Steely Dan

 

Artist:  Steely Dan
Origin:  Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, USA
Genre:  Rock, Jazz Rock, Soft Rock, Contemporary Pop

Original line-up:

Walter Becker:  Bass
Donald Fagen:  Vocals, Keyboards

Steely Dan is an American Jazz Rock Duo Band from Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, formed in 1972 by Walter Becker (Bass) and Donald Fagen (Vocals, Keyboards).   Their music also blends elements of Rock, Pop, Funk and R&B.  The band enjoyed great commercial success in the late 1970s and early 1980s.  They have sold more than 40 million albums worldwide and were inducted into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in March 2001.

Title:  Pretzel Logic (2023) 

Genre:  Rock, Jazz Rock, Soft Rock, Contemporary Pop

Label:  Geffen Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side 1:

 1.  Rikki Don't Lose That Number (4:33)

 2.  Night By Night (3:40)

 3.  Any Major Dude Will Tell You (3:08)

 4.  Barrytown (3:22)

 5.  East St. Louis Toodle-Oo (2:50)

Side 2:

 1.  Parker's Band (2:45)

 2.  Through With Buzz (1:34)

 3.  Pretzel Logic (4:33)

 4.  With A Gun (2:19)

 5.  Charlie Freak (2:45)

 6.  Monkey In Your Soul (2:39)

Personnel:

Walter Becker:  Electric Bass, Guitar, Backing Vocals
Donald Fagen:  Lead Vocals, Keyboards, Saxophone, Backing Vocals

Jeff "Skunk" Baxter:  Lead Guitar (Wah-Wah on Track 1/5, Pedal Steel Guitar

Denny Dias:  Guitar

Jim Hodder:  Backing Vocals on Track 2/1

Additional Musicians:

Timothy B. Schmit:   Backing Vocals on Tracks:  1/1, 4, 2/3

Michael Omartian:  Piano, Keyboards

David Paich:  Piano, Keyboards

Ben Benay:  Guitar

Dean Parks:  Guitar, Banjo on Track 1/5

Wilton Felder:  Bass

Chuck Rainey:  Bass

Plas Johnson, Jerome Richardson, Ernie Watts:  Saxophone

Ollie Mitchell:  Trumpet

Lew McCreary:  Trombone

Jim Gordon:  Drums on All Tracks, except 1/2

Jeff Porcaro:  Drums on Tracks:  1/2, 2/1

Victor Feldman:  Flapamba on Track 1/1, Percussion

Roger Nichols:  Gong on Track 1/5

Pretzel Logic is the third studio album by Steely Dan, originally released on February 20, 1974 by ABC Records, remastered and reissued on July 28, 2023 by Geffen Records, featuring the massive hit "Rikki Don't Lose That Number".