Recently some of the Steely Dan groups that I belong to have been alluding to the fact that they think some of the songs out there, harken back to Steely Dan songs from the past.
2 songs that get mentioned, in particular are:
Jazzman by Carole King
In a cool kind of way, the lyrics were written by former member of Steely Dan, David Palmer (who sang Dirty Work and Brooklyn on their first album, Can't Buy A Thrill).
Tom Scott played the sax on the song.
The 2nd song mentioned is Zanzibar by Billy Joel. This is the original recording, btw, with the sax solo by Freddie Hubbard.
HERE is a more recent one, from Shea Stadium in NYC.
Jazzman came out in 1975 and Zanibar came out in 1978. To put them both into perspective, Aja (their most Jazz influenced album) came out in 1977.
Yes, the songs have Jazz influences in them and they are both good songs, but Steely Dan...No, I do not hear it.
Give them a listen, it is worth the time, since they are both great songs.
The sax solos are outstanding, on both of them.
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