denny Diaz or someone else (Elliot Randall?), the Dan were always so secretive about it.

I heard a story once, told by my brother, that Fagen brought in a session guy to play a guitar solo and the guy played a great solo, but it just didn't *fit* into the song's structure in Fagen's estimation ... so he just erased the entire track, never to be heard by anyone ever again .....

Dunno if this is true, but it sounds like something that Fagen would do .....

40 posted on 12/23/2008 6:54:17 PM PST by Mr_Moonlight
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