18/02/2021

Steely Dan "Countdown To Ecstasy" (1973) -Soft Rock / Jazz Rock-



  Label : ABC Records


États-Unis Side A

01 - Bodhisattva (Walter Becker & Donald Fagen)
02 - Razor Boy (Walter Becker & Donald Fagen)
03 - The Boston Rag (Walter Becker & Donald Fagen)
04 - Your Gold Teeth (Walter Becker & Donald Fagen)

Side B

01 - Show Biz Kids (Walter Becker & Donald Fagen)
02 - My Old School (Walter Becker & Donald Fagen)
03 - Pearl Of The Quarter (Walter Becker & Donald Fagen)
04 - King Of The World (Walter Becker & Donald Fagen)


Denny Dias : Guitar, Stereo Mixmaster General
Jeff 'Skunk' Baxter : Guitar, Pedal Steel Guitar
Walter Becker : Electric Bass Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals
Jim Hodder : Drums, Percussion, Vocals
Donald Fagen : Piano, Electric Piano, Synthesizer, Mainly Vocals

Additional Background vocals : Sherlie Matthews, Myrna Matthews, Patricia Hall, David Palmer, Royce Jones, James Rolleston & Michael Fenelly
Saxes on "My Old School" : Lanny Morgan, Bill Perkins, Ernie Watts & John Rotella (Arranged by Jimmie Haskell)

Specialits :
Victor Feldman : Vibes, Marimba & Percussion
Ray Brown : String Bass on "Razor Boy"
Rick Derringer : Slide Guitar on "Show Biz Kids"
Ben Benay : Acoustic Guitar

Produced by Gary Katz
Engineered by Roger Nichols
Assisted by Miss Natalie at Village Recorder, Santa Monica
Rick Derringer Recorded at Caribou Ranch, Nederland, Colorado