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This is a song that was specifically written to order to be the title theme to the 1978 film FM. It made the US Top Forty that year when released a... download This is typical Steely Dan territory, even though it was on Donald Fagen's Nighfly album (which I contend is the best album Steely Dan never releas... download On this one I start off on guitar with playing octaves on the melody, a typical jazz technique. I then get naughty and change the guitar sound to a... download Guitar fans... I recreate, rather successfully, the original iconic Larry Carlton guitar solo on the intro note for note. The track wouldn't have b... download This track features THAT guitar solo. It is rated by many as one of the top ten guitar solos of all time. The original guitarist on the record, Lar... download If you don't know what a Fez is, it's a Moroccan hat worn popularly by comedic characters; Tommy "just like that" Cooper (UK) and Groucho Marx was ... download Not strictly a Steely Dan Track this is from Donald Fagen's Nightfly album. It's as close as he gets to classic Steely tracks. I always thought Fag... download This is from Donald Fagen's Nightfly album. It's as close as he gets to classic Steely tracks like Doctor Wu. download HAL is a great little groove. Very typical Steely Dan chord progressions. I manage to play a lot of the melody on guitar during this track. Some St... download This track was marked by its distinctive 'voicebox' guitar, quite an innovation at the time when it was initially released Technology has moved on ... download At first glance this is a 12 bar blues and on one level it is but on another this is actually modal jazz with three tonal centres. Great to solo ov... download One of the Steelies most melodic tracks that lends itself well to guitar taking the main parts, as well as a solo. Plenty of horns in the middle ei... download Here I've arranged the horns to take the main role on what is ostensibly a 12 bar. The guitar is left to do the improvisation, keeping it slow and ... download Plenty of melody and emotion to hang your hat on in this tune. I opt for a nice clean 'American' sound to get my Ovation Breadwinner over. Another ... download "Bad Sneakers" is a song by Steely Dan from their 1975 album "Katy Lied." download A coolection of my fave Stevie tracks, reworked by me. Includes Boogie On Reggae Woman, I wish, Higher Ground and Tell me Something Good download This is a smooth jazz track with some interesting drums on it download Classic Crusaders groove. Great (and uncomplicated) to play over. Also features my vocal debut! download Room 335 is Larry's seminal track. It was track 1 on his first solo album. It remains a firm favorite in his live sets. download A blues/funk track featuring the astounding AJ Lewis on vocals. download A blues/funk track featuring AJ Lewis on vocals. I use the voice box on the first solo and slide on the second one. download Crazy rock guitar track that takes no prisoners! I went through a wild guitar phase when I recorded this. Check out the Relentless album if you lik... download |